Global cities of the future: 36 from India!
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In 2007, half of global GDP came from 380 cities in developed-regions, with more than 20 per cent of global GDP coming from 190 North American cities alone, according to a McKinsey study.
But by 2025, one-third of these developed-market cities will no longer make the top 600; and one out of every 20 cities in emerging-markets is likely to see its rank drop out of the top 600, McKinsey says.
By 2025, 136 new cities are expected to enter the top 600, all of them from the developing world and overwhelmingly -100 new cities - from China.
Interestingly, India will contribute 36 global cities by 2025.
Here's a list of 25 cities from India which will turn into economic powerhouses...
Image: Workers assemble a Royal Enfield motorcycle inside its factory in Chennai.
Photographs: Babu/Reuters.
Global cities of the future: 36 from India!
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New Delhi
GDP 2025: $211 bn
GDP 2010: $48 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $19,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $7,000
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Image: An elephant loaded with tree branches walks down a busy road in New Delhi.
Photographs: Desmond Boylan/Reuters.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra)
GDP 2025: $193 bn
GDP 2010: $56 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $16,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $8,000
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Image: Construction workers erect scaffolding at the site of a commercial building in Mumbai.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
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Bangalore (Karnataka)
GDP 2025: $129 bn
GDP 2010: $29 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $22,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $9,000
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Image: A man pushing a tricycle cart walks in front of a pyramid-shaped building made out of glass in the Infosys campus at Electronics City in Bangalore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
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Kolkata (West Bengal)
GDP 2025: $113 bn
GDP 2010: $28 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $12,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: A driver rests on his iconic yellow ambassador taxi in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.
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Pune (Maharashtra)
GDP 2025: $94 bn
GDP 2010: $19 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $26,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $9,000
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Image: Infosys campus in Pune.
Photographs: Nikkul/Wikimedia Commons.
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Surat (Gujarat)
GDP 2025: $84 bn
GDP 2010: $14 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $21,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $8,000
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Image: Surat.
Photographs: Rahulogy/Wikimedia Commons.
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
GDP 2025: $77 bn
GDP 2010: $17 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $12,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: Construction workers erect scaffolding at the site of metro station as a SpiceJet Airlines aircraft flies past in Chennai.
Photographs: Babu/Reuters.
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Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
GDP 2025: $74 bn
GDP 2010: $16 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $13,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: An elevated view shows a newly-built highway and the Gachibowli district in Hyderabad, which is home to many of Hyderabad's IT campuses.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
GDP 2025: $67 bn
GDP 2010: $12 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $14,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: Workers walk in front of a multi-story commercial building under construction on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
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Kochi (Kerala)
GDP 2025: $46 bn
GDP 2010: $7 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $28,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $9,000
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Image: A salesman arranges a gold necklace inside a gold jewellery showroom in Kochi.
Photographs: Sivaram V/Reuters.
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Nasik (Maharashtra)
GDP 2025: $37 bn
GDP 2010: $5 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $28,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $8,000
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Image: Nasik.
Photographs: Ashurockstarboy/Wikimedia Commons.
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Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
GDP 2025: $35 bn
GDP 2010: $6 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $29,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $9,000
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Image: Vishakapatnam.
Photographs: Candeo gauisus/Wikimedia Commons.
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Patna (Bihar)
GDP 2025: $31 bn
GDP 2010: $7 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $22,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $8,000
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Photographs: Piyush1919/Wikimedia Commons.
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Thrissur (Kerala)
GDP 2025: $29 bn
GDP 2010: $4 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $16,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $6,000
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Image: Thrissur.
Photographs: Hashpv/Wikimedia Commons.
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Kozhikode (Kerala)
GDP 2025: $25 bn
GDP 2010: $4 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $15,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $6,000
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Image: Kozhikode
Photographs: Arunkumar PR/Wikimedia Commons.
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Jaipur (Rajasthan)
GDP 2025: $25 bn
GDP 2010: $6 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $11,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: Fort at Amber, India.
Photographs: Hermann Luyken/Wikimedia Commons.
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Thalassery (Kerala)
GDP 2025: $24 bn
GDP 2010: $3 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $20,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $6,000
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Image: Thalassery (Kerala)
Photographs: Akhil Chandran/Wikimedia Commons.
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Chandigarh
GDP 2025: $23 bn
GDP 2010: $4 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $33,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $10,000
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Image: Chandigarh.
Photographs: Mf1004/Wikimedia Commons.
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Nagpur (Maharashtra)
GDP 2025: $22 bn
GDP 2010: $6 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $14,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $6,000
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Image: Nagpur.
Photographs: Gppande/Wikimedia Commons.
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Ludhiana (Punjab)
GDP 2025: $21 bn
GDP 2010: $4 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $18,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $7,000
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Image: A mall in Ludhiana.
Photographs: Sunnysingh/Wikimedia Commons.
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Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
GDP 2025: $21 bn
GDP 2010: $4 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $11,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $5,000
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Image: Indore.
Photographs: Deolekar/ Wikimedia Commons.
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Vasai-Virar (Maharashtra)
GDP 2025: $20 bn
GDP 2010: $3 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $17,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $8,000
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Image: Vasai Fort.
Photographs: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz/ Wikimedia Commons.
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Vadodara (Gujarat)
GDP 2025: $20 bn
GDP 2010: $5 bn
Per capita GDP 2025: $16,000
Per capita GDP 2010: $6,000
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Image: Vadodara.
Photographs: Notnarayan/Wikimedia Commons.
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