NEW YORK – The list of 15 wealthiest cities was topped by New York with atotal wealth of USD 3 trillion.
“Home to the two largest stock exchanges in the world. Areas around NewYork such as Connecticut and Long Island also contain a large amount ofwealth that is not included in this figure,” the report said.
London ranked second in the list with USD 2.7 trillion, followed by Tokyo(USD 2.5 trillion), and San Francisco Bay area (USD 2.3 trillion).
Others in the list include Beijing (USD 2.2 trillion), Shanghai (USD 2trillion), Los Angeles (USD 1.4 trillion), Hong Kong (USD 1.3 trillion),Sydney (USD 1 trillion), Singapore (USD 1 trillion) and Chicago (USD 988billion).
Among the 15 cities listed, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai andSydney were the fastest growing in terms of wealth growth over the past 10years, the report said.
Notable cities that just missed out on top 15 include: Houston, Geneva,Osaka, Seoul, Shenzhen, Melbourne, Zurich and Dallas, it added.