New York City was just ranked the best city in the world.

Oct 2, 2026 · 5:59 PM UTC

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Study done by Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026 btw oxfordeconomics.com/global-c…

2026 Global Cities Index

The Oxford Economics Global Cities Index ranks the world’s 1,000 largest cities, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses and future potential.

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Replying to @andruyeung
San Jose in the top 10 immediately invalidates this list
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The fact Seattle is #4 makes this list extremely questionable
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Replying to @andruyeung
Possibly the most laughable list I have ever seen
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What is San Jose doing here
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Replying to @andruyeung
A) NYC at 1 still feels right but the next four are wild if you’re putting Tokyo at 9. B) Who gives a F about San Jose?
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Replying to @andruyeung
san jose at #8

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Replying to @andruyeung
big fan of NYC but having San Jose (grew up there) in the top 10 discredits the list
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lol that san jose and boston are on this list at all is crazy
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Replying to @andruyeung
Shanghai, Barcelona, Sydney. Great cities, but they ain’t no San Jose.
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Replying to @andruyeung
Dublin being #6 is a joke. When I’ve moved to San Francisco from there, my life has improved 100x on every angle. Dublin is quite frankly one of the worst large cities in Europe. No start to Warsaw or Madrid.
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Replying to @andruyeung
San Jose on this list??? Brother please
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Replying to @andruyeung
San Jose at 8?!
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Replying to @andruyeung
I lived in Dublin I worked in Dublin I studied in Dublin Dublin is okay, even good sometimes It's not the 6th best city in the world lmao
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Replying to @andruyeung
Seattle being 4th low key invalidates this whole list Bellevue is even better than Seattle
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Replying to @andruyeung
I’ve walked through the calles of Buenos Aires and Barcelona with their outdoor cafes on every corner and hidden architectural gems. I’ve walked past the aromatic smells of street foods on the streets of Bangkok and Saigon. I’ve climbed up and down the hilly streets of picturesque Lisbon and Vancouver. But nothing comes close to the strip malls and rows of identical townhouses of San Jose, California. Now that is a real city.
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Replying to @andruyeung
They say it’s the most retarded list of all time…
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you make it even better!
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Seattle, Dublin, Boston, San Jose, Zurich
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no dubai, no singapore, no sydney, no miami, no LA, no madrid? how TF is seattle, boston, san jose, dublin and zurich on there?
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Replying to @andruyeung
Everything in its right place (Except for Tokyo below San Jose and Seattle, which is nuts)
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Seattle at 4???!!!
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Replying to @andruyeung
the hudson river views alone probably secured the top spot
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This is the most random list I’ve ever seen in my life 😂
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The lack of Vienna and Barcelona is insane
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then why tf y’all keep moving to CDMX?
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no way seattle is up there
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San Jose?!
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Replying to @andruyeung
This reads like an agenda for a long business trip.
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Replying to @andruyeung
It is the best city in the world
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no Shanghai???
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San Jose above Tokyo is…an interesting choice
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Every other municipality now has to figure out what it did wrong to place second to a place where people leave their rubbish in black bags directly on the pavement. The rest of civilization has quite a lot of soul-searching to do.
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Replying to @andruyeung
The probability that five of the eight best cities in the world are from one country is astronomically low.
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New York and Paris are the worst cities I have ever been to and I have been to Timisoara Romania
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