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What are the 3 most important world cities?

The Global City Ranking Model scores each metropolitan area worldwide according to its relative importance—with “100.0” as the highest score on a 0–100 scale. According to the Mid 2023 Model, New York is currently the world's most important city—followed by Shanghai, Tokyo, London, and Beijing.



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New York City, London, and Tokyo are often considered to be the three main world cities, based on their economic, cultural, and political importance on a global scale.

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Score Deviation Fluctuation of Top 5 Cities London, in 1st position, has been in a downtrend since the COVID-19 and its withdrawing from the EU, while New York, in 2nd position, has overtaken London.

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Topping the 2023-24 list: Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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New York City received a ninth consecutive annual record of approximately 65.2 million tourists in 2018, the busiest tourist city attraction, and one of the world's overall busiest tourist attractions, counting not just overnight visitors but anyone visiting for the day from over 50 miles away, including commuters.

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