When it comes to the Urban Elite, “the world is not flat. The study is a collaboration of ATK, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Foreign Policy magazine. Global cities are “crowded with those who are creating the future, noisy with the clash of deals and ideas, frantic in the race to stay ahead,” in the engaging words of the authors of The Urban Elite, the A.T.

New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai and others all vied for top honors in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. “It also allows for the comparison of diverse cities and the identification of core strengths and distinctive differences,” AT Kearney said in the report.The Global Cities Index ranks 65 of the world’s most influential urban centers on five dimensions of globalization. The Index also provides insights into the global reach, performance, and level of development of the world’s largest cities. Notably, the Global Cities Index examines the current performance of cities based on 27 metrics spanning five dimensions: business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. The best ranking obtained by Mumbai was 45 in 2012. India’s financial capital Mumbai ranked ahead of New Delhi at the 52nd position, behind Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and Philadelphia. The best which New Delhi has managed to rank in the last 8 years is to rank at 48. Notably, India’s capital New Delhi came in at 58th position, falling 4 places from last year’s ranking of 54, behind Brazil’s Rio De Janeiro.

The firm ranks 135 cities based on current global standing and influence on the world. Global Cities Index: New York City came out on top as the ‘world’s most influential city,’ according to a latest report by AT Kearney, a global business-consulting firm.

Global city index ranking