Top tier cities with the broadest performance based across most industries.
Top Tier. Followed by Hub, Node, Upstart and unranked.
| Rank | City Name | State Province | Country | Class. | Score | Sub Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | United Kingdom | 1 NEXUS | 60 | EURO CONT | |
| 2 | New York | New York | United States | 1 NEXUS | 59 | USA |
| 3 | Tokyo | Tokyo | Japan | 1 NEXUS | 56 | JAPAN |
| 4 | San Francisco - San Jose | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 56 | USA |
| 5 | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 1 NEXUS | 56 | USA |
| 6 | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 55 | USA |
| 7 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | 1 NEXUS | 54 | ASIA PAC |
| 8 | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 54 | CANADA |
| 9 | Paris | Île-de-France | France | 1 NEXUS | 54 | EURO CONT |
| 10 | Vienna | Vienna | Austria | 1 NEXUS | 53 | EURO CONT |
| 11 | Seoul | Seoul | South Korea | 1 NEXUS | 53 | ASIA PAC |
| 12 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1 NEXUS | 53 | EURO CONT | |
| 13 | Barcelona | Spain | 1 NEXUS | 53 | EURO CONT | |
| 14 | Sydney | NSW | Australia | 1 NEXUS | 53 | ANZ |
| 15 | Munich | Germany | 1 NEXUS | 53 | EURO CONT | |
| 16 | Dallas-Fort Worth | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 52 | USA |
| 17 | Berlin | Germany | 1 NEXUS | 52 | EURO CONT | |
| 18 | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 19 | Montréal | Quebec | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 51 | CANADA |
| 20 | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 21 | Seattle | Washington | United States | 1 NEXUS | 51 | USA |
| 22 | Houston | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 23 | Madrid | Spain | 1 NEXUS | 50 | EURO CONT | |
| 24 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 1 NEXUS | 50 | CANADA |
| 25 | Melbourne | VIC | Australia | 1 NEXUS | 50 | ANZ |
| 26 | Miami | Florida | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 27 | Washington DC | District of Columbia | United States | 1 NEXUS | 50 | USA |
| 28 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 1 NEXUS | 49 | MID-EAST | |
| 29 | Milan | Italy | 1 NEXUS | 49 | EURO CONT | |
| 30 | Beijing | Beijing | China | 1 NEXUS | 49 | CHINA |
| 31 | Stockholm | Sweden | 1 NEXUS | 49 | EURO CONT | |
| 32 | Shanghai | Shanghai | China | 1 NEXUS | 49 | CHINA |
| 33 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1 NEXUS | 49 | EURO CONT | |
| 34 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | 1 NEXUS | 49 | USA |
| 35 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | China | 1 NEXUS | 48 | CHINA |
| 36 | San Diego | California | United States | 1 NEXUS | 48 | USA |
| 37 | Tel Aviv | Israel | 1 NEXUS | 47 | MID-EAST | |
| 38 | Stuttgart | Germany | 1 NEXUS | 47 | EURO CONT | |
| 39 | Oslo | Norway | 1 NEXUS | 47 | EURO CONT | |
| 40 | Hamburg | Germany | 1 NEXUS | 47 | EURO CONT | |
| 41 | Frankfurt | Germany | 1 NEXUS | 47 | EURO CONT | |
| 42 | Denver | Colorado | United States | 1 NEXUS | 47 | USA |
| 43 | Moscow | Moscow | Russia | 1 NEXUS | 47 | RUSSIA |
| 44 | Lyon | Rhône-Alpes | France | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT |
| 45 | Manchester | United Kingdom | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT | |
| 46 | Helsinki | Finland | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT | |
| 47 | Austin | Texas | United States | 1 NEXUS | 46 | USA |
| 48 | Portland | Oregon | United States | 1 NEXUS | 46 | USA |
| 49 | Dublin | Ireland | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT | |
| 50 | Osaka | Osaka (excludes Kobe) | Japan | 1 NEXUS | 46 | JAPAN |
| 51 | Rome | Italy | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT | |
| 52 | Zürich | Switzerland | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT | |
| 53 | Prague | Central Bohemian Region | Czech Republic | 1 NEXUS | 46 | EURO CONT |
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