| Rank | City | Rank by Population | Rank by GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | London | 28 | 5 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Paris | 20 | 6 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 31 | 14 |
| 6 | Chicago | 25 | 4 |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Singapore | 38 | 23 |
| 9 | Sydney | 43 | 24 |
| 10 | Seoul | 22 | 19 |
| 11 | Brussels | 54 | 48 |
| 12 | San Francisco | 46 | 16 |
| 13 | Washington | 42 | 10 |
| 14 | Toronto | 36 | 20 |
| 15 | Beijing | 13 | 33 |
| 16 | Berlin | 48 | 46 |
| 17 | Madrid | 34 | 22 |
| 18 | Vienna | 55 | 40 |
| 19 | Boston | 41 | 11 |
| 20 | Frankfurt | 64 | 20 |
| 20 | Shanghai | 7 | 21 |
| 22 | Buenos Aires | 11 | 12 |
| 23 | Stockholm | 59 | 52 |
| 24 | Zurich | 61 | 58 |
| 25 | Moscow | 19 | 13 |
| 26 | Barcleona | 37 | 31 |
| 27 | Dubai | 56 | 49 |
| 28 | Rome | 49 | 37 |
| 29 | Amsterdam | 63 | 60 |
| 30 | Mexico City | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | Montreal | 44 | 35 |
| 32 | Geneva | 65 | 61 |
| 33 | Miami | 58 | 54 |
| 33 | Munich | 35 | 18 |
| 35 | Sao Paulo | 3 | 9 |
| 36 | Bangkok | 32 | 42 |
| 37 | Copenhagen | 60 | 59 |
| 38 | Houston | 40 | 17 |
| 39 | Taipei | 53 | 26 |
| 40 | Atlanta | 39 | 15 |
| 41 | Istanbul | 21 | 30 |
| 42 | Milan | 52 | 39 |
| 43 | Cairo | 17 | 36 |
| 44 | Dublin | 62 | 55 |
| 45 | New Delhi | 2 | 32 |
| 46 | Mumbai | 4 | 25 |
| 47 | Osaka | 16 | 7 |
| 48 | Kuala Lumpur | 57 | 65 |
| 49 | Rio de Janeiro | 14 | 27 |
| 50 | Tel Aviv | 50 | 40 |
| 51 | Manila | 15 | 34 |
| 52 | Johannesburg | 45 | 43 |
| 53 | Jakarta | 24 | 47 |
| 54 | Bogota | 29 | 45 |
| 55 | Caracas | 51 | 62 |
| 56 | Nairobi | 47 | 64 |
| 57 | Guangzhou | 27 | 38 |
| 58 | Bangalore | 30 | 53 |
| 59 | Lagos | 18 | 63 |
| 60 | Karachi | 10 | 50 |
| 61 | Ho Chi Minh City | 33 | 56 |
| 62 | Shenzhen | 26 | 28 |
| 63 | Kolkata | 8 | 44 |
| 64 | Dhaka | 9 | 50 |
| 65 | Chongqing | 23 | 57 |
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