According to the Global Cities Index 2025 by Oxford Economics, which two…
2025
According to the Global Cities Index 2025 by Oxford Economics, which two cities retained their top positions?
Answer: B. London and New York — The Global Cities Index is Oxford Economics' annual composite ranking of the world's 1,000 largest cities. A city's overall rank is not a single measurement…
- A.
Tokyo and Beijing
- B.
London and New York
- C.
Paris and Rome
- D.
Berlin and Moscow
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Correct answer: B
The Global Cities Index is Oxford Economics' annual composite ranking of the world's 1,000 largest cities. A city's overall rank is not a single measurement but an aggregate score built from five weighted pillars:
Economics
Human Capital
Quality of Life
Environment
Governance
Because the ranking is re-computed every year, a city is said to have “retained its top position” when it holds the same leading overall rank in two consecutive editions.
Applying that to the 2025 edition, released by Oxford Economics in May 2025: New York holds the 1st overall rank and London the 2nd. Both cities occupied these very same two ranks in the 2024 edition, so Oxford Economics reported that they led the index for a second consecutive year. The two cities that retained their top positions are therefore London and New York.
Paris is placed 3rd in the 2025 edition — the highest-ranked city below the leading pair.
Tokyo is placed 9th and Berlin 29th, both inside the top 30 but well below the leading ranks.
Rome is placed 111th, Beijing 152nd and Moscow 317th, far outside the leading ranks.
Cross-checking the ranks confirms that only one pair of cities occupies the first and second overall positions in the 2025 index: London and New York.