Innovation Cities™ Index 2021 : Global 500

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What are the world's most innovative cities for 2021? This Covid-19 update includes all the latest DRAMATIC changes since late 2019. FAQ.

This is the full 500 cities of the 14th annual Innovation Cities™ Index: Global 500 city rankings. Original quantitative method, based on 162 indicators (including consideration of 1000+ data point inputs) per city.

2THINKNOW have developed this city ranking for innovation, since the 2007 launch.

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FAQ

This city rankings measure conditions for innovation. This includes the most popular areas for 2021 innovation: digital transformation, technology application, startups, economic development, sustainability, liveability, mobility and other key areas of the best city to live, work and play - bser on 162 standard indicators for innovators.

The Innovation Cities™ Indexes annually measure each city of the 500 as an innovation economy, since 2007. We seek to definitively answer the question -  'which are the world's most innovative cities '?

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162 City Indicators

Based on 162 standard indicators with underlying Data Points from 2thinknow's awesome City Benchmarking Data set - all available to order for single cities or sets of cities.

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Data on 1 City

Order all 162 indicators and over 450 slides of full analysis on one single city online or via Proposal.
Data Comparing Cities

Order the data you need as raw Data Points (info, order) or 162 City Indicators (info, order) for set of 10+ cities, or order City Indicators (info, order). Or contact us for anything else.

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Global RankingCityGEOGRAPHYSTATE/PROVINCEREGIONBLOCCityIDCurrent City Classification*Current Score (/60)Change Since 2019Post-COVID 5 year Result
1TokyoJapanTokyoASIAJAPAN1361NEXUS56+ 1+ 3
2BostonUnited StatesMassachusettsAMERICASUSA167NEXUS56+ 6+ 4
3New YorkUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA901NEXUS54- 2-
4SydneyAustraliaNSWASIAANZ1300NEXUS53+ 11+ 10
5SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeASIAASIA1240NEXUS53-+ 2
6Dallas-Fort WorthUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA325NEXUS53+ 7+ 16
7SeoulSouth KoreaSeoulASIAASIA1218NEXUS52+ 7+ 4
8HoustonUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA525NEXUS52+ 9+ 19
9ChicagoUnited StatesIllinoisAMERICASUSA264NEXUS52- 2+ 5
10ParisFranceÎle-de-FranceEUROPEEUROPE1002NEXUS51- 4- 2
11LondonUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE737NEXUS51- 8- 9
12San Francisco - San JoseUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1557NEXUS51- 3- 7
13AtlantaUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA79NEXUS51+ 5+ 17
14SeattleUnited StatesWashingtonAMERICASUSA1215NEXUS51+ 2+ 2
15ShanghaiChinaShanghaiASIACHINA1227NEXUS51+ 18+ 15
16StockholmSwedenEUROPEEUROPE1279NEXUS50+ 16+ 11
17MiamiUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA822NEXUS50+ 3+ 13
18Washington DCUnited StatesDistrict of ColumbiaAMERICASUSA1471NEXUS50+ 1+ 7
19BeijingChinaBeijingASIACHINA125NEXUS50+ 7+ 14
20Los AngelesUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA740NEXUS50- 16- 11
21AustinUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA87NEXUS49+ 13+ 16
22ViennaAustriaViennaEUROPEEUROPE1439NEXUS49+ 3- 8
23TaipeiTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA1313NEXUS49+ 21+ 34
24AmsterdamNetherlandsEUROPEEUROPE43NEXUS49+ 6- 7
25OsloNorwayEUROPEEUROPE978NEXUS49+ 17+ 11
26ShenzhenChinaGuangdongASIACHINA1230NEXUS49+ 27+ 37
27Las VegasUnited StatesNevadaAMERICASUSA713NEXUS49+ 13+ 40
28DenverUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA334NEXUS49+ 7+ 16
29DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST353NEXUS48+ 2-
30OsakaJapanOsakaASIAJAPAN2112NEXUS48+ 7+ 14
31BerlinGermanyEUROPEEUROPE142NEXUS48- 19- 17
32IstanbulTurkeyEUROPEMID-EAST564NEXUS48+ 11+ 36
33MelbourneAustraliaVICASIAANZ811NEXUS48- 22- 12
34MoscowRussiaMoscowEUROPERUSSIA858NEXUS48+ 4+ 10
35PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA1027NEXUS48- 11- 3
36PortlandUnited StatesOregonAMERICASUSA1053NEXUS48+ 3+ 11
37Minneapolis-St PaulUnited StatesMinnesotaAMERICASUSA1544NEXUS48+ 22+ 27
38NashvilleUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA890NEXUS48+ 28+ 75
39MunichGermanyEUROPEEUROPE863HUB47- 12- 20
40MadridSpainEUROPEEUROPE766HUB47- 12- 4
41HelsinkiFinlandEUROPEEUROPE497HUB47+ 17+ 3
42BrisbaneAustraliaQLDASIAANZ186HUB47+ 6+ 13
43TorontoCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA1370HUB47- 33- 34
44PhoenixUnited StatesArizonaAMERICASUSA1030HUB47+ 16+ 52
45San DiegoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1160HUB47- 22- 12
46CharlotteUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA247HUB47+ 40+ 70
47Kansas CityUnited StatesKS/MOAMERICASUSA614HUB47+ 47+ 37
48San AntonioUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA1155HUB47+ 22+ 55
49Hong KongChinaHong KongASIACHINA522HUB47+ 7- 14
50DetroitUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA337HUB47+ 5+ 61
51GuangzhouChinaGuangdongASIACHINA468HUB47+ 23+ 68
52BarcelonaSpainEUROPEEUROPE105HUB46- 31- 29
53MontréalCanadaQuebecAMERICASCANADA853HUB46- 31- 27
54CopenhagenDenmarkEUROPEEUROPE302HUB46- 7- 20
55BaltimoreUnited StatesMarylandAMERICASUSA97HUB46- 4+ 11
56BoulderUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA168HUB46+ 57+ 49
57Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA403HUB46+ 27+ 66
58Des MoinesUnited StatesIowaAMERICASUSA336HUB46+ 77+ 87
59LexingtonUnited StatesKentuckyAMERICASUSA722HUB46+ 161+ 199
60CharlestonUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA246HUB46+ 103+ 131
61SpringfieldUnited StatesMassachusettsAMERICASUSA1266HUB46+ 141+ 155
62OrlandoUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA972HUB45- 12- 8
63MilanItalyEUROPEEUROPE825HUB45- 34- 26
64KyotoJapanKyotoASIAJAPAN700HUB45+ 16- 1
65OaklandUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA944HUB45- 16+ 4
66PittsburghUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA1035HUB45+ 24+ 20
67Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUtahAMERICASUSA1149HUB45+ 36+ 31
68St LouisUnited StatesMissouriAMERICASUSA1272HUB45+ 31+ 57
69IndianapolisUnited StatesIndianaAMERICASUSA548HUB45+ 33+ 74
70ZürichSwitzerlandEUROPEEUROPE1526HUB45- 8- 2
71AlbuquerqueUnited StatesNew MexicoAMERICASUSA27HUB45+ 59+ 72
72ProvidenceUnited StatesRhode IslandAMERICASUSA1067HUB45+ 24+ 26
73Oklahoma CityUnited StatesOklahomaAMERICASUSA955HUB45+ 113+ 96
74PerthAustraliaWAASIAANZ1020HUB45+ 27+ 37
75NewarkUnited StatesNew JerseyAMERICASUSA902HUB45- 7+ 11
76NagoyaJapanAichiASIAJAPAN877HUB45+ 41+ 55
77SavannahUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA1211HUB45+ 120+ 111
78RichmondUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA1105HUB45+ 54+ 26
79TulsaUnited StatesOklahomaAMERICASUSA1394HUB45+ 105+ 152
80HonoluluUnited StatesHawaiiAMERICASUSA523HUB45+ 20+ 44
81LouisvilleUnited StatesKentuckyAMERICASUSA742HUB45+ 44+ 99
82Little RockUnited StatesArkansasAMERICASUSA731HUB45+ 134+ 157
83Santa Ana-AnaheimUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1173HUB45- 11+ 1
84AugustaUnited StatesGeorgiaAMERICASUSA83HUB45+ 180+ 187
85CanberraAustraliaACTASIAANZ219HUB45+ 75+ 83
86OmahaUnited StatesNebraskaAMERICASUSA961HUB45+ 99+ 155
87Norfolk-Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA924HUB45+ 78+ 79
88ChattanoogaUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA249HUB45+ 142+ 168
89AnchorageUnited StatesAlaskaAMERICASUSA47HUB45+ 169+ 198
90HamburgGermanyEUROPEEUROPE483HUB44- 44- 50
91Tel AvivIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST1337HUB44- 50- 56
92DublinIrelandEUROPEEUROPE354HUB44- 40- 39
93RomeItalyEUROPEEUROPE1117HUB44- 48- 43
94RotterdamNetherlandsEUROPEEUROPE1123HUB44- 11-
95Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST8HUB44- 20- 31
96BusanSouth KoreaASIAASIA1553HUB44- 5- 14
97BudapestHungaryEUROPEEUROPE194HUB44- 18- 23
98WellingtonNew ZealandWellingtonASIAANZ1473HUB44+ 22+ 13
99TallahasseeUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA1322HUB44+ 70+ 29
100AdelaideAustraliaSAASIAANZ13NODE44+ 54+ 70
101MilwaukeeUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA827NODE44+ 15+ 35
102Cedar RapidsUnited StatesIowaAMERICASUSA241NODE44+ 172+ 184
103JacksonvilleUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA580NODE44+ 19+ 51
104New OrleansUnited StatesLouisianaAMERICASUSA900NODE44+ 7+ 39
105Rio De JaneiroBrazilRio De JaneiroAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1109NODE44+ 10+ 21
106FukuokaJapanFukuoka PrefectureASIAJAPAN423NODE44+ 36+ 27
107ClevelandUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA284NODE44+ 55+ 53
108GothenburgSwedenEUROPEEUROPE453NODE44+ 73+ 79
109BirminghamUnited StatesAlabamaAMERICASUSA151NODE44+ 101+ 87
110TucsonUnited StatesArizonaAMERICASUSA1391NODE44+ 46+ 92
111GreensboroUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA461NODE44+ 108+ 99
112ColumbiaUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA294NODE44+ 81+ 120
113TallinnEstoniaEUROPEEUROPE1323NODE44+ 99+ 122
114CincinnatiUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA275NODE44+ 4+ 35
115KnoxvilleUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA662NODE44+ 79+ 134
116PortlandUnited StatesMaineAMERICASUSA2104NODE44+ 107+ 128
117YokohamaJapanKanagawaASIAJAPAN1508NODE44+ 30+ 35
118MontgomeryUnited StatesAlabamaAMERICASUSA851NODE44+ 141+ 150
119JacksonUnited StatesMississippiAMERICASUSA579NODE44+ 114+ 163
120Winston-SalemUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA1484NODE44+ 106+ 158
121St PetersburgRussiaSt PetersburgEUROPERUSSIA1271NODE43- 12- 40
122ChristchurchNew ZealandSouth islandASIAANZ273NODE43+ 87+ 116
123WarsawPolandEUROPEEUROPE1470NODE43- 9- 25
124FrankfurtGermanyEUROPEEUROPE409NODE43- 61- 75
125PragueCzech RepublicCentral Bohemian RegionEUROPEEUROPE1061NODE43- 64- 65
126BrusselsBelgiumBrusselsEUROPEEUROPE190NODE43- 61- 63
127Raleigh-DurhamUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA1085NODE43- 34- 59
128MalmöSwedenEUROPEEUROPE777NODE43+ 76+ 52
129BoiseUnited StatesIdahoAMERICASUSA161NODE43+ 72+ 39
130StuttgartGermanyEUROPEEUROPE1285NODE43- 48- 80
131SapporoJapanHokkaidoASIAJAPAN1546NODE43+ 56+ 42
132The HagueNetherlandsEUROPEEUROPE1537NODE43- 35- 39
133UlsanSouth KoreaASIAASIA1551NODE43+ 165+ 100
134São PauloBrazilSão PauloAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1204NODE43- 67- 53
135MemphisUnited StatesTennesseeAMERICASUSA813NODE43- 28- 4
136VancouverCanadaBritish ColumbiaAMERICASCANADA1426NODE43- 100- 106
137Baton RougeUnited StatesLouisianaAMERICASUSA119NODE43+ 78+ 91
138ColumbusUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA296NODE43- 26+ 29
139Ann ArborUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA51NODE43+ 51+ 5
140Colorado SpringsUnited StatesColoradoAMERICASUSA293NODE43+ 21+ 44
141Corpus ChristiUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA307NODE43+ 84+ 80
142DaytonUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA330NODE43+ 80+ 120
143Grand RapidsUnited StatesMichiganAMERICASUSA457NODE43+ 45+ 51
144TampaUnited StatesFloridaAMERICASUSA1327NODE43- 71- 60
145WichitaUnited StatesKansasAMERICASUSA1479NODE43+ 121+ 112
146ToledoUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA1362NODE43+ 50+ 77
147AkronUnited StatesOhioAMERICASUSA23NODE43+ 53+ 97
148MadisonUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA765NODE43+ 4+ 35
149RenoUnited StatesNevadaAMERICASUSA1097NODE43+ 83+ 135
150SacramentoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1133NODE43- 86- 59
151NingboChinaZhejiangASIACHINA1683NODE43+ 89+ 138
152LincolnUnited StatesNebraskaAMERICASUSA727NODE43+ 89+ 138
153El PasoUnited StatesTexasAMERICASUSA373NODE43- 3+ 48
154BozemanUnited StatesMontanaAMERICASUSA171NODE43+ 186+ 173
155RiversideUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1111NODE43- 67- 51
156DüsseldorfGermanyEUROPEEUROPE363NODE42- 79- 91
157ReykjavikIcelandEUROPEEUROPE1099NODE42+ 135+ 121
158LisbonPortugalEUROPEEUROPE730NODE42- 63- 65
159AucklandNew ZealandGreater AucklandASIAANZ81NODE42- 49- 61
160Gold CoastAustraliaQLDASIAANZ1533NODE42+ 54+ 45
161Mexico CityMexicoMexico CityAMERICASLATIN AMERICA821NODE42- 74- 44
162DaeguSouth KoreaNorth GyeongsangASIAASIA1552NODE42+ 37+ 13
163BuffaloUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA197NODE42- 35- 23
164BaselSwitzerlandEUROPEEUROPE1538NODE42- 30- 21
165AlbanyUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA1627NODE42- 17- 2
166AllentownUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA34NODE42- 11+ 27
167LuxembourgLuxembourgEUROPEEUROPE1548NODE42+ 16+ 4
168IncheonSouth KoreaASIAASIA1550NODE42+ 23- 31
169RochesterUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA1115NODE42+ 23- 8
170ManchesterUnited StatesNew HampshireAMERICASUSA781NODE42+ 33+ 40
171Buenos AiresArgentinaBuenos AiresAMERICASLATIN AMERICA196NODE42- 102- 71
172BangkokThailandBangkokASIAASIA101NODE42- 101- 65
173SpokaneUnited StatesWashingtonAMERICASUSA1264NODE42+ 55+ 55
174DaejeonSouth KoreaChungnamASIAASIA1613NODE42+ 55+ 39
175Green BayUnited StatesWisconsinAMERICASUSA460NODE42+ 59+ 59
176ChongqingChinaChongqingASIACHINA272NODE42+ 61+ 97
177TianjinChinaTianjinASIACHINA1349NODE42+ 65+ 69
178SuzhouChinaJiangsuASIACHINA1297NODE42+ 66+ 50
179HiroshimaJapanHiroshima Prefecture,ASIAJAPAN514NODE42+ 77+ 66
180GreenvilleUnited StatesSouth CarolinaAMERICASUSA1628NODE42+ 82+ 112
181AnkaraTurkeyAnkaraEUROPEMID-EAST50NODE42+ 82+ 110
182NanjingChinaJiangsuASIACHINA883NODE42+ 87+ 32
183ChengduChinaSichuanASIACHINA254NODE42+ 124+ 72
184SpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriAMERICASUSA1267NODE42+ 96+ 129
185CharlottesvilleUnited StatesVirginiaAMERICASUSA1543NODE42+ 103+ 31
186KaohsiungTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA1610NODE42+ 108+ 107
187FargoUnited StatesNorth DakotaAMERICASUSA2103NODE42+ 144+ 157
188HangzhouChinaZhejiangASIACHINA488NODE42+ 91+ 86
189IzmirTurkeyIzmirEUROPEMID-EAST574NODE42+ 114+ 130
190TainanTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA1312NODE42+ 142+ 174
191Sioux FallsUnited StatesSouth DakotaAMERICASUSA1241NODE42+ 144+ 163
192RoanokeUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAMERICASUSA1632NODE42+ 161+ 88
193XiamenChinaFujianASIACHINA1493NODE42+ 115+ 104
194RochesterUnited StatesMinnesotaAMERICASUSA1114NODE42+ 112+ 66
195WuxiChinaJiangsuASIACHINA1490NODE42+ 135+ 148
196NagasakiJapanNagasakiASIAJAPAN876NODE41+ 69+ 35
197QuébecCanadaQuebecAMERICASCANADA1079NODE41- 143- 139
198ValenciaSpainEUROPEEUROPE1421NODE41- 74+ 6
199GenevaSwitzerlandEUROPEEUROPE437NODE41- 93- 95
200ManchesterUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE782NODE41- 143- 159
201BucharestRomaniaEUROPEEUROPE193NODE41- 30- 4
202KawasakiJapanASIAJAPAN632NODE41+ 52+ 120
203SalzburgAustriaSalzburgEUROPEEUROPE1153NODE41- 26- 28
204OttawaCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA983NODE41- 83- 44
205LeipzigGermanyEUROPEEUROPE718NODE41- 100- 139
206SantiagoChileAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1186NODE41- 70+ 3
207WilmingtonUnited StatesDelawareAMERICASUSA2105NODE41+ 60+ 72
208CairoEgyptCairoEMERGINGMID-EAST208NODE41+ 96+ 112
209EindhovenNetherlandsEUROPEEUROPE370NODE41- 72- 81
210KagoshimaJapanASIAJAPAN600NODE41+ 106+ 106
211FujiJapanASIAJAPAN416NODE41+ 159+ 180
212NewcastleAustraliaNSWASIAANZ1531NODE41+ 81+ 109
213UtrechtNetherlandsEUROPEEUROPE1416NODE41- 38- 46
214Xi'anChinaShaanxiASIACHINA1494NODE41+ 145+ 110
215BernSwitzerlandEUROPEEUROPE1539NODE41- 8- 12
216HartfordUnited StatesConnecticutAMERICASUSA493NODE41- 27- 46
217WenzhouChinaZhejiangASIACHINA1676NODE41+ 116+ 148
218SyracuseUnited StatesNew YorkAMERICASUSA1302NODE41- 20+ 6
219FuzhouChinaFujianASIACHINA1693NODE41+ 120+ 138
220Ventura-OxnardUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1633NODE41- 53- 54
221OportoPortugalEUROPEEUROPE966NODE40- 90- 103
222CalgaryCanadaAlbertaAMERICASCANADA210NODE40- 133- 136
223Kuala LumpurMalaysiaKuala LumpurASIAASIA689NODE40- 142- 133
224AthensGreeceEUROPEEUROPE78NODE40- 146- 96
225RigaLatviaEUROPEEUROPE1106NODE40+ 62+ 73
226EdinburghUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE368NODE40- 128- 140
227LyonFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPEEUROPE757NODE40- 151- 173
228HannoverGermanyEUROPEEUROPE489NODE40- 77- 101
229DongguanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA347NODE40+ 115+ 75
230WrocławPolandLower SilesianEUROPEEUROPE1908NODE40+ 52+ 58
231BirminghamUnited KingdomWest MidlandsEUROPEEUROPE152NODE40- 108- 88
232BremenGermanyEUROPEEUROPE181NODE40- 60- 53
233WollongongAustraliaNSWASIAANZ1555NODE40+ 77+ 56
234EssenGermanyEUROPEEUROPE386NODE40- 91- 97
235SuwonSouth KoreaGyeonggi-doASIAASIA1614NODE40+ 83+ 69
236CologneGermanyEUROPEEUROPE290NODE40- 144- 166
237TaichungTaiwanTaiwanASIACHINA2086NODE40+ 104+ 153
238DuisburgGermanyEUROPEEUROPE357NODE40- 58- 72
239Ho Chi Minh CityVietnamSouth VietnamASIAASIA517NODE40+ 85+ 72
240KarlsruheGermanyEUROPEEUROPE619NODE40- 95- 127
241SharjahUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST1228NODE40+ 82+ 108
242NanningChinaGuangxiASIACHINA1690NODE40+ 121+ 135
243BurlingtonUnited StatesVermontAMERICASUSA2100NODE40+ 94+ 106
244NantongChinaJiangsuASIACHINA1689NODE40+ 116+ 147
245TaiyuanChinaShanxiASIACHINA1680NODE40+ 121+ 148
246LancasterUnited StatesPennsylvaniaAMERICASUSA1629NODE40+ 30+ 20
247QuanzhouChinaFujianASIACHINA1675NODE40+ 108+ 122
248DalianChinaLiaoningASIACHINA324NODE40+ 88+ 50
249BridgeportUnited StatesConnecticutAMERICASUSA184NODE40- 14- 21
250QingdaoChinaShandongASIACHINA1078NODE40+ 88+ 94
251BrasiliaBrazilBrasiliaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA174NODE40+ 78+ 91
252ShenyangChinaLiaoningASIACHINA1554NODE40+ 91+ 109
253FlorenceItalyEUROPEEUROPE396NODE39- 94- 64
254HobartAustraliaTASASIAANZ518NODE39+ 36+ 29
255BilbaoSpainEUROPEEUROPE149NODE39- 114- 140
256Napoli (Naples)ItalyEUROPEEUROPE886NODE39- 110- 102
257GlasgowUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE446NODE39- 149- 158
258BelfastUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE129NODE39- 100- 93
259DortmundGermanyEUROPEEUROPE349NODE39- 85- 116
260QueenstownNew ZealandOtagoASIAANZ1541NODE39+ 126+ 108
261MumbaiIndiaMaharashtraASIAINDIA862NODE39- 176- 176
262GrazAustriaStyriaEUROPEEUROPE459NODE39- 17- 71
263AntwerpBelgiumFlandersEUROPEEUROPE54NODE39- 50- 85
264LiverpoolUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE732NODE39- 138- 130
265JakartaIndonesiaJakartaASIAASIA582NODE39- 146- 62
266KrakówPolandEUROPEEUROPE682NODE39- 14+ 27
267NottinghamUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE933NODE39- 110- 82
268KielGermanyEUROPEEUROPE643NODE39- 13- 60
269BristolUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE187NODE39- 125- 148
270SheffieldUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE1229NODE39- 64- 47
271HamiltonCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA484NODE39- 107- 48
272AlexandriaEgyptAlexandria GovernorateEMERGINGMID-EAST29NODE39+ 126+ 127
273BillingsUnited StatesMontanaAMERICASUSA150NODE39+ 103+ 105
274GdanskPolandEUROPEEUROPE434NODE39+ 17- 30
275BonnGermanyEUROPEEUROPE164NODE39- 109- 111
276HanoiVietnamHanoiASIAASIA490NODE39+ 121+ 90
277Newcastle-upon-TyneUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE903NODE39- 124- 79
278KatowicePolandEUROPEEUROPE626NODE39+ 18+ 26
279YangzhouChinaJiangsuASIACHINA1750NODE39+ 96+ 113
280Belo HorizonteBrazilMinas GeraisAMERICASLATIN AMERICA135NODE39+ 47+ 63
281NanchangChinaJiangxiASIACHINA1678NODE39+ 84+ 112
282SpringfieldUnited StatesIllinoisAMERICASUSA1265NODE39+ 43+ 18
283KunmingChinaYunnanASIACHINA1682NODE39+ 79+ 100
284FresnoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA413NODE39- 53- 84
285HarbinChinaHeilongjiangASIACHINA492NODE39+ 79+ 85
286BakersfieldUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA94NODE39- 48- 46
287MacauChinaMacauASIACHINA760NODE39+ 94+ 38
288ZhongshanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA2073NODE39+ 111+ 127
289CheyenneUnited StatesWyomingAMERICASUSA2102NODE39+ 111+ 109
290FoshanChinaGuangdongASIACHINA406NODE39+ 71+ 95
291EdmontonCanadaAlbertaAMERICASCANADA369NODE38- 187- 175
292DresdenGermanyEUROPEEUROPE352NODE38- 163- 176
293BogotáColombiaCundinamarca DepartmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA160NODE38- 125- 103
294BangaloreIndiaKarnatakaASIAINDIA100NODE38- 155- 134
295SevilleSpainEUROPEEUROPE1224NODE38- 47- 25
296NurembergGermanyEUROPEEUROPE943NODE38- 126- 139
297MonctonCanadaNew BrunswickAMERICASCANADA846NODE38+ 31+ 36
298GijónSpainEUROPEEUROPE443NODE38+ 54+ 53
299LjubljanaSloveniaEUROPEEUROPE734NODE38+ 13- 30
300Mannheim-HeidelbergGermanyEUROPEEUROPE1558NODE38- 92- 158
301MálagaSpainEUROPEEUROPE776NODE38- 41- 16
302PamplonaSpainEUROPEEUROPE997NODE38+ 32+ 23
303CuritibaBrazilParanáAMERICASLATIN AMERICA318NODE38+ 19- 3
304Bursa, TurkeyTurkeyBursaEUROPEMID-EAST1618NODE38+ 91+ 90
305WinnipegCanadaManitobaAMERICASCANADA1483NODE38- 126- 79
306BochumGermanyEUROPEEUROPE159NODE38- 56- 122
307Porto AlegreBrazilRio Grande do SulAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1054NODE38+ 51+ 67
308NiceFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPEEUROPE907NODE38- 126- 179
309AachenGermanyNorth Rhine-WestphaliaEUROPEEUROPE1NODE38- 131- 166
310SofiaBulgariaEUROPEEUROPE1247NODE38- 59- 58
311NantesFrancePays de la LoireEUROPEEUROPE884NODE38- 116- 155
312LeedsUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE715NODE38- 163- 144
313MarseilleFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPEEUROPE794NODE38- 180- 205
314CardiffUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE226NODE38- 141- 115
315LinzAustriaUpper AustriaEUROPEEUROPE728NODE38- 47- 88
316LondonCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA736NODE38- 95- 49
317WuppertalGermanyEUROPEEUROPE1489NODE38- 31- 47
318OdenseDenmarkEUROPEEUROPE948NODE38- 13- 99
319ManilaPhilippinesManilaASIAASIA783NODE38- 80- 26
320SalvadorBrazilAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1152NODE38+ 53+ 47
321LucerneSwitzerlandEUROPEEUROPE1540NODE38- 64- 124
322GeelongAustraliaVICASIAANZ1530NODE38- 9+ 3
323Fredericton - St JohnCanadaNew BrunswickAMERICASCANADA1556NODE38- 24- 6
324ZhuhaiChinaGuangdongASIACHINA1524NODE38+ 59+ 36
325ModestoUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA840NODE38- 55- 76
326Changchun, JilinChinaJilinASIACHINA1608NODE38+ 66+ 13
327HefeiChinaAnhuiASIACHINA1685NODE38+ 74+ 87
328JinanChinaShandongASIACHINA1677NODE38+ 52+ 66
329StocktonUnited StatesCaliforniaAMERICASUSA1281NODE38- 52- 79
330Yantai-WeihaiChinaShandongASIACHINA1609NODE38+ 80+ 83
331ZhengzhouChinaHenanASIACHINA1611NODE38+ 51+ 53
332BelgradeSerbiaEUROPEEUROPE132NODE37- 15- 80
333MedellinColombiaAntioquiaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA809NODE37- 195- 191
334Cape TownSouth AfricaWestern CapeEMERGINGAFRICA223NODE37- 45- 134
335VilniusLithuaniaEUROPEEUROPE1445NODE37- 24- 24
336TimisoaraRomaniaEUROPEEUROPE1352NODE37+ 58+ 70
337ToulouseFranceMidi-PyrénéesEUROPEEUROPE1376NODE37- 197- 214
338BratislavaSlovakiaEUROPEEUROPE176NODE37+ 29- 25
339AdanaTurkeyMersin AdanaEUROPEMID-EAST1619NODE37+ 78+ 36
340VeniceItalyEUROPEEUROPE1433NODE37- 55- 77
341TorinoItalyEUROPEEUROPE1369NODE37- 165- 194
342BordeauxFranceAquitaineEUROPEEUROPE165NODE37- 93- 175
343AntalyaTurkeyEUROPEMID-EAST1993NODE37+ 29+ 36
344DelhiIndiaDelhiASIAINDIA332NODE37- 217- 152
345GentBelgiumEast FlandersEUROPEEUROPE439NODE37- 70- 83
346PadovaItalyEUROPEEUROPE991NODE37- 45- 30
347KarachiPakistanEMERGINGEURASIA616NODE37+ 30+ 45
348Guatemala CityGuatemalaGuatemalaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA472NODE37+ 78+ 89
349ColomboSri LankaASIAASIA292NODE37- 35- 47
350RecifeBrazilPernambucoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1091NODE37+ 46+ 25
351Kuwait CityKuwaitEMERGINGMID-EAST698NODE37- 36- 42
352SouthamptonUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE1260NODE37- 125- 110
353KitchenerCanadaOntarioAMERICASCANADA659NODE37- 135- 76
354LilleFranceNord-Pas-de-CalaisEUROPEEUROPE724NODE37- 101- 145
355CoventryUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE310NODE37- 144- 143
356GranadaSpainEUROPEEUROPE455NODE37- 30+ 10
357ShantouChinaGuangdongASIACHINA1674NODE37+ 54+ 78
358WuhanChinaHubeiASIACHINA1488NODE37- 115- 71
359KievUkraineEMERGINGEURASIA645NODE36- 12+ 23
360GrenobleFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPEEUROPE463NODE36- 87- 109
361ModenaItalyEUROPEEUROPE839NODE36- 52- 33
362StrasbourgFranceAlsaceEUROPEEUROPE1284NODE36- 145- 199
363LiègeBelgiumLiègeEUROPEEUROPE723NODE36- 91- 95
364RennesFranceBrittanyEUROPEEUROPE1096NODE36- 117- 145
365VeronaItalyEUROPEEUROPE1435NODE36- 70- 59
366KazanRussiaTatarstanEUROPERUSSIA633NODE36+ 27- 33
367Bath & NE SomersetUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE118NODE36- 67- 70
368HalifaxCanadaNova ScotiaAMERICASCANADA480NODE36- 163- 138
369RiyadhSaudi ArabiaEMERGINGMID-EAST1112NODE36- 88- 13
370TriesteItalyEUROPEEUROPE1383NODE36- 25- 35
371HaifaIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST479NODE36- 74- 57
372JohannesburgSouth AfricaGautengEMERGINGAFRICA591NODE36- 21- 17
373MonterreyMexicoNuevo LeónAMERICASLATIN AMERICA848NODE36- 95- 124
374Kingston-Upon-HullUnited KingdomEUROPEEUROPE649NODE36- 103- 109
375BrnoCzech RepublicSouth Moravian RegionEUROPEEUROPE188NODE36- 55- 51
376Le HavreFranceHaute-NormandieEUROPEEUROPE714NODE36+ 9- 50
377TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisiEMERGINGEURASIA1617NODE36+ 30+ 40
378UlaanbaatarMongoliaASIAASIA1407NODE36+ 83+ 96
379Al-AinUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST24NODE36+ 73+ 73
380GuadalajaraMexicoJaliscoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA466NODE36- 24- 21
381FortalezaBrazilCearáAMERICASLATIN AMERICA405NODE36- 2+ 32
382ZagrebCroatiaEUROPEEUROPE1515NODE36- 13- 83
383ThessalonikiGreeceEUROPEEUROPE1549NODE35- 122- 86
384MontpellierFranceLanguedoc-RoussillonEUROPEEUROPE852NODE35- 101- 172
385YekaterinburgRussiaSverdlovsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA1506NODE35+ 31- 36
386KosiceSlovakiaEUROPEEUROPE678NODE35+ 17- 9
387JerusalemIsraelEUROPEMID-EAST588NODE35- 151- 163
388BolognaItalyEUROPEEUROPE162NODE35- 142- 139
389DijonFranceBourgogneEUROPEEUROPE1581NODE35- 40- 114
390ChennaiIndiaTamil NaduASIAINDIA255NODE35- 166- 145
391LimaPeruAMERICASLATIN AMERICA725NODE35- 89- 68
392ParmaItalyEUROPEEUROPE1003NODE35- 24- 76
393BallaratAustraliaVICASIAANZ1528NODE35- 5- 39
394ReimsFranceChampagne-ArdenneEUROPEEUROPE1094NODE35- 48- 124
395HyderabadIndiaAndhra PradeshASIAINDIA531NODE35- 74- 73
396RouenFranceHaute-NormandieEUROPEEUROPE1596NODE35- 7- 95
397San Jose, Costa RicaCosta RicaSan JoseAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1162NODE35+ 11+ 1
398BendigoAustraliaVICASIAANZ1529NODE35- 14- 40
399Saint-ÉtienneFranceRhône-AlpesEUROPEEUROPE1137NODE35- 49- 109
400LeuvenBelgiumFlemish BrabantEUROPEEUROPE1620UPSTART35- 81- 129
401VolgogradRussiaVolgograd OblastEUROPERUSSIA1459UPSTART35+ 43+ 18
402JeddahSaudi ArabiaEMERGINGMID-EAST584UPSTART35- 48- 56
403LahorePakistanEMERGINGEURASIA707UPSTART35+ 25+ 34
404KaliningradRussiaKaliningrad OblastEUROPERUSSIA603UPSTART35+ 33- 13
405MinskBelarusEMERGINGEURASIA1527UPSTART35+ 49+ 48
406NovosibirskRussiaNovosibirsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA940UPSTART35- 1- 41
407YangonBurmaYangon RegionASIAASIA1501UPSTART35+ 5+ 27
408Phnom Penh, CamCambodiaPhnom PenhASIAASIA1028UPSTART35+ 49+ 50
409DohaQatarEMERGINGMID-EAST344UPSTART34- 125- 144
410ChisinauMoldovaEUROPEEUROPE1621UPSTART34+ 14+ 16
411DubrovnikCroatiaEUROPEEUROPE355UPSTART34+ 19- 25
412MontevideoUruguayAMERICASLATIN AMERICA850UPSTART34- 6- 27
413AlmatyKazakhstanEMERGINGEURASIA35UPSTART34+ 1- 2
414NairobiKenyaEMERGINGAFRICA880UPSTART34+ 19+ 15
415MuscatOmanEMERGINGMID-EAST868UPSTART34- 2+ 2
416San SalvadorEl SalvadorSan Salvador departmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1168UPSTART34+ 40+ 9
417LimogesFranceLimousinEUROPEEUROPE1584UPSTART34- 46- 81
418AjmanUnited Arab EmiratesEMERGINGMID-EAST19UPSTART34+ 24+ 40
419SkopjeMacedoniaEUROPEEUROPE1243UPSTART34- 1+ 9
420QuitoEcuadorPichinchaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1081UPSTART34+ 11- 7
421SamaraRussiaSamara OblastEUROPERUSSIA1154UPSTART34+ 19- 25
422SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaEUROPEEUROPE1206UPSTART34+ 10+ 26
423Nizhny NovgorodRussiaNizhny NovgorodEUROPERUSSIA920UPSTART34- 2- 47
424AmmanJordanEMERGINGMID-EAST41UPSTART34+ 1- 23
425Rostov-na-DonuRussiaRostov-na-DonuEUROPERUSSIA1121UPSTART34- 6- 44
426ValparaísoChileValparaísoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1425UPSTART34+ 9- 15
427Santo Domingo, DRDominican RepublicAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1191UPSTART34+ 19+ 2
428VladivostokRussiaPrimorsky KraiEUROPERUSSIA1457UPSTART34+ 19- 11
429MetzFranceLorraineEUROPEEUROPE1585UPSTART33- 38- 88
430CordobaArgentinaCórdoba ProvinceAMERICASLATIN AMERICA304UPSTART33- 56- 46
431KolkataIndiaWest BengalASIAINDIA670UPSTART33- 83- 60
432GuimaraesPortugalNorteEUROPEEUROPE2081UPSTART33+ 19+ 20
433ManamaBahrainEMERGINGMID-EAST779UPSTART33- 18- 16
434AhmedabadIndiaGujaratASIAINDIA17UPSTART33- 77- 87
435Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainEUROPEEUROPE1178UPSTART33- 1+ 5
436PuneIndiaMaharashtraASIAINDIA1076UPSTART33- 94- 105
437KrasnoyarskRussiaKrasnoyarsk KraiEUROPERUSSIA685UPSTART33+ 1- 44
438Dar es SalaamTanzaniaEMERGINGAFRICA329UPSTART33+ 55+ 39
439OmskRussiaOmsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA963UPSTART33+ 10- 21
440CaracasVenezuelaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA224UPSTART33+ 10- 6
441CannesFranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurEUROPEEUROPE1535UPSTART32- 54- 120
442AstanaKazakhstanEMERGINGEURASIA74UPSTART32+ 25+ 24
443DurbanSouth AfricaKwaZulu-NatalEMERGINGAFRICA361UPSTART32- 20- 30
444KingstonJamaicaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA648UPSTART32+ 14+ 26
445TehranIranEMERGINGMID-EAST1335UPSTART32- 55- 36
446GuayaquilEcuadorGuayasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA473UPSTART32+ 19+ 22
447CasablancaMoroccoEMERGINGAFRICA235UPSTART32- 20- 45
448SaratovRussiaSaratov OblastEUROPERUSSIA1208UPSTART32+ 15- 24
449DhakaBangladeshDhaka DivisionASIAASIA338UPSTART32- 4- 15
450PermRussiaPerm KraiEUROPERUSSIA1019UPSTART32- 9- 40
451PueblaMexicoPueblaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1071UPSTART32- 73- 67
452TomskRussiaTomsk OblastEUROPERUSSIA1366UPSTART32+ 8- 26
453Panama CityPanamaPanama CanalAMERICASLATIN AMERICA998UPSTART32- 51- 71
454OrenburgRussiaOrenburg OblastEUROPERUSSIA971UPSTART32+ 19- 4
455IzhevskRussiaUdmurt RepublicEUROPERUSSIA573UPSTART32+ 27- 4
456ChittagongBangladeshChittagongASIAASIA1607UPSTART32- 3- 14
457BakuAzerbaijanEMERGINGEURASIA1616UPSTART31- 37- 52
458BeirutLebanonEMERGINGMID-EAST126UPSTART31- 36- 92
459HavanaCubaHavanaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA494UPSTART31+ 27+ 10
460BishkekKyrgyzstanEMERGINGEURASIA153UPSTART31+ 24+ 2
461PretoriaSouth AfricaEMERGINGAFRICA1065UPSTART31- 18- 18
462OdessaUkraineOdessa OblastEMERGINGEURASIA949UPSTART31- 7- 15
463CaliColombiaValle del CaucaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA211UPSTART31- 34- 16
464TiranaAlbaniaEUROPEEUROPE1353UPSTART31- 5- 43
465TolyattiRussiaSamara OblastEUROPERUSSIA1365UPSTART31+ 10- 12
466TunisTunisiaEMERGINGAFRICA1395UPSTART31+ 13+ 14
467Petaling JayaMalaysiaSelangorASIAASIA1615UPSTART31- 58- 115
468LagosNigeriaEMERGINGAFRICA706UPSTART31+ 6-
469BarnaulRussiaAltai KraiEUROPERUSSIA109UPSTART31+ 7- 21
470Port LouisMauritiusEMERGINGAFRICA1547UPSTART30+ 18+ 3
471San JuanArgentinaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2108UPSTART30-- 4
472Port of SpainTrinidad and TobagoAMERICASLATIN AMERICA2107UPSTART30+ 9+ 14
473JaipurIndiaRajasthanASIAINDIA581UPSTART30- 69- 67
474KharkovUkraineKharkiv OblastEMERGINGEURASIA639UPSTART30- 6- 25
475SuratIndiaGujaratASIAINDIA1294UPSTART30- 36- 61
476RabatMoroccoEMERGINGAFRICA1082UPSTART30- 7- 26
477TegucigalpaHondurasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA1334UPSTART30+ 10- 4
478BandungIndonesiaWest JavaASIAASIA1612UPSTART30- 30- 35
479AlgiersAlgeriaEMERGINGAFRICA31UPSTART30+ 4- 15
480LvivUkraineLviv OblastEMERGINGEURASIA756UPSTART29- 10- 39
481Addis AbabaEthiopiaAddis AbabaEMERGINGAFRICA1229+ 10- 7
482NassauBahamasAMERICASLATIN AMERICA210629- 4- 6
483AsuncionParaguayAMERICASLATIN AMERICA7629- 3+ 1
484DushanbeTajikistanEMERGINGEURASIA36229+ 13+ 12
485CartagenaColombiaAMERICASLATIN AMERICA23128- 23- 15
486SevastopolUkraineSevastopolEMERGINGEURASIA122228+ 4- 15
487LucknowIndiaUttar PradeshASIAINDIA74928- 51- 62
488DnepropetrovskUkraineDnipropetrovsk OblastEMERGINGEURASIA34328- 11- 27
489Port HarcourtNigeriaEMERGINGAFRICA105028+ 9+ 8
490LuandaAngolaEMERGINGAFRICA74428+ 6- 8
491KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEMERGINGAFRICA65028+ 8- 6
492DakarSenegalEMERGINGAFRICA32327-- 14
493SimferopolUkraineCrimeaEMERGINGEURASIA123727+ 1- 18
494DonetskUkraineDonetsk OblastEMERGINGEURASIA34627- 5- 25
495KanpurIndiaUttar PradeshASIAINDIA61327- 31- 49
496ZaporozhyeUkraineZaporizhia OblastEMERGINGEURASIA151827- 11- 24
497DoualaCameroonCameroon Littoral RegionEMERGINGAFRICA35027- 2- 1
498MaduraiIndiaTamil NaduASIAINDIA154527- 32- 44
499La PazBoliviaLa Paz DepartmentAMERICASLATIN AMERICA70226- 27- 20
500KhartoumSudanEMERGINGAFRICA64023-- 1

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