Rankings

Rank, filter and compare the AI economy across geographies (countries, cities, US states), industries, and occupations. Tick rows (or map items) to compare and export a report.

Rankings last updated 2026-09-06 00:08

Rank trajectories · Major Cities

Position over time for today's leaders plus the biggest risers, fallers, and entities that fell off the list (○, dashed). The shaded span is a modeled backcast, estimates rather than measurements.

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Zoom in from countries to 150 cities. Metro Power is a city's total strength; Metro Coefficient is its strength per person. Tick cities (or map dots) to compare, e.g. New York vs Miami.Drill down from countries to 150 world metros. Metro Power is absolute capacity; Metro Coefficient is per-capita intensity. Tick metros (or click dots on the map) to compare them, e.g. New York vs Miami.Sub-national drill-down across a curated panel of 150 metros. Metro Power (absolute mass) and Metro Coefficient (per-capita intensity) mirror the national CPI/CC lenses. Multi-select (table or bubble map) → side-by-side comparison.

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56 of 150 metros now use real measured economic data (GDP & population) via the metro ETL, EU metros from Eurostat; US metros when a Census key is configured. The rest, and all AI-specific metrics (which have no open sub-national source), remain curated v1 estimates on a consistent global scale.

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#	Metro	Region	MPI	MCC	MDI	Talent	Capital	Research	Infra	Trajectory
		AfricaAsia-PacificEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS								AdvancingFrontierLosing groundMaintaining
1	New York	US	87.1	75.9	79.5	67.2	79.4	67.3	86.1	Frontier
2	San Francisco Bay Area	US	85.4	98.6	100.0	95.5	100.0	100.0	97.4	Frontier
3	Beijing	Asia-Pacific	83.8	72.7	70.0	64.0	67.0	81.0	81.7	Frontier
4	Shanghai	Asia-Pacific	80.8	66.2	63.5	58.2	59.7	70.5	79.3	Frontier
5	Tokyo	Asia-Pacific	80.3	58.9	51.7	53.7	44.5	65.5	78.9	Frontier
6	Shenzhen	Asia-Pacific	77.9	69.7	66.0	60.9	63.3	78.3	79.9	Frontier
7	London	Europe	76.4	69.2	63.2	61.6	71.1	66.1	83.9	Maintaining
8	Seoul	Asia-Pacific	75.2	61.5	54.8	58.9	44.9	65.9	83.1	Maintaining
9	Los Angeles	US	74.9	64.7	66.0	55.1	64.6	59.2	78.8	Maintaining
10	Paris	Europe	72.2	59.8	53.5	53.4	57.9	59.3	75.0	Maintaining
11	Delhi	Asia-Pacific	69.5	42.3	40.6	39.2	41.4	40.4	49.8	Maintaining
12	Sao Paulo	Latin America	69.4	40.4	36.1	30.9	43.5	39.6	51.8	Maintaining
13	Guangzhou	Asia-Pacific	69.4	53.0	50.3	47.4	47.0	49.5	70.7	Maintaining
14	Bangalore	Asia-Pacific	68.9	55.7	55.9	58.1	54.3	50.2	60.1	Maintaining
15	Tel Aviv	Middle East	68.9	70.7	67.0	69.1	71.3	71.1	74.9	Maintaining
16	Boston	US	68.8	78.4	81.2	76.7	71.9	80.3	81.8	Maintaining
17	Seattle	US	68.8	81.2	83.0	80.1	71.6	80.9	90.6	Maintaining
18	Hangzhou	Asia-Pacific	67.3	60.9	59.0	55.0	53.4	61.6	75.4	Maintaining
19	Washington DC	US	67.2	70.0	71.2	65.6	58.3	61.5	93.5	Maintaining
20	Osaka	Asia-Pacific	67.1	50.7	45.5	49.6	38.2	47.1	73.1	Maintaining
21	Chicago	US	66.2	60.3	58.7	51.7	53.9	57.0	80.3	Maintaining
22	Chengdu	Asia-Pacific	66.0	46.9	44.4	41.2	40.4	44.4	64.2	Maintaining
23	Mumbai	Asia-Pacific	64.6	41.7	39.6	38.5	40.3	36.5	53.8	Maintaining
24	Toronto	US	64.6	64.1	62.1	67.4	51.8	61.3	77.9	Maintaining
25	Mexico City	Latin America	63.9	34.0	30.2	27.0	34.7	32.6	45.7	Maintaining
26	Singapore	Asia-Pacific	63.1	65.0	61.8	62.3	56.2	56.7	87.8	Maintaining
27	Dallas	US	61.0	55.1	52.8	46.5	46.9	48.4	80.7	Maintaining
28	Suzhou	Asia-Pacific	60.3	45.1	42.0	40.2	36.7	41.7	64.9	Maintaining
29	Istanbul	Europe	59.7	34.6	30.5	29.5	31.4	32.1	49.7	Maintaining
30	Atlanta	US	59.6	58.2	56.2	51.6	50.2	53.0	80.2	Maintaining
31	Buenos Aires	Latin America	59.6	35.7	32.3	32.5	32.6	36.3	44.8	Maintaining
32	Wuhan	Asia-Pacific	59.6	44.7	42.0	40.5	35.2	44.5	61.3	Maintaining
33	Berlin	Europe	58.4	54.4	48.9	49.6	52.4	52.0	69.1	Maintaining
34	Hong Kong	Asia-Pacific	57.7	52.6	48.2	44.7	40.4	51.0	78.5	Maintaining
35	Hyderabad	Asia-Pacific	57.6	44.5	44.1	46.7	38.0	39.6	54.0	Maintaining
36	Chennai	Asia-Pacific	57.6	44.1	45.5	46.7	35.9	39.6	53.0	Maintaining
37	Taipei	Asia-Pacific	57.4	56.1	47.9	54.1	36.0	65.4	77.0	Maintaining
38	Nanjing	Asia-Pacific	57.4	48.3	45.5	45.6	37.1	48.0	65.3	Maintaining
39	Houston	US	57.1	50.1	47.9	40.6	41.2	47.7	72.9	Maintaining
40	Philadelphia	US	57.1	54.8	52.4	48.5	44.7	55.1	73.5	Maintaining
41	Miami	US	55.9	51.2	49.3	41.5	49.1	42.1	73.9	Maintaining
42	Nagoya	Asia-Pacific	55.8	46.6	42.0	46.0	31.4	44.3	69.3	Maintaining
43	Montreal	US	55.7	59.3	58.3	62.6	42.4	59.8	73.4	Maintaining
44	Xi'an	Asia-Pacific	55.7	41.3	39.6	38.0	30.7	41.6	56.8	Maintaining
45	Riyadh	Middle East	55.5	39.3	36.6	30.5	39.1	28.1	62.4	Maintaining
46	Sydney	Asia-Pacific	54.6	53.9	49.6	52.9	40.4	49.6	76.8	Maintaining
47	Austin	US	54.3	67.2	68.7	63.6	60.8	61.1	81.7	Maintaining
48	San Diego	US	54.1	62.5	62.1	55.9	53.3	66.3	75.0	Maintaining
49	Manila	Asia-Pacific	53.9	34.3	35.0	34.7	27.0	27.8	47.1	Maintaining
50	Lagos	Africa	53.8	23.4	21.5	20.3	31.5	23.0	20.9	Maintaining
51	Madrid	Europe	53.2	46.5	39.9	42.4	38.2	43.0	68.9	Maintaining
52	Cairo	Africa	52.9	21.0	17.0	20.6	18.4	21.6	27.4	Maintaining
53	Jakarta	Asia-Pacific	51.9	32.1	28.8	29.3	31.5	26.7	44.0	Maintaining
54	Melbourne	Asia-Pacific	51.8	51.4	47.2	50.8	35.8	49.1	74.3	Maintaining
55	Phoenix	US	51.5	50.2	47.9	40.6	38.7	43.5	80.3	Maintaining
56	Amsterdam	Europe	51.3	56.4	49.6	49.7	47.4	51.3	84.1	Maintaining
57	Barcelona	Europe	51.3	47.4	41.0	43.0	40.4	45.0	67.4	Maintaining
58	Bogota	Latin America	51.3	28.8	25.3	25.1	29.4	25.8	38.5	Losing ground
59	Munich	Europe	50.9	54.0	47.2	49.9	45.2	58.4	69.2	Maintaining
60	Denver	US	50.8	58.2	57.6	56.2	50.2	50.7	76.4	Maintaining
61	Dubai	Middle East	50.8	46.8	46.5	40.1	44.1	31.4	71.8	Maintaining
62	Kolkata	Asia-Pacific	50.1	30.5	31.2	31.3	20.9	29.2	39.9	Maintaining
63	Bangkok	Asia-Pacific	49.5	31.5	27.8	29.0	25.2	26.9	48.6	Maintaining
64	Kuala Lumpur	Asia-Pacific	49.1	36.0	31.2	34.1	28.3	29.6	56.7	Maintaining
65	Detroit	US	49.0	48.7	47.5	41.7	34.8	51.7	68.0	Maintaining
66	Rio de Janeiro	Latin America	49.0	30.8	28.4	29.8	21.1	30.0	44.7	Maintaining
67	Santiago	Latin America	48.8	35.5	31.6	31.5	31.5	31.4	51.6	Maintaining
68	Pune	Asia-Pacific	48.7	38.1	35.7	44.1	28.4	33.0	49.1	Maintaining
69	Minneapolis	US	48.5	52.6	50.0	49.3	38.1	51.9	73.5	Maintaining
70	Dublin	Europe	47.8	54.2	47.2	52.7	42.4	47.8	80.8	Maintaining
71	Gurugram-NCR	Asia-Pacific	47.4	53.1	53.8	60.6	46.8	42.2	62.2	Maintaining
72	Stockholm	Europe	46.9	55.7	50.3	51.6	46.8	52.2	77.6	Maintaining
73	Pittsburgh	US	46.7	58.3	60.1	56.2	43.0	61.5	70.5	Maintaining
74	Milan	Europe	46.3	42.1	36.4	36.9	32.5	40.8	63.9	Maintaining
75	Ho Chi Minh City	Asia-Pacific	45.9	29.4	26.4	27.2	26.0	23.1	44.5	Maintaining
76	Frankfurt	Europe	45.3	51.6	47.9	48.0	38.0	44.3	79.9	Maintaining
77	Vancouver	US	45.1	52.5	50.7	56.8	36.9	46.7	71.5	Maintaining
78	Abu Dhabi	Middle East	45.1	47.6	46.9	40.2	43.7	34.9	72.4	Maintaining
79	Johannesburg	Africa	45.1	29.3	26.4	25.4	24.9	29.6	40.1	Maintaining
80	Portland OR	US	44.8	54.1	50.0	50.3	39.2	54.6	76.4	Maintaining
81	Hamburg	Europe	44.3	46.1	42.7	42.4	33.3	41.7	70.2	Maintaining
82	Zurich	Europe	43.6	57.3	51.4	55.3	43.5	61.0	75.2	Maintaining
83	Copenhagen	Europe	43.3	52.7	47.5	48.8	40.4	50.1	76.6	Maintaining
84	Manchester	Europe	43.3	48.5	45.5	45.3	37.3	44.4	69.9	Maintaining
85	Stuttgart	Europe	43.1	46.8	43.0	44.8	31.5	47.5	67.1	Maintaining
86	Guadalajara	Latin America	42.8	35.2	33.7	37.2	23.5	31.0	50.7	Maintaining
87	Raleigh-Durham	US	42.5	60.0	58.3	60.4	45.2	60.4	75.9	Maintaining
88	Monterrey	Latin America	42.5	35.7	33.8	37.0	23.7	31.2	52.8	Maintaining
89	Cape Town	Africa	41.7	29.4	26.4	25.4	26.0	30.1	39.3	Maintaining
90	Rome	Europe	41.4	36.3	31.6	33.3	25.0	34.9	56.9	Maintaining
91	Brussels	Europe	41.4	42.2	37.8	40.6	27.2	40.7	64.8	Maintaining
92	Brisbane	Asia-Pacific	41.2	47.8	45.8	47.6	33.0	41.4	71.0	Maintaining
93	Warsaw	Europe	40.9	41.3	37.5	40.4	29.4	37.0	62.3	Maintaining
94	Vienna	Europe	40.4	43.7	38.9	40.8	29.4	43.2	66.3	Maintaining
95	Columbus	US	40.0	49.7	46.5	44.2	33.9	46.7	77.3	Maintaining
96	Charlotte	US	39.8	40.8	38.9	37.9	31.7	29.0	66.6	Maintaining
97	Busan	Asia-Pacific	39.6	44.6	39.9	45.8	28.0	36.6	72.5	Maintaining
98	Ankara	Middle East	39.3	31.9	28.8	34.6	18.9	27.1	50.2	Maintaining
99	Helsinki	Europe	39.1	50.8	46.2	47.9	36.9	49.5	73.6	Maintaining
100	Nairobi	Africa	39.1	22.1	20.5	18.3	26.0	21.2	24.6	Maintaining
101	Lima	Latin America	39.0	19.5	18.0	20.0	12.6	15.4	31.3	Maintaining
102	St. Louis	US	38.4	39.3	36.4	35.4	29.1	32.8	62.7	Maintaining
103	Tampa	US	38.3	36.3	33.7	31.7	27.7	25.2	63.2	Maintaining
104	Prague	Europe	38.2	43.1	40.6	44.2	28.7	38.3	63.7	Maintaining
105	Salt Lake City	US	38.1	53.5	50.3	49.3	45.2	48.8	74.0	Maintaining
106	Lisbon	Europe	37.9	40.0	36.4	36.5	31.5	35.9	59.9	Maintaining
107	Jeddah	Middle East	37.8	30.9	27.1	27.2	22.6	20.8	57.0	Advancing
108	Nashville	US	37.6	44.9	43.0	39.2	35.0	40.5	67.0	Maintaining
109	Doha	Middle East	37.6	35.5	33.7	29.7	27.1	25.2	61.8	Maintaining
110	Birmingham UK	Europe	37.2	40.7	37.8	37.9	28.0	35.9	64.0	Maintaining
111	Lyon	Europe	37.2	45.5	42.0	44.4	32.4	42.7	65.8	Losing ground
112	Perth	Asia-Pacific	36.7	43.6	42.3	43.8	27.5	37.1	67.5	Maintaining
113	Belo Horizonte	Latin America	36.4	26.9	25.0	26.8	16.4	24.5	41.8	Maintaining
114	Brasilia	Latin America	36.0	29.8	28.1	30.6	15.3	25.8	49.0	Maintaining
115	Gothenburg	Europe	35.8	48.3	46.3	48.3	31.8	44.2	70.9	Maintaining
116	Fukuoka	Asia-Pacific	35.8	41.6	37.5	42.1	29.2	34.4	64.8	Maintaining
117	Sacramento	US	35.6	37.1	34.0	34.5	26.7	27.8	62.7	Maintaining
118	Amman	Middle East	35.1	30.5	29.8	34.0	20.7	24.1	44.1	Maintaining
119	Rotterdam	Europe	34.0	43.7	41.1	41.0	28.1	36.4	71.9	Maintaining
120	Medellin	Latin America	34.0	29.0	27.9	30.2	21.0	23.5	42.4	Maintaining
121	Indianapolis	US	33.9	37.0	34.2	33.2	26.8	28.5	62.2	Maintaining
122	Ottawa	US	33.9	46.8	43.4	50.2	31.0	39.6	69.6	Maintaining
123	Cincinnati	US	33.8	35.4	32.4	31.2	24.7	27.3	61.2	Maintaining
124	Toulouse	Europe	33.6	45.7	42.3	47.2	30.6	44.2	64.3	Maintaining
125	Kansas City	US	33.5	36.0	33.0	32.9	25.8	25.8	62.7	Maintaining
126	San Antonio	US	32.9	31.6	27.1	27.2	22.7	21.2	59.7	Maintaining
127	Daejeon	Asia-Pacific	32.4	50.0	46.5	55.8	27.6	47.5	72.4	Maintaining
128	Calgary	US	31.9	41.6	38.9	42.6	29.1	31.0	66.2	Maintaining
129	Curitiba	Latin America	31.8	28.2	26.2	29.3	16.9	23.2	45.4	Maintaining
130	Auckland	Asia-Pacific	31.7	42.4	40.3	45.4	23.8	35.8	66.5	Maintaining
131	Lausanne	Europe	31.1	53.1	51.4	56.1	36.2	50.8	71.2	Maintaining
132	Krakow	Europe	30.9	42.0	39.2	46.2	27.6	36.9	60.2	Maintaining
133	Casablanca	Africa	30.2	23.4	19.1	23.0	15.2	18.6	40.9	Maintaining
134	Bristol	Europe	29.9	48.4	46.7	49.0	34.8	43.9	67.4	Maintaining
135	Edinburgh	Europe	29.3	47.8	44.8	50.2	30.4	47.9	65.8	Maintaining
136	Grenoble	Europe	29.3	45.0	41.6	47.8	22.7	51.5	61.4	Maintaining
137	Oslo	Europe	28.9	48.2	43.4	44.7	34.7	44.3	73.8	Maintaining
138	Kuwait City	Middle East	28.7	24.5	21.2	21.8	14.4	13.2	51.8	Maintaining
139	Eindhoven	Europe	28.3	49.0	44.8	50.0	30.4	52.9	66.9	Maintaining
140	Montevideo	Latin America	27.0	33.6	32.3	35.1	19.1	25.1	56.2	Maintaining
141	Cambridge UK	Europe	25.6	60.0	57.3	69.9	42.6	62.7	67.3	Maintaining
142	Addis Ababa	Africa	25.4	8.6	8.0	8.7	6.4	9.6	10.2	Maintaining
143	Provo	US	24.7	44.6	43.7	45.6	33.9	33.2	66.7	Maintaining
144	Aarhus	Europe	24.7	44.4	42.3	45.8	25.3	39.4	69.0	Maintaining
145	Boulder	US	24.3	63.7	58.3	71.6	44.8	72.2	71.5	Maintaining
146	Manama	Middle East	23.9	31.6	28.4	28.1	19.2	17.7	64.5	Maintaining
147	Algiers	Africa	23.9	14.8	10.9	17.3	6.6	13.1	26.3	Maintaining
148	Madison	US	23.8	45.6	43.4	48.3	28.7	41.9	65.8	Maintaining
149	Geneva	Europe	23.3	46.5	41.6	45.8	28.3	49.7	67.3	Maintaining
150	Tunis	Africa	23.3	22.1	18.7	24.9	12.3	18.7	35.7	Maintaining

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These are model outputs and scenarios, not forecasts of actual outcomes. This platform measures access to, utilization of, and leverage from cognitive infrastructure, not intelligence. No causality or certainty is claimed.

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