The ranking is based on the comprehensive analysis of four indexes: Economic vitality, political influence, research ability and living standard.
New York, London and Paris occupy the top 3 positions. Beijing is listed in the ninth place.
However, no city is the all-rounder. For instance, New York took the lead at the ranking of indexes of "economic vitality" and "research ability", but its political influence came in second place and living standard even No. 8!
Meanwhile, some metropolises have had markedly progress, such as Beijing，whose political influence advanced to No. 4, and Berlin, which is the runner-up in the ranking of living standard.
No. 1 New York
No. 2 London
No. 3 Paris
No. 4 Tokyo
No. 5 Los Angeles
No. 6 Brussels
No. 6 Brussels
No. 8 Berlin
No. 9 Beijing
No. 10 Toronto
