@complex: New York takes the top spot 🗽 Oxford Economics ranked NYC No. 1 in its 2026 Global Cities Index, followed by London and Paris. The report assessed the world’s 1,000 largest cities across five categories: economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. Seattle and San Francisco rounded out the top five, while Los Angeles ranked No. 12, Toronto No. 20 and Chicago No. 47. (📸: Getty)