Rank of the richest cities in the world

"Man struggles upwards, water flows downwards", and it is the dream of most people to stand in first-tier cities. Although house prices and prices are soaring, it is still the wish of many people to have more money and opportunities.

GDP is the core index of national economic accounting and an important basis for measuring the development level of a country or region. Compared with other cities in the world, Shanghai and Beijing in China are ranked by GDP. By the end of 2020, they have been selected as the top ten richest cities in the world.

Let's look at the "richest" city in the world.

1. new york, USA-GDP:103 billion USD.

New york Manhattan city skyline

As we all know, new york is a world-class city, and the global economy, finance, media, politics and education are closely related to new york, among which the United Nations headquarters is also located in this city, so new york is recognized as the world capital.

Manhattan Island in new york is the financial center of new york. More than one third of the Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Manhattan, and 56 of the Fortune 500 companies are located in new york.

Numerous world-class rich people live here, including Ronald, Estee Lauder's successor, Jamie Dimon, President of Bank of JPMorgan Chase, and a financial giant on Wall Street. Every year, a large number of global tycoons still move to new york.

2. Tokyo-GDP:102.2 billion USD.

Tokyo landmark Tokyo Tower

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is located in the middle of the Kanto Plain in Japan. It is an international metropolis facing Tokyo Bay and the central city of Tokyo Metropolitan Area, one of the three major metropolitan areas in Japan.

In 20 17, the population of Tokyo metropolitan area reached 9.46 million, while the population of Tokyo metropolitan area reached 37 million, making it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest city in Japan.

Tokyo is traditionally one of the four world-class cities in the world, and has been rated as a world-class first-class city with α+level by GaWC. In 20 18, Tokyo's GDP has reached102.2 billion USD.

3. Los Angeles-GDP: 930.8 billion US dollars.

Port of Los Angeles

Hollywood, the world famous film center, was born here. Known as "city of angels", Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States. It is also one of the centers of industry and commerce, international trade, science and education, entertainment and sports, and one of the main bases of petrochemical, marine, aerospace and electronic industries.

Its automobile industry, electronics industry, finance industry and tourism industry play an important role in economic development. The largest car factory is also located in Los Angeles. In addition, high-tech products account for 60% of the United States.

Los Angeles also has many world-famous higher education institutions, such as California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, Pepperdine University and so on.

4. Paris, France-GDP: 750 billion US dollars.

Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the political, economic, cultural and commercial center of France. It is one of the five international metropolises in the world and has been rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC.

The area of Paris is 105.4 square kilometers, and the population of metropolitan area is about 1 1 10,000, accounting for almost one fifth of the national population. Paris has a long history, with a history of 1400 years, which plays an important role in the whole western Europe. In 20 18, the GDP of Paris was 750 billion USD, which was about 5255 1 100 million RMB.

5. London, UK-GDP: US$ 653.2 billion.

London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the largest city in Europe. It ranks alongside new york as the largest financial center in the world.

The reason why London's GDP is so high is not only because of the developed industry and commerce, but also because the rich people all over the world prefer to move here.

London has the largest number of five-star luxury hotels in the world, with 35 foreign billionaires living in 23 countries including India, Iceland and Russia, including the heir of IKEA in Sweden.

6. Chicago, USA-GDP: US$ 640.4 billion.

Chicago is also one of the world's international financial centers. Chicago is called "the artery of America" because of its developed transportation industry. It is the largest air transportation center and railway hub in the United States and the largest inland port in the world.

In the economic field, Chicago is in a leading position in iron and steel industry, machinery manufacturing and agricultural technology. Its industries are mainly steel, metal, petroleum processing, printing and transportation machinery and equipment industries.

Chicago's steel industry ranks first in the American market, with famous American steel companies and Calais steel plants, and meat processing ranks first in the country.

7. Houston, USA-GDP: US$ 503.3 billion.

Houston is the largest city in Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States and the largest economic center along the Gulf Coast.

Houston is famous for its energy, aviation industry and canals. Houston Port is the sixth largest port in the world and the busiest port in the United States, with the largest tonnage of foreign ships and the second largest regardless of nationality.

According to the data of 20 18, the economic scale of Greater Houston is the fourth largest and the fastest growing metropolis in the United States. In 20 18, the GDP was 503.3 billion dollars.

8. China and Shanghai-GDP: US$ 466.4 billion.

With the rapid rise of global e-commerce, the fate of Internet retailers has also changed. All the commercial goods purchased online have created a huge transportation market, promoted the development of Shanghai, the largest port city in the world, and produced a large number of billionaires.

It is worth noting that in the ranking of 20 17, Shanghai is only ranked 23rd, and its total GDP is 15 1 1 billion dollars, not even in the top 20. On the one hand, the epidemic situation in China has been properly controlled and the social economy has recovered rapidly.

On the other hand, Shanghai's comprehensive strength has been enhanced. Under the influence of finance, port and science and technology, GDP has increased substantially.

9. China-GDP: US$ 432.7 billion.

Beijing was rated as the first-tier city in the world by the world authority GaWC. By the end of 20 18, the permanent population of Beijing was 215.42 million, and the regional GDP was about 432.7 billion US dollars, and the per capita GDP was140,000 yuan.

10. San Francisco, USA-GDP: 431700 million USD.

San Francisco is the fourth largest city in California and the sixth largest city in the United States. Its GDP in 20 18 was $431700 million. When we mention San Francisco, we have to mention "Silicon Valley", which is the kingdom of electronic industry and computer industry.

The pioneers of the world's high-tech innovation and development, and the world's top high-tech companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Intel and Oracle Bone Inscriptions have all settled here. In addition, the economic pillars of San Francisco include service industry, financial industry and international trade.