Global Cities Index (Oxford Economics) 2026
Global Cities Index (Oxford Economics) 2026 by Oxford Economics: 49 cities ranked, led by New York. The entries on record, movement since the last edition, and...
- Publisher
- Oxford Economics
- Published
- September 16, 2026
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- 49 of 1000 ranked
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- Data
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- Grade B
New York, London and Paris hold the top three; Seattle rises to #4 and Dublin and Zurich enter the top 10 while Melbourne and Sydney drop out. The US has 30 of the top 100; Dubai and Riyadh enter the top 50. Berlin is #22.
The list on record
This page shows the 49 entries on record of 1000 published. Top 10 with overall scores from the report's 'Top 10 cities by overall score' table; ranks 11 to 50 from the report's numbered city profiles (rank 48 not found) and cross-checked against ranks 11 to 25 on Oxford Economics' index page. The report PDF was read from a copy posted by Jacksonville Today. The full 1,000-city list is browsable on the interactive index page; city-level detail is sold as a paid product. See the original list.
| Rank | Name | Location | Score | Since 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | United States | 100 | No change |
| 2 | London | United Kingdom | 98.8 | No change |
| 3 | Paris | France | 93.4 | No change |
| 4 | Seattle | United States | 92.8 | Up 1 |
| 5 | San Francisco | United States | 91.9 | |
| 6 | Dublin | Ireland | 91.3 | |
| 7 | Boston | United States | 90.7 | |
| 8 | San Jose | United States | 89.6 | Down 4 |
| 9 | Tokyo | Japan | 89.5 | |
| 10 | Zurich | Switzerland | 89.1 | |
| 11 | Oslo | |||
| 12 | Los Angeles | |||
| 13 | Sydney | Down 6 | ||
| 14 | Washington, DC | |||
| 15 | Stockholm | |||
| 16 | Melbourne | |||
| 17 | Dallas | |||
| 18 | Copenhagen | |||
| 19 | Munich | |||
| 20 | Toronto | |||
| 21 | Amsterdam | |||
| 22 | Berlin | |||
| 23 | Geneva | |||
| 24 | Vancouver | |||
| 25 | Brussels | |||
| 26 | Helsinki | |||
| 27 | Luxembourg | |||
| 28 | Houston | |||
| 29 | Singapore | |||
| 30 | Madrid | |||
| 31 | Atlanta | |||
| 32 | Denver | |||
| 33 | Minneapolis | |||
| 34 | Tel Aviv | |||
| 35 | Vienna | |||
| 36 | Brisbane | |||
| 37 | San Diego | |||
| 38 | Seoul | |||
| 39 | Hamburg | |||
| 40 | Bergen | |||
| 41 | Phoenix | |||
| 42 | Dubai | |||
| 43 | Basel | |||
| 44 | Perth | |||
| 45 | Canberra | |||
| 46 | Austin | |||
| 47 | Chicago | |||
| 49 | Bern | |||
| 50 | Riyadh |
This list is reproduced as Oxford Economics published it. Names are shown as printed. The ranking belongs to its publisher.
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