The Top Ten

For the past ten years the World Economic Forum has published a list of the most powerful cities in the world. The goal is to select cities that best attract capital, businesses and people – what it refers to as the cities’ magnetism.

The six factors scrutinized are: economy, research and development, cultural interaction, livability, environment, and accessibility. These six are, in turn, broken down into 70 different indicators which are all given a score. The cumulative score gives the institute its final rankings. The maximum possible score is 2,600 points.

The 2018 top five remains unchanged from last year – London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore.