Q: How many new first-tier cities **** in 2019?
A: 15 new first-tier cities in 2019.
Ranking of new first-tier cities in 2019
1, Chengdu, 100
2, Hangzhou, 90.41
3, Chongqing, 89.71
4, Wuhan, 78.2
5, Xi'an, 77.75
6, Suzhou, 75.23
7, Tianjin. 71.33
8, Nanjing, 68.44
9, Changsha, 60.59
10, Zhengzhou, 60.06
11, Dongguan, 56.97
12, Qingdao, 54.25
13, Shenyang, 54.07
14, Ningbo, 53.67< /p>
15, Kunming, 52.27
Note: The full score of the Business Attractiveness Index is not 100, and the highest score is the highest value for a first-tier city, i.e., Beijing's 184.83. For readers' understanding, the highest score of the new first-tier cities is presented as 100 points.
Northern cities ****5
In the list of new first-tier cities, there are 5 northern cities a ****, and the number of southern cities reaches 10. Taking into account the 3:1 pattern of northern and southern cities in the first-tier cities, the difference between north and south has indeed surpassed the gap between east and west and become an important feature of the competitive pattern among China's top cities.
Kunming is the only new city on the list
Kunming became the only new city on the list of new first-tier cities this year. Its significant growth was seen in talent attractiveness - the index ranked only 23rd in the country last year, and this year it has risen to 12th place. In tandem, Kunming has also made leaps and bounds in each of the lifestyle diversity indicators.
Analysis of 15 New Tier 1 Cities
Chengdu
Chengdu's overall strength remained unchanged from last year, and it continues to top the list of new Tier 1 cities this year. The city's urban centrality and lifestyle diversity both moved up 1 spot, overtaking Shenzhen at No. 4. Chengdu has the highest talent attractiveness index among the new Tier 1 cities, and it ranked No. 3 in regional centrality of business resources, behind Beijing and Xi'an. In the consumer lifestyle category, Chengdu topped the nation in the number of food and beverage outlets, the number of bars, and the number of clothing stores.
Hangzhou
Hangzhou's overall strength also stabilized at No. 2 in the new first-tier cities from last year, second to Chengdu. Hangzhou's Consumer Activity Index rose four places to rank No. 2 in China, second only to Shanghai. The Business Core Index and the Favorability of Big Brands, two business indicators, were also among Hangzhou's top performers, ranking No. 5 nationally, while the number of listed companies, the number of startups and the number of entrepreneurial platforms ranked among the top in four entrepreneurship and business development indicators. Young people and Internet consumption indicators are also highlights of Hangzhou's data, with young people's consumption vitality ranking 5th in the country, and Hungry Mou takeaway activity, Shrimp payment index, and Xiaohongshu user activity ranking in the top 5
Chongqing
Chongqing's overall strength ranked 3rd among the new first-tier cities, unchanged from last year, and it is the country's largest city in terms of resident population, with 30,751,600 people. Compared with last year, Chongqing's future plasticity ranking rose 2 places to No. 3 among new first-tier cities. Transportation connectivity fell 4 places from last year to rank 21st in the country, the secondary dimension indicator with more declines. The freshness of going out and the richness of leisure as lifestyle indicators ranked 3rd and 4th respectively, both topping the list of new first-tier cities. Chongqing ranked No. 1 in the country for the number of bookstores with 1,462, while the number of food and beverage outlets ranked No. 2 with 236,700, second only to Chengdu.
Wuhan
Wuhan's overall strength stabilized at No. 4 among the new first-tier cities, preceded by Chengdu, Hangzhou and Chongqing. Compared with Chongqing, which ranked first, Wuhan's commercial resources regional centrality index is stronger than Chongqing's, ranking 4th. The concentration of business resources fell from 2 places down to 11. In terms of transportation, Wuhan ranked 3rd among all cities in terms of high-speed rail intercity in-coming connections, ahead of Beijing, and 5th in terms of the number of high-speed rail-accessible cities at 152. Wuhan's number of cities accessible by highway in 3 hours is relatively weak and ranked 102nd among all cities in the country.
Xi'an
Xi'an's overall strength rose for the second consecutive year, ranking among the new first-tier cities. rising for two years, ranking 5th among new first-tier cities. Urban Hubness is the top ranking indicator for Xi'an, ranking 5th, second to Chengdu. Future plasticity and urbanite activity both rose 1 place in the rankings compared to last year. Xi'an's transportation connectivity rose 8 places compared to last year, with 147 cities directly accessible by civil aviation ranking 3rd in China, and the civil aviation intercity connectivity and the number of highways passing through Xi'an ranked among the top 5 in China in terms of the two indicators related to the city's hubs.The index of the regional centrality of commercial resources ranked 2nd in China, after Beijing. Xi'an ranked lower in the Basic Business Index, but rose 5 spots to the top 10 in the Big Brand Favorability Index.
Suzhou
Suzhou's overall strength fell 1 spot this year to No. 6 in the new first-tier cities, its first decline after two consecutive years of rising rankings. The Business Core Index, Basic Business Index, Nighttime Activity Index and Favorable Big Brands Index were the top indicators for Suzhou, all ranking No. 8 in the country. The innovation atmosphere remains the highlight of Suzhou's data, with the number of high-tech enterprises ranking 5th in the country with 4,018 homes, and 8,437 high-quality local companies and 4,161 science and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises all ranking 6th in the country.
Tianjin
Tianjin's overall strength is ranked 7th among the new first-tier cities. Future plasticity was the top-ranking indicator for Tianjin, coming in at No. 8 nationwide, but dropping 1 spot from last year. The city's urban hubness rose 4 places to rank 12th in the country, while leisure richness and business core index were the top indices for Tianjin. Compared with Suzhou, which has a stronger overall strength, Tianjin ranked 5th nationwide in the number of science and technology-based SMEs and the number of high-quality local companies with 5,651 and 9,716 respectively.
Nanjing
Nanjing's comprehensive strength ranked 8th among the new first-tier cities, behind Suzhou. Compared with Suzhou, Nanjing's future plasticity rose 1 place to 10th in China, ranking 2 places ahead of Suzhou. Transportation connectivity is the most highly ranked indicator for Nanjing, coming in at No. 4, after Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. In this indicator, Nanjing ranked first in the country in the number of cities directly accessible by highway in 3 hours with 16 cities, 2nd in the country in the degree of connectivity of high speed intercity travel, and 4th in the country in the number of cities directly accessible by high speed rail with 157 cities.
Nanjing ranked 3rd in the quality of undergraduate college and university students among all the cities, and 8th in the country in the indexes of young people's activity and young people's consumption power. >Changsha
Changsha's overall strength returned to 9th place among the new first-tier cities this year after dropping 1 place last year. The fastest rising indicator for Changsha is its urban connectivity, which rose 4 places compared to last year to rank 10th in the country. compared to Nanjing, which ranked 1st in terms of comprehensive strength, Changsha's basic business ranked in the top 10 in Nanjing. Changsha has the 3rd highest number of high-speed rail stations in China, the 6th highest number of cities directly accessible by high-speed rail at 148, and the 6th highest number of intercity high-speed rail trips in the country; Changsha is weak in terms of highways, with 2 highways passing through the city, which is 158th among all cities.
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou's overall strength dropped 1 place this year, ranking 10th among the new first-tier cities. Zhengzhou's city people are less active, ranking 21st in the country, down 7 places compared to last year. Zhengzhou's transportation connectivity index is the most advanced, with the number of cities directly accessible by highway in 3 hours at 15, ranking 4th among all cities, far ahead of Changsha, which ranks first in terms of comprehensive strength. The number of cities directly accessible by high-speed rail is 159, ranking 3rd among all cities, and the future plasticity index, the youth index, and the preferred employment index of graduates are both ranked 8th in the country.
Dongguan
Dongguan is the new first-tier city with the biggest rise in the overall strength ranking compared to last year, up 3 places to 11th among the new first-tier cities. Dongguan's urban hub is weak, but rose 17 places compared to last year. Urbanite activity was the top-ranked indicator in Dongguan, ranking 13th in the country. dongguan's basic business index and nightlife activity index both ranked 7th in the country and 3rd among new first-tier cities. The number of convenience stores is 39,537, ranking 1st in the country, and the number of food and beverage outlets is 146,700, ranking 8th. dongguan is ranked 1st in the country for the number of high-speed rail stations.
Qingdao
Qingdao's comprehensive strength remained the same as last year, and this year it still ranked 12th among the new first-tier cities. Compared with Dongguan, the top 1 city in terms of overall strength, Qingdao ranked ahead of Dongguan in terms of commercial resource concentration, lifestyle diversity and future plasticity. In the commercial category, the Commercial Core Index, Basic Commercial Index, and Big Brand Favorability Index are the top-ranked indices in Qingdao. Qingdao's Out and About Freshness Index ranked 13th in the country. It rose 2 places compared to last year, with the number of supermarkets at 5,323, ranking 8th in the country, and the number of museums at 83, ranking 7th.
Shenyang
Shenyang's overall strength fell 2 places to rank 13th among the new first-tier cities. Shenyang has a stronger urban hub, ranking 9th among the new Tier 1 cities and in the top 1 position of Suzhou. Shenyang's Transportation Connectivity Index ranked 11th in the country, ahead of Chengdu, up 11 places compared to last year. The Business Core Index is also the top-ranking secondary dimension indicator for Shenyang, ranking 13th in the country, with the Regional Centrality of Business Resources Index ranking 9th in the country, and the Core Business District Strength Index ranking 12th in the country.
Ningbo
Ningbo ranked 14th among the new first-tier cities in terms of overall strength, dropping 1 place compared to last year. City People Activity and Business Resource Agglomeration are the indexes in which Ningbo ranked higher, ranking 16th and 17th respectively. Ningbo's consumer activity index ranked 6th in China, second only to Beijing, up 10 places compared to last year. Ningbo's index of big brand favoritism ranked 12th in China, up 4 places compared to last year and 5 places higher than Nanjing. The number of listed companies in Ningbo is 64, ranking 8th among all cities, and the number of excellent companies and technology-based SMEs ranked 13th in China.
Kunming
Kunming has risen in the overall strength ranking for the third consecutive year and has entered the new first tier for the first time, ranking 15th among the new first tier cities. Future plasticity and lifestyle diversity were the indicators that saw Kunming rise the most in the rankings, up 6 and 7 places to 19 and 18 in the country, respectively. the Talent Attraction Index rose 11 places to 12th in the country. the Youth Index ranked 10th among all cities, and Kunming also boasts the 3rd largest number of bars in the country at 1,582. Kunming's Intercity Transportation Infrastructure Index ranked 5th among the new first-tier cities, second only to Hangzhou, with civil aviation-related data, including the number of cities directly accessible by civil aviation domestically, and the degree of civil aviation inter-city flight connections ranking 7th and 5th in the country, respectively.
Focusing on the needs of urbanization
In the past few years, the people of the new first-tier cities have been willing to try out new lifestyles, and have diversified their needs for the city. The lack of new industrial direction, the slow pace of the Northeast cities, which have not changed much in decades, obviously do not satisfy people's long-cherished wish for an ideal life. Shenyang, the only new first-tier city in the Northeast today, ranked 17th among all cities, down three spots from 2016.
This year's metrics were set with a focus on the attitudes of young people. Not just highly educated college students, but young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who have established themselves in the city with their skills and are working hard to make a living are the future of the city. Under the dimension of future plasticity, we have added two new tertiary indicators: the Youth Index and the Youth Consumption Power Index. Only Beijing and Tianjin are among the top 20 cities in the North in both categories.
In the current Chinese urban context, people's desire for a better life is actually a continuous demand for diversity in urban life. Cities that are more open, more open and more inclusive are naturally becoming the gathering places for more young people.