Worldwide Centers of Commerce

The Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index is an index of the world's cities by MasterCard. Using seven evaluative dimensions, it provides rankings for 75 leading commercial cities.

2008 rankings

As of 2008, the top 75 commercial centers according to the Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index in the world are:

Rank	City
1	London
2	New York City
3	Tokyo
4	Singapore
5	Chicago
6	Hong Kong
7	Paris
8	Frankfurt
9	Seoul
10	Amsterdam
11	Madrid
12	Sydney
13	Toronto
14	Copenhagen
15	Zurich
16	Stockholm
17	Los Angeles
18	Philadelphia
19	Osaka
20	Milan
21	Boston
22	Taipei
23	Berlin
24	Shanghai
25	Atlanta

Rank	City
26	Vienna
27	Munich
28	San Francisco
29	Miami
30	Brussels
31	Dublin
32	Montreal
33	Hamburg
34	Houston
35	Dallas
36	Washington, D.C.
37	Vancouver
38	Barcelona
39	Düsseldorf
40	Geneva
41	Melbourne
42	Bangkok
43	Edinburgh
44	Dubai
45	Tel Aviv
46	Lisbon
47	Rome
48	Mumbai
49	Prague
50	Kuala Lumpur

Rank	City
51	Moscow
52	Budapest
53	Santiago
54	Mexico City
55	Athens
56	São Paulo
57	Beijing
58	Johannesburg
59	Warsaw
60	Shenzhen
61	New Delhi
62	Chennai
63	Buenos Aires
64	Istanbul
65	Rio de Janeiro
66	Bangalore
67	Saint Petersburg
68	Jakarta
69	Riyadh
70	Cairo
71	Manila
72	Chengdu
73	Chongqing
74	Beirut
75	Caracas

Countries with cities on the list by region

Continent	Country	Cities
Africa	Egypt	Cairo
Africa	South Africa	Johannesburg
Asia	China	Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing
Asia	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Asia	India	Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore
Asia	Indonesia	Jakarta
Asia	Israel	Tel Aviv
Asia	Japan	Tokyo, Osaka
Asia	Lebanon	Beirut
Asia	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Asia	Philippines	Manila
Asia	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh
Asia	Singapore	Singapore
Asia	South Korea	Seoul
Asia	Taiwan	Taipei
Asia	Thailand	Bangkok
Asia	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Australia	Australia	Sydney, Melbourne
Europe	Austria	Vienna
Europe	Belgium	Brussels
Europe	Czech Republic	Prague
Europe	Denmark	Copenhagen
Europe	France	Paris
Europe	Germany	Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
Europe	Greece	Athens
Europe	Hungary	Budapest
Europe	Ireland	Dublin
Europe	Italy	Milan, Rome
Europe	Netherlands	Amsterdam
Europe	Poland	Warsaw
Europe	Portugal	Lisbon
Europe	Russia	Moscow, Saint Petersburg
Europe	Spain	Madrid, Barcelona
Europe	Sweden	Stockholm
Europe	Switzerland	Zurich, Geneva
Europe	Turkey	Istanbul
Europe	United Kingdom	London, Edinburgh
North America	Canada	Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
North America	Mexico	Mexico City
North America	United States	New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Washington, D.C.
South America	Argentina	Buenos Aires
South America	Brazil	São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
South America	Chile	Santiago
South America	Venezuela	Caracas

See also

• Emerging Markets Index - Another index by MasterCard

External links

• Overview of findings in 2008