The United States has 17 global cities classified withing the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma levels according the Globalization and World Cities group from the UK. India and China have 5 and 4 global cities respectively
New York is the most global city in the world. Shanghai is the most global Chinese city and Mumbai the most global Indian city, according to the 2008 study.
Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are other global Chinese cities. New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata (Calcutta) round up the Indian list.
For the United States, other cities include:
–> Los Angeles
–> Chicago
–> Boston
–> Washington DC
–> San Francisco
–> Dallas
–> Miami
–> Houston
–> Detroit
–> Portland
–> Philadelphia
–> San Diego
–> Denver
–> San Jose
–> Minneapolis
–> Seattle
