The survey measures how much sway a city has beyond its borders -- its influence and integration with global markets, culture, and innovation.
Of the top 10 cities, five are in Asia -- Tokyo (3rd), Hong Kong (5th), Singapore (8th), Sydney (9th) and Seoul (10th).
The survey also focused on trend such as megacities and rapid urbanization as more people are moving from rural to urban areas. In addition it noted that global influence is shifting from the West to the East.
This year's survey of 68 cities was the second ever done. The survey in 2008 looked at 60 cities from around the world.
This year's rankings with Asian cities in red:
Rank City
1 New York
2 London
3 Tokyo
4 Paris
5 Hong Kong
6 Chicago
7 Los Angeles
8 Singapore
9 Sydney
10 Seoul
11 Brussels
12 San Francisco
13 Washington
14 Toronto
15 Beijing
16 Berlin
17 Madrid
18 Vienna
19 Boston
20 Frankfurt
20 Shanghai
22 Buenos Aires
23 Stockholm
24 Zurich
25 Moscow
26 Barcelona
27 Dubai
28 Rome
29 Amsterdam
30 Mexico City
31 Montreal
32 Geneva
33 Miami
33 Munich
35 Sao Paulo
36 Bangkok
37 Copenhagen
38 Houston
39 Taipei
40 Atlanta
41 Istanbul
42 Milan
43 Cairo
44 Dublin
45 New Delhi
46 Mumbai
47 Osaka
48 Kuala Lumpur
49 Rio de Janeiro
50 Tel Aviv
51 Manila
52 Johannesburg
53 Jakarta
54 Bogota
55 Caracas
56 Nairobi
57 Guangzhou
58 Bangalore
59 Lagos
60 Karachi
61 Ho Chi Minh City
62 Shenzhen
63 Kolkata
64 Dhaka
65 Chongqing
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