An exclusive look at the 75 powerhouses of the coming urban revolution, brought to you by FP in partnership with the McKinsey Global Institute.
| Population (millions) | GDP (billions of U.S. dollars) | |||||||
| Rank | City | Country | 2010 | 2025 | 2010 | 2025 | Total Growth | % Growth |
| 1 | Shanghai | China | 22.3 | 30.9 | $250.70 | $1,112.20 | $861.50 | 344% |
| 2 | Beijing | China | 18.8 | 29.6 | 206.2 | 1,027.90 | 821.7 | 398% |
| 3 | Tianjin | China | 11.1 | 15.2 | 128.8 | 624.4 | 495.7 | 385% |
| 4 | São Paulo | Brazil | 19.7 | 23.2 | 437.3 | 912.9 | 475.7 | 109% |
| 5 | Guangzhou | China | 11.1 | 14.9 | 146.1 | 573 | 426.9 | 292% |
| 6 | Shenzhen | China | 10.4 | 13.7 | 141.5 | 523.6 | 382.1 | 270% |
| 7 | New York | United States | 18.9 | 19.7 | 1,180.30 | 1,553.10 | 372.7 | 32% |
| 8 | Chongqing | China | 15.7 | 19.4 | 88.6 | 458.6 | 370 | 418% |
| 9 | Moscow | Russia | 11.6 | 12.7 | 325.8 | 688.5 | 362.7 | 111% |
| 10 | Tokyo | Japan | 36.4 | 36.7 | 1,874.70 | 2,218.60 | 343.9 | 18% |
| 11 | Wuhan | China | 9.8 | 13.1 | 82.2 | 414.4 | 332.2 | 404% |
| 12 | Los Angeles | United States | 12.9 | 15 | 731.8 | 1,051.50 | 319.7 | 44% |
| 13 | Foshan | China | 7.2 | 10.8 | 83.5 | 383.6 | 300.1 | 360% |
| 14 | Istanbul | Turkey | 11 | 14.9 | 188.2 | 479.7 | 291.5 | 155% |
| 15 | Nanjing | China | 7.2 | 9.9 | 68.5 | 343.9 | 275.4 | 402% |
| 16 | Chengdu | China | 7.7 | 11.2 | 57.8 | 309.6 | 251.7 | 435% |
| 17 | Hangzhou | China | 6.2 | 8.8 | 70.5 | 307 | 236.5 | 335% |
| 18 | Dongguan | China | 8.2 | 11.4 | 62.7 | 297.9 | 235.2 | 375% |
| 19 | Singapore | Singapore | 5.1 | 5.8 | 222.7 | 454.1 | 231.4 | 104% |
| 20 | Shenyang | China | 6.1 | 8.4 | 64.3 | 286.9 | 222.5 | 346% |
| 21 | London | Britain | 14.9 | 16.2 | 751.8 | 972.9 | 221.1 | 29% |
| 22 | Houston | United States | 6 | 7.7 | 341.1 | 559.9 | 218.8 | 64% |
| 23 | Dallas | United States | 6.4 | 8.6 | 324.9 | 541.2 | 216.3 | 67% |
| 24 | Xian | China | 6.5 | 9.1 | 40.6 | 253.3 | 212.6 | 523% |
| 25 | Washington | United States | 5.6 | 6.6 | 392.2 | 599.7 | 207.5 | 53% |
| 26 | Paris | France | 11.8 | 12.9 | 764.2 | 971.4 | 207.2 | 27% |
| 27 | Suzhou | China | 4.1 | 6.5 | 52.7 | 257.5 | 204.8 | 389% |
| 28 | Mexico City | Mexico | 20.1 | 21.6 | 255.1 | 459.5 | 204.4 | 80% |
| 29 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 5.2 | 8.1 | 122.7 | 325.6 | 202.9 | 165% |
| 30 | Hong Kong | China | 7.1 | 8.2 | 224.5 | 423.6 | 199.1 | 89% |
| 31 | Bangkok | Thailand | 6.9 | 9.4 | 105 | 299.6 | 194.6 | 185% |
| 32 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 13.1 | 15.2 | 191.7 | 384.3 | 192.6 | 100% |
| 33 | Doha | Qatar | 1.3 | 1.6 | 98.8 | 275.1 | 176.3 | 179% |
| 34 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 11.8 | 13.6 | 180.9 | 356.1 | 175.2 | 97% |
| 35 | Dalian | China | 3.9 | 5.7 | 53.8 | 225.7 | 171.9 | 319% |
| 36 | Wuxi | China | 3.5 | 5.4 | 47 | 217.2 | 170.2 | 362% |
| 37 | Seoul | South Korea | 9.8 | 9.5 | 233.3 | 400.3 | 167 | 72% |
| 38 | Chicago | United States | 9.5 | 10.2 | 496.4 | 661.4 | 165 | 33% |
| 39 | Delhi | India | 16.3 | 21.4 | 47.6 | 211.4 | 163.9 | 344% |
| 40 | Ningbo | China | 3.5 | 5.1 | 45 | 205.7 | 160.8 | 358% |
| 41 | Jinan | China | 4.3 | 5.7 | 43.2 | 193.4 | 150.2 | 348% |
| 42 | Xiamen | China | 3.5 | 5.3 | 30.4 | 179.8 | 149.3 | 491% |
| 43 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 9.6 | 12.8 | 70.7 | 218.4 | 147.7 | 209% |
| 44 | Miami | United States | 5.6 | 7.2 | 235.9 | 380.2 | 144.34 | 61% |
| 45 | Kuwait City | Kuwait | 2.3 | 3.2 | 117.5 | 261.8 | 144.33 | 123% |
| 46 | Qingdao | China | 3.7 | 5.1 | 48.1 | 190.1 | 142 | 295% |
| 47 | Sydney | Australia | 4.6 | 5.8 | 268.9 | 410.6 | 141.8 | 53% |
| 48 | Atlanta | United States | 5.3 | 6.8 | 249.7 | 391.4 | 141.7 | 57% |
| 49 | Brasilia | Brazil | 3.7 | 5 | 101.6 | 242.6 | 141.03 | 139% |
| 50 | Taipei | Taiwan | 6.8 | 6.9 | 160.3 | 301.3 | 141 | 88% |
| 51 | Rhine-Ruhr | Germany | 11.3 | 11.1 | 484.6 | 625 | 140.4 | 29% |
| 52 | Toronto | Canada | 5.7 | 7 | 270 | 409.9 | 139.9 | 52% |
| 53 | Mumbai | India | 18.2 | 22.5 | 55.9 | 192.7 | 136.8 | 245% |
| 54 | Phoenix | United States | 4.2 | 5.9 | 181.6 | 317.5 | 135.9 | 75% |
| 55 | Harbin | China | 5.9 | 7.6 | 38.8 | 172.9 | 134 | 345% |
| 56 | Changzhou | China | 3.3 | 4.8 | 34.3 | 166.2 | 131.9 | 385% |
| 57 | San Francisco | United States | 4.3 | 5 | 283.3 | 410.7 | 127.3 | 45% |
| 58 | Hefei | China | 3.4 | 4.8 | 31.2 | 154.8 | 123.6 | 396% |
| 59 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 | 5.2 | 75.9 | 196.9 | 121 | 159% |
| 60 | Melbourne | Australia | 4.1 | 5.2 | 221.4 | 341.7 | 120.3 | 54% |
| 61 | Luanda | Angola | 4.8 | 8.9 | 38.6 | 155.6 | 117 | 303% |
| 62 | Xuzhou | China | 3.1 | 4.5 | 22.4 | 134.1 | 111.7 | 499% |
| 63 | Tel Aviv-Jaffa | Israel | 3.3 | 4.3 | 114.8 | 225.9 | 111 | 97% |
| 64 | Changsha | China | 3.1 | 4.3 | 40.3 | 150.1 | 109.8 | 272% |
| 65 | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 0.8 | 1.6 | 67.1 | 175.9 | 108.8 | 162% |
| 66 | Lima | Peru | 9.2 | 11.8 | 77.3 | 184.7 | 107.3 | 139% |
| 67 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 5.4 | 6.6 | 78.5 | 185.3 | 106.9 | 136% |
| 68 | Fuzhou | China | 2.9 | 4.2 | 23.4 | 130 | 106.6 | 456% |
| 69 | Ankara | Turkey | 4.1 | 5.7 | 64.9 | 170.3 | 105.4 | 162% |
| 70 | San Diego | United States | 3.1 | 3.9 | 172.9 | 277.5 | 104.6 | 61% |
| 71 | Philadelphia | United States | 6 | 6.3 | 314.5 | 418.6 | 104.1 | 33% |
| 72 | Tangshan | China | 3 | 3.7 | 33.6 | 137.6 | 104 | 309% |
| 73 | Santiago | Chile | 6.1 | 7.3 | 93 | 196.8 | 103.8 | 112% |
| 74 | Seattle | United States | 3.4 | 4.1 | 211 | 314.3 | 103.3 | 49% |
| 75 | Bangalore | India | 8.2 | 11.3 | 28.6 | 128.8 | 100.2 | 350% |
Ranked by projected absolute GDP growth 2012-2025 at predicted real exchange rates.
Source: McKinsey Global Institute Cityscope database 2.0
Here I've calculated the annual growth rates and GDP/capita for those 75 cities and sorted them by GDP/growth:
