I am sorry I have to disagree I think greendale is the most important city as it is an economic powerhouse with a huge trade in mail and mail is always delivers on time
I’d say that New York and London should have probably tied for #1. NYC and London are very VERY similar cities. They’ve even been referred to as essentially twin cities. On top of that, I was surprised not to see either Paris or Hong Kong on this list. Paris is easily one of the top 10 most important global cities for its cultural impact alone. And Hong Kong was, and arguably still is, one of the biggest economic powerhouses in East Asia.
I definitely understand the reasoning behind calling London the most important city in the world, but I think I’d have to give it to New York City, just because of the financial powerhouse that it is. That and the fact that it is the headquarters of the United Nations
@@HarrySmith-hr2iv I am not bothered about whether Mumbai should be included or not. These 10 countries deserve to be on the list. But your remark is not appropriate here.
Yes and... he also didn't take a dig at any of the other countries... Saudi Arabia is only significant to you because you are afraid of people in the Middle East.
Define 'Dig'.....He talked about Russia's past in losing the race of economic policies (communism vs capitalism) that's the only 'Dig' part on russia I saw. He then followed that up by calling them a economic and political 'titan' .The rest was a commentary on Vladimir Putin's political triumphs. Lastly the video would be awfully long and detract from the message of 'Most Important Cities in the World' if they mentioned every nation's problems. I think that would be a topic for another video.
@@ayushkumar-bg1xf, loot and plunder is kinda the way of the world. The key is to be so strong that you're the one capable of doing the looting and plundering. Trying to guilt more powerful nations is a losing strategy - do better.
México City? What does it do? Sao Paulo? Okay. Maybe. But not Top 10. Hong Kong? YES Paris? Culturally, yes Istanbul? Beautiful and with a very strategic location, but that's it. Mumbai? Well, if Lagos is on here, sure. And it he's Bollywood. Delhi? Yes Seoul? Not really. I mean it doesn't do much to be in the Top 10. Cairo? Why?
Very true, especially w/Emmanuel Macron. Pretty short sighted in many ways. U.S influence seems to waning, especially w/the rise of the E.U, Canada, Japan, Russia, China, India & Brazil.
I’m a born and raised American. However, I know that it all started from England, London. I long for a chance to visit the Greatest Empire the world has ever known after Rome. I now my roots go all the way back to that ground. I recognize London, England has the greatest!!!
@@delongtsway953 I can understand that, I was speaking of many Anglo-Saxons that still a roam the earth. And the Britain empire in general I didn’t mean to cause offense
@@coalminer6278 No, Charles, you won't. You gonna don your gray or blue jacket soon depending on whether you are a Donkey or an Elephant fan and depart for a new civil war if a relative of yours doesn't sell you to the 'Democraric' police before. Therefore, let the British spoils to us. Besides, the Greek may want back some of their Parthenon treasures. And we still have to bring the Great Game with the Brits to a conclusion. No, we don't need you in Europe, no way. For you in Europe to make a hand of bleeding nations again just as it used to be in 1917-1918 and 1944-1945?! No bloody parasites, you're hosed, watch your back. Just shake out your g-g-g-father's trenchcoat and sound assembly for deeds of high resolve in the new quite literal or - ok - just metaphorical Gettysburg fields. We wish you a merry war and a happy new Reconstruction!
@@delongtsway953 so u speak for all Asian Americans do you? Or do u believe just because people look like you they think like you. You my friend are racist
The power of the IT revolution is probably best embodied in San Francisco and the Bay Area. That whole region down to San Jose and up the other side feels like one big city and his has all the IT companies.
As a Singaporean I almost choked on my coffee when I heard Singapore mentioned on this list. I know we're doing well for a small piece of snot of a country/city state, but to be mentioned in a list of the most important cities in the world....
Exactly what has Scottsdale or Glendale done for the world let alone Arizona ???? Yes I live in the valley too but we can't say we've added to the world!
How can you talk about Scottsdale or Glendale when it's Tucson they left out!! Oldest Mexican restaurant still in the same family... need I say more. Oh and that Raytheon thing is pretty cool too I guess
@@RioMuc Yeah, sorry dude. I was not thinking while writing this vile comment. I should not judge other people based on their comments. I clearly did not know what Inwas talking about. Sorry guys, I now know what I did was wrong and I feel bad about it.
@@anonymousviewer2165 We all make mistakes and the internet leads us too often to express our opinion immediately without thinking about it twice. Unfortunately we often forget that there is a human being on the other side and not some insensitive algorithms. However you show that you have a great character by apologizing and correcting your mistake. I would suggest you delete your comment and I mine. Then everything is fine again. :-)
As a Londoner got to agree with No.1. Has a massive downside, in that it's bloody expensive, overcrowding is leading to strains on housing and transportation... but think about it: - Twelve professional football teams - Goes back to before the Roman times - Never more than 5 minutes walk from a pub - Where time begins (GMT) There is more of a stronger case for London independence (as we Londoners are woefully underrepresented in Parliament) than Scottish independence.
With all due respect, Saudi Arabia is a paper tiger. Iran, Turkey and Egypt are the most important countries in the Middle East and the long-term future of the region will be determined by these three civilization states.
@@subswithnovideoschalleng-zz2cz 1.38 billion people living in India care about India and many other people do too. This video is either biased or uninformed. This criticizes Singapore or its strict laws which has been of benefit but ignores Saudi Arabia and its funding of militant rebel groups. A realistic list would be New York Shanghai Mumbai London Tokyo Frankfurt Paris Moscow Jakarta Manilla Still you cannot have a perfect list, more relistic would be to make list of cities by their economic importance or political importance than merging the categories altogether.
I think Nigeria is basically the mega city of Africa so I wouldn't replace it but i would definitely say Mumbai or Delhi would be more important than the capital of Saudia Arabia
The Indian Agenda London is still 1. Along with the smaller New York City, it’s the financial center of the entire world and this isn’t a lie. Also, just because India has a high population, doesnt mean every city in India is so important. I agree that Mumbai is important, but not too important to beat the important cities of London, New York and Tokyo.
@@mattyrock2467😂 Never heard of the LSE,,, London floors NYC,,, look at it's history, it's the student capital of the world,,, tourism nos ,, only thing you got is UN , Wall street and culture full stop
London does not even have a stock exchange while nyc has the 2 worlds largest so how can london be a financial capital without a stock exchange? London is located right in the center of the planet so of course you gonna get more international visitors. NYc skyline is vastly superior. The dollar is the world reserve currency and the NY federal reserve bank prints for the entire world. Broadway is much bigger than the west end while off broadway is second to none. NYC weather is hell of alot better. way more sunshine and proper warmth all year round etc. London does have the history advantage and thats about it. Nyc is the capitol of the world baby and dont forget it. even the billionaires of the world knows the deal. 107 billionaires vs londons 55. Enough said.@@ryandanngetich2524
@@ryandanngetich2524nah, after the UK left the EU any doubt that NYC is more important was erased. If one of the cities spontaneously disappeared today, NYC’s disappearance would have a much bigger negative global impact than London.
@@iusemathinreallife Of the large cities I visited, London is the cleanest one. Where did you find it dirty? And it's no more dangerous than any other city in Europe (look up the stats)
@@iusemathinreallife Please elaborate. I'm a londoner and I know what I'm talking about. Most of London is being cleaned up on a regular basis. We pay lots of money for that to the council we're part of.
great list, and started with nice russophobic commentary, then nicely praise saudi arabia and whole middle east, but then criticise singapore for its authoritarian tendencies yup, totally nonbiased and propaganda- free list
I live in Singapore. Althought it might be quite authoritarian, they have proved themselves many times to be reliable and trustworthy. You can let them do anything, its difficult to screw it up, so I don't mind if they take charge and do their stuff. Our government is great
I wouldn't say any government is great and Singapore is a bit extreme case in some regards like having democratic presidential elections with only one allowed candidate isn't exactly kosher but yea Singapore is undeniably democratic and free dream compared with Saudi or any other Arabia and Middle East in general. Same as the necessary condemnation of still mostly free and democratic Russia just cos Russians due their historic perspective and experiences prefer and most importantly voting for more stable even if authoritarian government while again nothings mentioned when it comes to Saudis Riyad. that was my point- the one-sided propaganda thats pushed on us.
Maybe its a part of ponting out what people don't know so much of, repeating what you already know about a place isnt very informative. It may have been in an original script but cut out due to repetitiveness and that its not new or not well known information.
Yes, there has been a lot of antiRussian bias here on RUclips, especially from the forces of PC, like Homosexuals. And then there are Democrats pissed off they lost an election
If you honestly don't despise Russia I'm worried about you even not about their human rights they are still an enemy to the rest of the world whether you want to accept the fact or not. Russia wants to rebuild an empire and they will start WW3 if they have to in order to do so.
I definitely would have taken Seoul for the reasons you mentioned, especially since it has a major political sway with the upcoming Korean questions. But I wouldn't take Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hong Kong was only relevant when it was the only link between China and the rest of the world - it's losing power ever since China opened up in 1979. Shanghai is an important financial center, but other financial centers like Shenzhen and Hangzhou may reduce Shanghai's importance. It's the same reason I think Singapore may possibly not have the same sway in the future. If China succeeds with One Belt it would bypass Malacca, and that would significantly reduce Singapore's importance.
@@jyashin when HK was handed back to China it had a GDP of 25% (roughly) of the GDP of China. Today it's less than 3%. Shenzhen recently overtook it (although it has officially a twice, but probably more like 3 times larger population). Hence the reason why China signed up to, but isn't now respecting the autonomy of HK
@@LiamNI The issue of autonomy is more complex than that. But long story short Hong Kong is to be fully integrated on July 2nd, 2047. Beijing is making the process gradual, instead of a sudden transition. But in the year since my post we see the problems of cost of living, lack of space, and bad economic prospects in Hong Kong get far worse. Hong Kong can't sustain its economy or population naturally; its decline (compared to other Chinese cities) was inevitable.
Initially, I was going to ask why not Washington DC, but when you went through the list of all the reasons why London is number one, I have to met, Washington DC is definitely lacking. The only thing it really has going for it is the fact that it is the United States Capitol, and as such it’s history is just as long as the nations, But one compared to London, there’s really no competition.
Drew Layton as much as I agree the swamp is a circus but 1 man and a bunch of elephants wouldn’t be enough to kick them off a 10 ten list last ke this. Seems like they used metrics other than just political clout.
"...metrics other than political clout" - yes, economic clout. DC has no industry other than government and tourism., and residents of the district have no vote in Congress. And it's tiny.
Silkendrum which means if the capital were to move for any reason those left behind would be in a dead city over night. It’s tourism would be like touring the ruins of Rome... buildings included...
The problem with comparing these places to nations is that they can't exist in isolation. They all rely on rural areas for food and materials without which they'd all collapse.
You what? With the money they have they can buy whatever they want. They don't need the country around them. The other places need their money. You obviously don't have any idea about economics
Having in mind the military power that is controlled from Moscow it should have been higher than most of these cities that only have soft power, like Laos, Singapore or Berlin, also it is a historic city that any person on Earth could recognize. @Vince
@@garciapedro7554 And, as another American, I can assure you that we don't care if we're wrong. Lagos, though? If Lagos was bombed off the face of the Earth most people would say, "I thought that was an island in the Pacific Ocean."
Not sure that I'd put London top. It's certainly slipping. Definitely one of the most important cities on earth but for how much longer? There are already reports of businesses looking to Dublin, Paris and Frankfurt in the wake of Brexit. Londoners knew this might happen though, that's why so many of them voted to remain.
Mumbai with gdp of 320 Billion and a population of 18.4 million and home of entire Bollywood wasn't mentioned, this alone shows how idiotic this list is.
Washington is not "important" beyond politics. London's power is why English became the most spoken language on earth. It is one of the top financial markets, politically important in the G7 and security council, a nuclear power but also has a massive culture influence on the world. It is still a centre for fashion, art, music, theatre, literature etc London is also a meeting point for the most powerful people in the world. Most of the world's billionaires have homes there and most powerful and important people in every field passes through there constantly.
Please visit! Its incredible! But please visit the rest of the UK. We welcome visitors and we truely have some of the most beautiful urban and rural places in the world ready to explore
I could even accept Moscow, but Lagos over Washington......Don't know. I would usually think of Lagos as having similar levels of influence as Karachi and Dhaka.
I find all of these cities and these facts fascinating, but I'm still amazed by the beginning with the fact that Paris could theoretically buy South Africa and that New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo's GDPs are higher than Canada, Australia, and South Korea
Well, the GDP of these cities are calculated taking metro area populations into account. Once you do that, it's not that surprising. Tokyo's metro area has 36 million people, 12 million more people than all of Australia. So obviously Tokyo will have a much larger economy than Australia or Canada (which has around 37 million people). Paris could buy South Africa because the Paris metro area has 10 million people whereas South Africa has 50 million. But an average Parisian is way wealthier than an average South African. Hence why Paris has a larger economy.
Ruben Barajas Dubai is not really important. It is just a few interesting building projects. It is mainly a money 💰 lauding hub for Russian Billionaires and Millionaires
Dubai’s for tourists Canada does nothing same for austrailia Rome hasn’t been important for two thousand years and Hong Kong doesn’t really do much compared to the others Seoul is a poor mans Tokyo I’ll give you Washington DC over Los Angeles
Not Who You Think I Am agreed on all points , even Seoul being Tokyo copy , but S. Korea did a amazing job building up to a world power over last 40 years tho .. also Hong Kong has little political power but does have economic power
LOL I agree with you London is up there it's been around for Lord only knows and it does have influential power I give it to y'all British thumbs up on my part
stephen daldry I still have my reservations about London being on the list, but not number 1. 1) Research and innovation: San Francisco should be the pick. 2) Political influence: Washington DC and Beijing. 3) Commerce: Tokyo and Singapore. 4) Educational centre: Seoul. 5) Primary city in Europe according to the aforementioned lists should be Berlin. Comprehend that you twat.
stephen daldry Fine, then. I checked other institutional rankings. There is almost a tie between NYC and London. I am not a stock market specialist or hedge fund analyst yet, so I can't say how much does NYC as a city benefits from Wall street, but since London has lower crime, I agree with London.
The most visited city in the world is Bangkok, London then Paris. Also Mumbai is very influential in India but not the world. But yeah i would say Paris is more than Lagos and a little more than Riyadh.
it's hard top argue with such a well researched list, but DC and Mumbai should have gotten honorable mentions at the very least. I'm Sure I'm not the only one that was surprised when London was mentioned... DC is pretty important
@@wasteoftime7479 Ya, the capital of a country that basically has no power left in the world is as important as the world's only super-powers capital. LOL
It’s not just about governments but capitalist power sits with people not politics. Capitalism- consumerism and London’s is the most important and influential city in the world.
@@CallsignVega - you're just jealous because you came in at no. 2 and your capital came in nowhere, mainly since you plainly weren't paying attention to the list of parameters against which the comparisons were being made. Besides, the UK has the 5th largest economy in the world, so how is it that it has no power? The US has the largest economy built, in part, on massive borrowing, which eventually, you're going to have to repay.
@OceanBlue dude what the hell does this have to do with the left? Not everything has to be politically motivated. I am very left leaning but 100% agree NYC should have been #1. The world economy runs through it, the UN is headquartered there, much of the worlds banking and gold deposits are center there and it the Largest and most influential city in a country with the most powerful military in the world. If this list had been made 75 years ago then yea London would have topped it but those days are long done.
Right or wrong, I love all your facts & significant lack of meaningless time-consuming spaces. Example is I don't need 3 seconds to show me a number to remind me where we are in the presentation. Thanks immensely for not doing that! The two reasons above are the two biggest reasons I subscribed. I also like your variety.
Nah, Albuquerque is the most important city. We were on Loony Toons.
Violet Grimm what’s that?
I definitely agree, it's teh centre of stuff in New Mexico and New Mexico is cool...
and it was on Loony Toons.
And blue meth 🤣
I am sorry I have to disagree I think greendale is the most important city as it is an economic powerhouse with a huge trade in mail and mail is always delivers on time
My boi post man pat
I’d say that New York and London should have probably tied for #1. NYC and London are very VERY similar cities. They’ve even been referred to as essentially twin cities.
On top of that, I was surprised not to see either Paris or Hong Kong on this list. Paris is easily one of the top 10 most important global cities for its cultural impact alone. And Hong Kong was, and arguably still is, one of the biggest economic powerhouses in East Asia.
hit me up. where you from? england has won more wars than any one in the history of mankind. so its very important that you vote for trump.
I know Scunthorpe isn't strictly speaking a city, which explains it's glaring absence from this list.
Istanbul, Amsterdam, Mumbai, Shanghai and Paris: “Are we a joke to you?”
We only claim Paris
THESE ARE AMERICAN ZIONISTS
Only paris and istanbul
Don't forget Rotterdam. One of the most important ports for Germany's ruhr valley
He explained why Shanghai was not picked over Beijing. As for the other 3, you must be joking yourself.
I definitely understand the reasoning behind calling London the most important city in the world, but I think I’d have to give it to New York City, just because of the financial powerhouse that it is. That and the fact that it is the headquarters of the United Nations
What tf do the United Nations actually do though. They haven’t done anything in years
London has more historical, cultural, population wise, capital of England, larger, more tourist spots, landmarks.
London is not far off NYC in terms of financial power, and has everything else aswell
8:35 Paris and Rome: laughs in neolatin
Right !
Rome today lives up of tourism and government money. It's not a financial district not even in Italy (Milan is) so why would be so important today?
@@Lucian86 depends on what you consider "important". is it just about economy? Rome is still the artistic and cultural capital of Europe.
I’d say Paris, Mumbai or dc instead of Lagos
You know why Lagoes was included let's be fair, White guilt
Racist fellow
@@AnkushGhoshbruno Go cry in you jiparti and curry. Mumbai wasn't mentioned.
@@HarrySmith-hr2iv I am not bothered about whether Mumbai should be included or not. These 10 countries deserve to be on the list. But your remark is not appropriate here.
@@HarrySmith-hr2iv I see that you are still living in the 18 hundreds
Takes a dig at russia, leaves saudi arabia alone....
Yes and... he also didn't take a dig at any of the other countries... Saudi Arabia is only significant to you because you are afraid of people in the Middle East.
Define 'Dig'.....He talked about Russia's past in losing the race of economic policies (communism vs capitalism) that's the only 'Dig' part on russia I saw. He then followed that up by calling them a economic and political 'titan' .The rest was a commentary on Vladimir Putin's political triumphs. Lastly the video would be awfully long and detract from the message of 'Most Important Cities in the World' if they mentioned every nation's problems. I think that would be a topic for another video.
I think you should watch this once more - but this time REALLY LISTEN.
Ashka Me?
Sol Invictus I wonder what tribe he belongs too
Mexico City, São Paolo, Hong Kong, Paris, Istanbul, Mumbai, Delhi, Seoul, and Cairo are all worthy of consideration.
I thought that I'd see Hong Kong on this list, too. Alas...
@OceanBlue you brainwashed westerner forgets that west contains just 13%of global population. all your finance based is based on loot and plunder
Those countries are probably honourable mentions
@@ayushkumar-bg1xf, loot and plunder is kinda the way of the world. The key is to be so strong that you're the one capable of doing the looting and plundering. Trying to guilt more powerful nations is a losing strategy - do better.
México City? What does it do?
Sao Paulo? Okay. Maybe. But not Top 10.
Hong Kong? YES
Paris? Culturally, yes
Istanbul? Beautiful and with a very strategic location, but that's it.
Mumbai? Well, if Lagos is on here, sure. And it he's Bollywood.
Delhi? Yes
Seoul? Not really. I mean it doesn't do much to be in the Top 10.
Cairo? Why?
I'm a Londoner living in Sydney missing London and this was what I wanted to hear right now
For Beijing, don't you have to be free to be the leader of the free world
Yes i thought the same thing!
Mason McSwain I agree with you on this one. I honestly see China leading the free world into the future without any issues
You mean lead the non-free world into the future?
Mason McSwain EXACTLY!
So what is beeing free?
London yes.... a hundred years ago
daniel townsend it still remains the capital of the world, even after Britain’s empire, and plenty of people seem to agree.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin (USA) is not on the list?
That moment when a random city in Nigeria is more important than Moscow.
The moment the propaganda city gets played at its own game.
James Cash like you westerns are any better
@@salvis8344 yes if you see this video maybe you'll just see that westerns are in fact better😁
factsDon't CareAboutYourFeelings nope don’t see 😄. Since when United Kingdom is part of western world?
@@salvis8344 the united kingdom is literally ond of the buggest symbols of the western world you muppet
Lagos, but not Paris?
London leading?
Simon, Simon, those British roots do show.
Very true, especially w/Emmanuel Macron. Pretty short sighted in many ways. U.S influence seems to waning, especially w/the rise of the E.U, Canada, Japan, Russia, China, India & Brazil.
Paris has a population of 600,000 and it’s area is very small and remember this is about cities not countries
Paris 600,000 ? Go back in your dreams !! Paris Global
is over 11 millions !!
who lied to you
dayday 0000000 Are you a kid ? or a brainwashed man ? Try Google to find your response about the population of Paris ! Stupid ignorant !
Where is Constantin.....nvm
Roberto it's istanbul.
Aquatica
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
i Expected Constantinople, Rome and Jerusalem as top 3, this video is total bs
@@burakcangursoy6327 r/wooooosh
I’m a born and raised American. However, I know that it all started from England, London. I long for a chance to visit the Greatest Empire the world has ever known after Rome. I now my roots go all the way back to that ground. I recognize London, England has the greatest!!!
London is not that popular with us Asian Americans.
@@delongtsway953 I can understand that, I was speaking of many Anglo-Saxons that still a roam the earth. And the Britain empire in general I didn’t mean to cause offense
@@coalminer6278 No, Charles, you won't. You gonna don your gray or blue jacket soon depending on whether you are a Donkey or an Elephant fan and depart for a new civil war if a relative of yours doesn't sell you to the 'Democraric' police before. Therefore, let the British spoils to us. Besides, the Greek may want back some of their Parthenon treasures. And we still have to bring the Great Game with the Brits to a conclusion. No, we don't need you in Europe, no way. For you in Europe to make a hand of bleeding nations again just as it used to be in 1917-1918 and 1944-1945?! No bloody parasites, you're hosed, watch your back. Just shake out your g-g-g-father's trenchcoat and sound assembly for deeds of high resolve in the new quite literal or - ok - just metaphorical Gettysburg fields. We wish you a merry war and a happy new Reconstruction!
@@delongtsway953 so u speak for all Asian Americans do you? Or do u believe just because people look like you they think like you. You my friend are racist
The Mongol empire would like a word but the British Empire and Rome are probably top 3 all time.
The power of the IT revolution is probably best embodied in San Francisco and the Bay Area. That whole region down to San Jose and up the other side feels like one big city and his has all the IT companies.
Oz Baz Awesome comment! I wanted to mention the Bay Area, since Simon mentioned whatever river valley area in China.
Dope video and all, but I think New York City has a excellent case to be number #1
Isn’t Monaco a city state as well?
As a Singaporean I almost choked on my coffee when I heard Singapore mentioned on this list. I know we're doing well for a small piece of snot of a country/city state, but to be mentioned in a list of the most important cities in the world....
You didn't even mention Scottsdale Arizona! This list is a joke!
MyHotdogWeiner
Rubbish on Snotsdale!
Here in Glendale, we run this beech!!
Happy Valley and 39th ave is where I've placed my throne!
Exactly what has Scottsdale or Glendale done for the world let alone Arizona ???? Yes I live in the valley too but we can't say we've added to the world!
Nicole Tevault
I'm working on it PAL...
How can you talk about Scottsdale or Glendale when it's Tucson they left out!! Oldest Mexican restaurant still in the same family... need I say more. Oh and that Raytheon thing is pretty cool too I guess
Tucson.... BEST food in the WORLD!!!
Weird how Grimsby didn't make the list but okay
lol. Yeah screw L.A or New York. Im takin my next holiday to see the bright lights of Grimsby. Its about all i can afford after corona times anyways
That's okay. Elton John recorded a very nice song about it :)
I laughed when Lagos popped up but stopped watching altogether when Riyadh made the list.
Anonymous Viewer
You don‘t know that lol
@@RioMuc
Yeah, sorry dude.
I was not thinking while writing this vile comment. I should not judge other people based on their comments.
I clearly did not know what Inwas talking about. Sorry guys, I now know what I did was wrong and I feel bad about it.
@@anonymousviewer2165 We all make mistakes and the internet leads us too often to express our opinion immediately without thinking about it twice. Unfortunately we often forget that there is a human being on the other side and not some insensitive algorithms.
However you show that you have a great character by apologizing and correcting your mistake.
I would suggest you delete your comment and I mine. Then everything is fine again. :-)
@@RioMuc
Thanks, I should remember this advice.
@@anonymousviewer2165 Everything's ok. I'm sure you're a nice person and it was nice talking to you.
As an American who has lived in London for the past 20 years, I fully agree it is indeed the centre of the world
*States they are American*
*Proceeds to be douchey via spelling*
@@DavDaJa what does that even mean?
Yh I’ll agree. Every single religion/culture can be found in London aswell as every business
As a Londoner got to agree with No.1. Has a massive downside, in that it's bloody expensive, overcrowding is leading to strains on housing and transportation... but think about it:
- Twelve professional football teams
- Goes back to before the Roman times
- Never more than 5 minutes walk from a pub
- Where time begins (GMT)
There is more of a stronger case for London independence (as we Londoners are woefully underrepresented in Parliament) than Scottish independence.
3:23 i think all those countries have suffered the British rule
BuRiBuRi zYmOn Blessed with, not suffered, clearly.
All the countries ruled by Britain were dragged kicking and screaming out of their stone-age cess pits.
They were blessed by us british, you clearly see that
Not Beijing. Not Tokyo.
@-- how????
With all due respect, Saudi Arabia is a paper tiger. Iran, Turkey and Egypt are the most important countries in the Middle East and the long-term future of the region will be determined by these three civilization states.
Alan Friesen u dunno Nothing..if its political in Arabs World .. the center is Ryad
Seriously? Nigeria is important but not Mumbai, India? Mumbai's GDP is higher than most african countries
@@subswithnovideoschalleng-zz2cz 1.38 billion people living in India care about India and many other people do too. This video is either biased or uninformed. This criticizes Singapore or its strict laws which has been of benefit but ignores Saudi Arabia and its funding of militant rebel groups.
A realistic list would be
New York
Shanghai
Mumbai
London
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Paris
Moscow
Jakarta
Manilla
Still you cannot have a perfect list, more relistic would be to make list of cities by their economic importance or political importance than merging the categories altogether.
I think Nigeria is basically the mega city of Africa so I wouldn't replace it but i would definitely say Mumbai or Delhi would be more important than the capital of Saudia Arabia
The Indian Agenda London is still 1. Along with the smaller New York City, it’s the financial center of the entire world and this isn’t a lie. Also, just because India has a high population, doesnt mean every city in India is so important. I agree that Mumbai is important, but not too important to beat the important cities of London, New York and Tokyo.
Simcity should be on this list.
London??? Maybe back in the old days of the British empire.
How ya doing over there in NYC? ....we know how much you guys love to be No2 ;)
It's one of the financial centers of the world.
@Supreme Being It's the second most important financial city. That's significant.
Been to and experienced 6 of 10. My favorite is NYC
What about England?
Ian Ng you mean London, right?
England is mahhh cityy!!!!
Egie Asemota its a reference to a song lmao
Ian Ng England is my city
I despise myself for knowing that meme...
The London blowing is incredible.
Lived and worked in both cities as a front desk senior for JPM. London cleans New York’s clock. There’s no comparison.
does london have a stock exchange? Does london have a world capital organization like the UN ? nyc hands down
@@mattyrock2467😂 Never heard of the LSE,,, London floors NYC,,, look at it's history, it's the student capital of the world,,, tourism nos ,, only thing you got is UN , Wall street and culture full stop
London does not even have a stock exchange while nyc has the 2 worlds largest so how can london be a financial capital without a stock exchange? London is located right in the center of the planet so of course you gonna get more international visitors. NYc skyline is vastly superior. The dollar is the world reserve currency and the NY federal reserve bank prints for the entire world. Broadway is much bigger than the west end while off broadway is second to none. NYC weather is hell of alot better. way more sunshine and proper warmth all year round etc. London does have the history advantage and thats about it. Nyc is the capitol of the world baby and dont forget it. even the billionaires of the world knows the deal. 107 billionaires vs londons 55. Enough said.@@ryandanngetich2524
@@ryandanngetich2524nah, after the UK left the EU any doubt that NYC is more important was erased. If one of the cities spontaneously disappeared today, NYC’s disappearance would have a much bigger negative global impact than London.
1st grade are London and NYC.
2nd grade are Paris and Tokyo.
2nd grade ready are Chinese some cities like Beijing.
No wonder I loved visiting London. It's a great city.
Justin Graves Really? It’s so dirty and dangerous ...
@@iusemathinreallife Of the large cities I visited, London is the cleanest one. Where did you find it dirty? And it's no more dangerous than any other city in Europe (look up the stats)
TLC are you joking? It’s filthy 🤢
@@iusemathinreallife Please elaborate. I'm a londoner and I know what I'm talking about.
Most of London is being cleaned up on a regular basis. We pay lots of money for that to the council we're part of.
123 New York is filthy aswell
"elise island still sends shiver s down the spines of most Americans"
me sitting there: *shivers*
I would like to see a section of honourable mentions
Delhi , Mumbai,Kolkata,Chennai,
hydrabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad,Lucknow, Jaipur,
"Perhaps the key here is its long history" - talking of New York ... NEW York ... Long history? Longer than Edo/Tokyo?
Longer than Delhi?
I‘d say that Monaco is more of a city state than San Marino is...
He was saying that at that time, it was just the Vatican, Singapore and San Marino. Monaco wasn’t considered a country until later on.
great list, and started with nice russophobic commentary, then nicely praise saudi arabia and whole middle east, but then criticise singapore for its authoritarian tendencies yup, totally nonbiased and propaganda- free list
I live in Singapore. Althought it might be quite authoritarian, they have proved themselves many times to be reliable and trustworthy. You can let them do anything, its difficult to screw it up, so I don't mind if they take charge and do their stuff. Our government is great
I wouldn't say any government is great and Singapore is a bit extreme case in some regards like having democratic presidential elections with only one allowed candidate isn't exactly kosher but yea Singapore is undeniably democratic and free dream compared with Saudi or any other Arabia and Middle East in general. Same as the necessary condemnation of still mostly free and democratic Russia just cos Russians due their historic perspective and experiences prefer and most importantly voting for more stable even if authoritarian government while again nothings mentioned when it comes to Saudis Riyad. that was my point- the one-sided propaganda thats pushed on us.
Maybe its a part of ponting out what people don't know so much of, repeating what you already know about a place isnt very informative. It may have been in an original script but cut out due to repetitiveness and that its not new or not well known information.
Yes, there has been a lot of antiRussian bias here on RUclips, especially from the forces of PC, like Homosexuals. And then there are Democrats pissed off they lost an election
If you honestly don't despise Russia I'm worried about you even not about their human rights they are still an enemy to the rest of the world whether you want to accept the fact or not. Russia wants to rebuild an empire and they will start WW3 if they have to in order to do so.
Hong Kong? Seoul? Shanghai?
I definitely would have taken Seoul for the reasons you mentioned, especially since it has a major political sway with the upcoming Korean questions. But I wouldn't take Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Hong Kong was only relevant when it was the only link between China and the rest of the world - it's losing power ever since China opened up in 1979. Shanghai is an important financial center, but other financial centers like Shenzhen and Hangzhou may reduce Shanghai's importance.
It's the same reason I think Singapore may possibly not have the same sway in the future. If China succeeds with One Belt it would bypass Malacca, and that would significantly reduce Singapore's importance.
If Hong Kong was independent of China they would have been in this list for sure, but Hong Kong has no political influence due to China.
Delta 6 Music When I look at music, fashion and culture Seoul is way better than some of these cities.
@@jyashin when HK was handed back to China it had a GDP of 25% (roughly) of the GDP of China. Today it's less than 3%. Shenzhen recently overtook it (although it has officially a twice, but probably more like 3 times larger population). Hence the reason why China signed up to, but isn't now respecting the autonomy of HK
@@LiamNI The issue of autonomy is more complex than that. But long story short Hong Kong is to be fully integrated on July 2nd, 2047. Beijing is making the process gradual, instead of a sudden transition.
But in the year since my post we see the problems of cost of living, lack of space, and bad economic prospects in Hong Kong get far worse. Hong Kong can't sustain its economy or population naturally; its decline (compared to other Chinese cities) was inevitable.
Initially, I was going to ask why not Washington DC, but when you went through the list of all the reasons why London is number one, I have to met, Washington DC is definitely lacking. The only thing it really has going for it is the fact that it is the United States Capitol, and as such it’s history is just as long as the nations, But one compared to London, there’s really no competition.
Broken Eyes A year ago DC may have made the list. Now it's just a circus attraction.
Drew Layton as much as I agree the swamp is a circus but 1 man and a bunch of elephants wouldn’t be enough to kick them off a 10 ten list last ke this. Seems like they used metrics other than just political clout.
"...metrics other than political clout" - yes, economic clout. DC has no industry other than government and tourism., and residents of the district have no vote in Congress. And it's tiny.
Silkendrum which means if the capital were to move for any reason those left behind would be in a dead city over night. It’s tourism would be like touring the ruins of Rome... buildings included...
+Broken Eyes
Yep.
The problem with comparing these places to nations is that they can't exist in isolation. They all rely on rural areas for food and materials without which they'd all collapse.
Shawn McRoberts yep, and other way around. Humans have an eco system as well.
You what? With the money they have they can buy whatever they want. They don't need the country around them. The other places need their money. You obviously don't have any idea about economics
@Liam NIre
Money is made from Cotton.
Digital money requires infrastructure.
@@zoephin6205 Did you studied about the Phoenicians? They lived in an area that sucked in natural resources, and turned into a large economy
Whos expecting Washington DC to be at no 1? or at least within the the top 10.
Karl Geli coming from someone who currently lives in Washington DC I was expecting it in the top 10
I wasn't it's only America, yous aren't as amazing as you guys think
@@brookecopland5382 Yeah we are so un-amazing that we have 2 in the top 6 and can make the argument for a 3rd being in the top 10.
dude, this was all so random
London is an wonderful city. And Im not even British.
You are not british you are wrong
I am a Londoner, and I am very proud of my city. Viva London.
Your name is Mohamed so you’re hardly a real Londoner!!
I would argue #1 is Washington dc
Evbot O. LMAO no way
lmao why
London? Um, you're kidding right?
This lost a joke
I don't get how Moscow is number 10
Having in mind the military power that is controlled from Moscow it should have been higher than most of these cities that only have soft power, like Laos, Singapore or Berlin, also it is a historic city that any person on Earth could recognize. @Vince
@@MadProductionsink Well if we're taking military power into consideration then Washington, DC should've been on this list, too
Nigga!!! i dont get how London is number 1lmao
@@thisguy4135 exactly
China: i am gonna be next worlds superpower!
USA: NOPE!
USA is sinking fast. It doesn't matter if they say Nope.
@@HarrySmith-hr2iv USA are not sinking, they are rising!
As an American, I stand by your decision for the #1 pick.
and as an American you are wrong... I am not even American and I know New York should be number one hands down
@@garciapedro7554 And, as another American, I can assure you that we don't care if we're wrong.
Lagos, though? If Lagos was bombed off the face of the Earth most people would say, "I thought that was an island in the Pacific Ocean."
I do think that Istanbul should also be on that list
You should add Istanbul instead of riyadh.
W M Shutup you dog Istanbul is everyone's favourite
LA it's so important that made "new york surpassing tokyo" sound reasonable when it"s not
Not sure that I'd put London top. It's certainly slipping.
Definitely one of the most important cities on earth but for how much longer? There are already reports of businesses looking to Dublin, Paris and Frankfurt in the wake of Brexit.
Londoners knew this might happen though, that's why so many of them voted to remain.
Mumbai with gdp of 320 Billion and a population of 18.4 million and home of entire Bollywood wasn't mentioned, this alone shows how idiotic this list is.
I think u should add Istanbul in place for Lagos Nigeria
I would say 80% of RUclips videos i watch are hosted by Simon. Keep it up. I've learned more from you than school.
“China, the leader of the free world.” Uh, nope.
Vanderox I agree, it’s a joke.
London is still the worlds greatest city!! The financial services never left after Brexit....it was all blown out of proportion.
Y’all put Lagos but not New Delhi tf
Or Washington D.C. which is above Moscow, Lagos, etc
You are right
You forgot Reykjavik man
Is london more important than Whastigaton D.C
If u select london why not paris paris has also same things
yes
No. It doesnt.
Not even close.
London has a better history more culture way bigger financially more populated and more important in world history as well as today
Washington is not "important" beyond politics.
London's power is why English became the most spoken language on earth.
It is one of the top financial markets, politically important in the G7 and security council, a nuclear power but also has a massive culture influence on the world. It is still a centre for fashion, art, music, theatre, literature etc
London is also a meeting point for the most powerful people in the world. Most of the world's billionaires have homes there and most powerful and important people in every field passes through there constantly.
I love that he has to say the country the cities are in. I doubt he is talking about Berlin, Texas...
... or Moscow, Pennsylvania.
Or Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
London, I'd like to go there some day
Maria Alcantar go there tomorrow .
Tomorrow is the best day to go to London !
You should go, it's beautiful, exciting & vibrant♥️♥️
Please visit! Its incredible! But please visit the rest of the UK. We welcome visitors and we truely have some of the most beautiful urban and rural places in the world ready to explore
Paris should be on this list over Lagos, Rhyad or even LA.
It would've been more convincing if Dehli were put No. 1. Brits just have to let go of their past.
Oh get over it.
Dehli never
World will not understand until they don't know that india contribute 27% gdp of whole world before British rule in India.
This has definitely changed since this video. San Francisco being home to the worlds most valuable companies
Germany is the only country that can compete with Russia
Oh boy there will be angry baguettes and vodka drinkers in the comments
Sydney definitely deserves to be a runner up. It's the most powerful city in oceania
Oceania.. with about 40 million people.. Smaller than Spain alone...
Also Melbourne surpassed Sydney as the most important city in Oceania a few years ago
San Francisco Bay Area : home of Twitter, Google, Yahoo, etc.
His job (even though he lives in britain) comes from San Francisco then
That doesn't mean it important...they have other social network..just that there own is blooming and never forget apple doesn't use google
I would like to say something about Helsinki: I want you gentlemen to remember where the Head of the Soviet union /Russia and US liked to meet...
Lagos And Moscow are ranked above Washington D.C.
I could even accept Moscow, but Lagos over Washington......Don't know.
I would usually think of Lagos as having similar levels of influence as Karachi and Dhaka.
I find all of these cities and these facts fascinating, but I'm still amazed by the beginning with the fact that Paris could theoretically buy South Africa and that New York City, Los Angeles, and Tokyo's GDPs are higher than Canada, Australia, and South Korea
Well, the GDP of these cities are calculated taking metro area populations into account. Once you do that, it's not that surprising. Tokyo's metro area has 36 million people, 12 million more people than all of Australia. So obviously Tokyo will have a much larger economy than Australia or Canada (which has around 37 million people). Paris could buy South Africa because the Paris metro area has 10 million people whereas South Africa has 50 million. But an average Parisian is way wealthier than an average South African. Hence why Paris has a larger economy.
cuz politicaly and economy Paris isnt so important like Berlin
What about Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Dubai and Seoul? How about Washington DC, Toronto, Sydney and Montreal?
Ruben Barajas Dubai is not really important. It is just a few interesting building projects. It is mainly a money 💰 lauding hub for Russian Billionaires and Millionaires
Oh no. Lagos Nigeria is so much more important. WTF?
Doby Pilgrim Just remember this is an opinion based list as well.
Dubai’s for tourists Canada does nothing same for austrailia Rome hasn’t been important for two thousand years and Hong Kong doesn’t really do much compared to the others Seoul is a poor mans Tokyo I’ll give you Washington DC over Los Angeles
Not Who You Think I Am agreed on all points , even Seoul being Tokyo copy , but S. Korea did a amazing job building up to a world power over last 40 years tho .. also Hong Kong has little political power but does have economic power
Hope you guys can consider doing a vid about soft power btw. Unless Hollywood, well, might influence otherwise?
LOL I agree with you London is up there it's been around for Lord only knows and it does have influential power I give it to y'all British thumbs up on my part
Tokyo is truly insane !
Great list. London definitely deserves the top spot. Still looking forward to 10 thing's about Simon Whistler!
London deserves the top spot for what it's citizens did 200 years ago?
Curious Khan no for what it's doing today, it is no different new York City you twat
stephen daldry
I still have my reservations about London being on the list, but not number 1.
1) Research and innovation: San Francisco should be the pick.
2) Political influence: Washington DC and Beijing.
3) Commerce: Tokyo and Singapore.
4) Educational centre: Seoul.
5) Primary city in Europe according to the aforementioned lists should be Berlin.
Comprehend that you twat.
Curious Khan so why is it that London is listed as an Alpha ++ global city along with new York, comprehend that you knob-jockey
stephen daldry
Fine, then. I checked other institutional rankings.
There is almost a tie between NYC and London.
I am not a stock market specialist or hedge fund analyst yet, so I can't say how much does NYC as a city benefits from Wall street, but since London has lower crime, I agree with London.
How come Paris is not even mentioned while its the most visited city....Mumbai, India definitely more than Laos and Riyadh
The most visited city in the world is Bangkok, London then Paris. Also Mumbai is very influential in India but not the world. But yeah i would say Paris is more than Lagos and a little more than Riyadh.
As a Londoner I'm almost more pleased that Paris didn't make the top ten . Bwaahaha
I’d say:
1/ NYC
2/ London
3/ Paris
4/ Tokyo
5/ Shanghai
6/ Beijing
7/ Hong Kong
8/ Moscow
9/ LA
10/ Singapore
5,6&7 can be whatever order tbh
it's hard top argue with such a well researched list, but DC and Mumbai should have gotten honorable mentions at the very least. I'm Sure I'm not the only one that was surprised when London was mentioned... DC is pretty important
London is a lot more important than DC
@@wasteoftime7479 Ya, the capital of a country that basically has no power left in the world is as important as the world's only super-powers capital. LOL
It’s not just about governments but capitalist power sits with people not politics. Capitalism- consumerism and London’s is the most important and influential city in the world.
@@CallsignVega - you're just jealous because you came in at no. 2 and your capital came in nowhere, mainly since you plainly weren't paying attention to the list of parameters against which the comparisons were being made. Besides, the UK has the 5th largest economy in the world, so how is it that it has no power? The US has the largest economy built, in part, on massive borrowing, which eventually, you're going to have to repay.
Hey Don, what about Atlanta Georgia--the only city I have worked in where they have TOTALLY NUDE dancers...that should put it near the top!! LOL!
Rome needs to be in the Top 10, because it is the home of the biggest and best Religion in the World. Lagos and Riad are not important.
Where's Mumbai Cultural and Financial Capital of the most powerful emerging country
Lagos more important than Moscow? Lmaoooo
Even as an American I agree with London being #1
Jack Mccown Rule Britannia boys
We are number 1
@OceanBlue dude what the hell does this have to do with the left? Not everything has to be politically motivated. I am very left leaning but 100% agree NYC should have been #1. The world economy runs through it, the UN is headquartered there, much of the worlds banking and gold deposits are center there and it the Largest and most influential city in a country with the most powerful military in the world. If this list had been made 75 years ago then yea London would have topped it but those days are long done.
@@MrMalve25 nonsense. Come back to be when NY trades even have of the financial instruments that London does. Learn economics bro
@@MrMalve25 hahaha! NYC isfar from number one you american scrub
When hundred year london claims music was borned here, 10000 year Indian civilization who invented classicial music be like: hold my beer :)
I was expecting delhi or mumbai in the list.
Really
@@gamz7411 yeah.....at least mumbai
Right or wrong, I love all your facts & significant lack of meaningless time-consuming spaces. Example is I don't need 3 seconds to show me a number to remind me where we are in the presentation. Thanks immensely for not doing that! The two reasons above are the two biggest reasons I subscribed. I also like your variety.
How long London stays on this lst after Brexit remains to be seen.
Ridiculous. 5 minutes in and he's already called Moscow a country and said San Marino, not Monaco, was the 3rd city-state.
Where’s Paris?
In France. You're welcome :)
Economically speaking its not that important
Brother, i love your content. All channels. Thank you so much
bruh.....you left out washington dc......
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