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New York City Ranked the World’s Most Popular City
New York City is the world’s most popular city according to The Metropolitan Report presented by Metro International and business intelligence firm United Minds. London and Paris are ranked second and third.
Although regional differences exist, the ranking is strikingly similar across the world, and New York City ranks first in 14 out of the 30 cities surveyed on six continents. This could be the result of an emerging urban mindset shared by city dwellers from all corners of the world. The mindset, influenced by urban living, transcends cultural differences and geographical borders and is defined by an appreciation of diversity, culture and the city living.
- New York City epitomizes what the city is all about – the sense of freedom, the diversity of people, the shopping and vibrant social milieus. This is why city dwellers rank the Big Apple above all other cities, says Paul Alarcón, Research Director at United Minds.
The ranking of the world’s most popular city differs greatly from the ”livable cities” indexes presented by The Economist Intelligence Unit and the lifestyle magazine Monocle. The Economist ranks Vancouver the world’s most livable city, whereas Helsinki is at the top of Monocle’s list. What separates them from the ranking in The Metropolitan Report is that neither of them is based on the actual opinions of people, but on other indicators such as healthcare facilities and infrastructure.
- The list of the world’s most popular cities in The Metropolitan Report is not a ranking of the most livable cities, but a list of the cities people most of all would like to live in. It therefore gives a new perspective on what we consider important for a city to be attractive. The opportunities that cities provide drive urbanization, says Wilf Maunoir, Global Research Director, Metro International.
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World’s 10 most popular cities according to The Metropolitan Report 2011:
- New York City 30%
- London 29%
- Paris 27%
- Barcelona 20%
- Rome 19%
- Sydney 18%
- Amsterdam 18%
- Los Angeles 17%
- San Francisco 12%
- Tokyo 12%
Top 5 aspects of urban life city dwellers love according to The Metropolitan Report 2011:
- Leisure activities available (shopping, restaurants etc.) 51%
- Job opportunities of individual freedom 38%
- Sense of individual freedom 30%
- Cultural dynamism (street artists, concerts etc.) 27%
- Possibilities of meeting new people 23%
For further information, please visit www.metro.lu or contact metropolitans@metro.lu
Paul Alarcon, Research Director, United Minds
+46(0) 733 240 853 | paul.alarcon@unitedminds.se
Wilf Maunoir, Global Research Director, Metro International +46(0)70 415 95 25
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ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN REPORT
The Metropolitan Report is part of an ongoing global research program that aims at understanding the mindset and lifestyle of the modern city dwellers – The Metropolitans.
The results of the survey are representative of the online population aged 18 to 49 years old working or studying in 30 cities across 6 continents: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Budapest, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico, Milan, Montreal, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Sydney, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Tokyo, Toronto.
Based on over 15,000 online interviews, the survey was conducted between January 18th and February 22nd 2011.
For more information, visit www.metropolitanpanel.com or contact eduarda.taveira@metro.lu
ABOUT METRO INTERNATIONAL AND METRO
Metro is the largest international newspaper in the world. Metro is published in over 100 major cities in 20 countries across Europe, North and South America and Asia. Metro has a unique global reach – attracting a young, active, well-educated Metropolitan audience of 17 million daily readers.
For more information, visit www.metro.lu
ABOUT UNITED MINDS
United Minds is a part of Prime, a leading communication agency in Europe. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, the group consists of more than 130 specialists in all aspects of marketing, corporate communications, public affairs, digital media, business intelligence, planning and strategic counseling.
For more information, visit www.unitedminds.se/english
