India Misses Out as Top 20 Richest Cities List Dominated by USA, China, and Japan\

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New Delhi: In a striking revelation, not a single Indian city made it to the list of the world’s top 20 richest cities by GDP. The list is heavily dominated by the United States, which claims 11 spots, followed by China and Japan with two cities each. Other countries represented include the UK, France, Brazil, South Korea, and Germany, each with one city on the list.

Top of the List

According to FRED Economic Data, New York tops the list with a GDP of $2.3 trillion, making it the world’s richest city and home to the highest number of billionaires globally. Japan’s Tokyo comes second with a GDP of $2.1 trillion, followed by Los Angeles ($1.29 trillion), Paris ($1.27 trillion), and London ($1.17 trillion).

Other Notable Cities

• Chicago: $894.9 billion (6th)
• Seoul, South Korea: $878.5 billion (7th)
• São Paulo, Brazil: $780 billion (8th)
• San Francisco: $778.9 billion (9th)
• Dallas: $744.7 billion (10th)

Rounding out the top 20 are cities like Washington, Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe, Houston, Shanghai, Rhine-Ruhr, Beijing, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, and Philadelphia, each with GDPs ranging from $577 billion to $714 billion.

India’s Absence

Despite being one of the world’s largest economies, India’s cities are absent from the top 20, highlighting the gap in urban economic concentration compared to global counterparts. The list underscores the dominance of Western and East Asian financial hubs, leaving Indian cities striving to catch up on the global economic stage.