1
San Francisco United States
97.8
💰 $50B 🚀 1.55K+ 📈 +21%
2
Beijing China
95.4
💰 $28B 🚀 1.38K+ 📈 +42%
3
New York United States
94.8
💰 $18B 🚀 1.95K+ 📈 +22%
4
London United Kingdom
93.7
💰 $10B 🚀 2.25K+ 📈 +18%
5
Shanghai China
90.8
💰 $23.3B 🚀 600+ 📈 +38%
6
Boston United States
89.6
💰 $4B 🚀 420+ 📈 +15%
7
Singapore Singapore
87.1
💰 $6B 🚀 650+ 📈 +28%
8
Paris France
85.9
💰 $10B 🚀 500+ 📈 +18%
9
Toronto Canada
85
💰 $3B 🚀 400+ 📈 +33%
10
Tel Aviv Israel
84.7
💰 $10B 🚀 200+ 📈 +20%

AI Cities Rankings

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🔬 Methodology 📚 Insights
Rank
City
Score
Key Metrics
1
San Francisco
Generative AI Capital
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI epicenter, $164B, 630% more talent
97.8
Startups:
1.55K+
Startups
Investment:
$50B
Investment
Talent score:
9.8/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+21%
Growth
2
Beijing
Chinese AI Models Hub
DeepSeek, Ernie epicenter, 53K+ researchers, domestic AI sovereignty
95.4
Startups:
1.38K+
Startups
Investment:
$28B
Investment
Talent score:
9.7/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+42%
Growth
3
New York
Financial AI Capital
BlackRock Aladdin: $10T+ AI-managed assets, Wall Street transformation leader
94.8
Startups:
1.95K+
Startups
Investment:
$18B
Investment
Talent score:
9.3/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+22%
Growth
4
London
AI Research & Ethics Hub
DeepMind AlphaFold, European AI sovereignty, scientific breakthroughs
93.7
Startups:
2.25K+
Startups
Investment:
$10B
Investment
Talent score:
9.5/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+18%
Growth
5
Shanghai
Industrial AI & Smart Manufacturing
Tesla Gigafactory, SAIC autonomous vehicles, world's largest smart port
90.8
Startups:
600+
Startups
Investment:
$23.3B
Investment
Talent score:
9.4/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+13%
Growth
6
Boston
Biotech AI Capital
MIT & Harvard, first AI drug trials, medical breakthrough center
89.6
Startups:
420+
Startups
Investment:
$4B
Investment
Talent score:
9.7/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+8%
Growth
7
Singapore
Smart Nation AI Leader
World's first national AI strategy, Smart Nation initiative, government AI deployment
87.1
Startups:
650+
Startups
Investment:
$6B
Investment
Talent score:
9.6/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+28%
Growth
8
Paris
European AI Sovereignty Hub
Mistral AI €11.7B valuation, European foundation models, AI Act leadership
85.9
Startups:
500+
Startups
Investment:
$10B
Investment
Talent score:
9.4/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+18%
Growth
9
Toronto
Deep Learning Research Hub
Geoffrey Hinton's lab, birthplace of modern AI, Vector Institute
85
Startups:
400+
Startups
Investment:
$3B
Investment
Talent score:
9.8/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+33%
Growth
10
Tel Aviv
AI Talent & Innovation Hub
Unit 8200 AI talent, $9.5B startup funding, 25% of startups AI-focused
84.7
Startups:
200+
Startups
Investment:
$10B
Investment
Talent score:
9.7/10
Talent
Growth rate:
+20%
Growth