福布斯最具影响力城市排名出炉：伦敦位居榜首London the most influential city in the world according to ForbesBritain is a "second-rate power" which has been in decline for a century – yet London remains the most influential city in the world.Those are the startling findings of a list of the globe's most "necessary" cities, compiled by the business magazine Forbes.London and New York topped the global list of the world's most influential cities, although largely thanks to history, tradition and "inertia" – they are the most dominant principally because they always have been.The British capital clinched top spot in part thanks to its position as a g lobal transport hub with a high number of company headquarters, loose regulator y environment and judicial and political systems which have proved a model for the rest of the world.But Forbes was somewhat damning in its praise, adding that London's status as the world's most influential city was largely a hangover from its past glori es."Inertia and smart use of it is a key theme that emerged in our evaluation of the top global cities," it said."No city better exemplifies this than London, which after more than a centu ry of imperial decline still ranks No. 1 in our survey."The United Kingdom may now be a second-rate power, but the City's unparall eled legacy as a global financial capital still underpins its pre-eminence." Fo rbes based its city rankings on eight factors, including the level of foreign d irect investment, the number of corporate headquarters, the amount of business types it dominates, ease of air travel to other global cities, the strength of financial services, technology and media power, and racial diversity.Using those factors, Forbes found London and New York held a "hegemony" ove r the rest of the world, standing far ahead of their nearest rivals, Paris and Tokyo.Rising stars were named as Singapore, currently in fifth place, Dubai in se venth and San Francisco, which is in equal 10th.Cities which could leap into the top 10 in future include Soul, currently n umber 16, Abu Dhabi, now in 20th, and Sao Paulo in 23rd.Despite being among the world's most populous cities, in countries which ar e seen as being on the cusp of an economic breakthrough, cities elsewhere in th e developing world are considered lacking in influence.Forbes said: "The Indian megacities Delhi and Mumbai rank in the low 30s al ong with Johannesburg in South Africa."Until these areas can develop adequate infrastructure - from roads, transi t and bridges to relatively non-corrupt judicial systems - none can be expected to crack the top 10, or even 20, for at least a decade."For the time being, the future of the global city belongs not to the bigge st or fastest growing but the most efficient and savvy, and those with a strong historical pedigree. This raises the bar for all cities that wish to break int o this elite club."The world's top 10 most influential cities:1. LondonA history and tradition which cannot be rivalled have left London with all the economic benefits of the City of London, and a language, judiciary and lega l system which are models for the rest of the world.The super-rich have long been comfortable there, and its cultural, media an d advertising sectors are dominant.Spared the regulation and red tape which ties up business in the US and Eur ope, London's time zones are manageable for business travellers commuting east or west and it has the second best global air connections in the world after Du bai.London has the most start-up Internet firms in Europe and is host to 68 of the world's top 2,000 companies.2. New YorkHard on the heels of London, New York only narrowly missed out to its Briti sh rival in the Forbes list. The Big Apple is home to most of the world's top i nvestment banks and hedge funds. Its stock market trade levels are 10 times tha t of London and four times that of Tokyo. It is a global leader in media, adver tising and the music industry and dominates in the realms of fashion and luxury. Visitors spend more money in New York than any city in the world thanks, Forbe s suggests, to its iconic landmarks.3. ParisA distant third, Paris claims its place only thanks to its domination of th e still-important French market with virtually all of the country's home-grown companies basing their headquarters there.4. SingaporeThe most influential city in Asia, Singapore has a population of just five million but an infrastructure which is the envy of the world. With a colonial legacy of British governance and law, it has been named as the best place in the world to do business. As a result, it has the highest level of foreign direct investment and is the top location for European companies with an Asia-Pacific HQ.5. TokyoDespite being the world's largest city in terms of gross domestic product, Tokyo has fallen behind Singapore as Asia's most influential, according to Forbes. Like Paris, the magazine said, it gains most of its ranking due to its domination of its own domestic markets. But it will continue to suffer thanks to an ageing population and declining birth rate, a lack of ethnic diversity and stiff competition from regional rivals.6. Hong KongMore free than the rest of China, Hong Kong is the largest financial centre in Asia and the third largest in the world. Most of the world's banks, asset managers and insurance companies have Asia-Pacific headquarters there.7. DubaiDubai has put itself the centre of the world thanks to an airport which boasts the largest terminal on the globe which makes it the most well-connected city in terms of air travel.Coupled with an environment described by Forbes as "business-friendly," it is the destination of choice for companies seeking a Middle East presence.It is also the most racially-diverse city on the list, with 83 per cent of residents having been born elsewhere.8. BeijingAs the capital of the emerging economic superpower that is China, Beijing is growing importance all the time. As well as hosting the HQs of most of China's state-owned companies Forbes said it is "home to the country's elite educational institutions and its most innovative companies."=.SydneyAustralia's largest city is dominant in a country that has seen aresources-fuelled boom in the last two decades.10. San Francisco Bay AreaHas leapt from relatively obscurity to become hugely "necessary" thanks largely to its domination of the tech field. Companies outside the sector are now also seeing San Fran as the place to be, moving their businesses there.Los AngelesNo longer the force it was when it sought to rival New York as America's most important city, LA's position is just about secured thanks to Hollywood and its domination of the entertainment industry. It remains the second-largest city in the US, but it is losing influence in business terms, with several major companies departing in recent years, and could soon trail its neighbour San Francisco .= TorontoGains its position as the economic capital of the rich and stable country that is Canada. Nearly half of its population is foreign born.《福布斯》在其赞美之辞中却有一些不满，称伦敦能居全球最具影响力城市之首，主要因为延续着过往辉煌。