The Big Apple has taken a bite out of Silicon Valley to become the world’s top tech city, according to a new index. Savills Tech Cities in Motion 2019 ranks 30 cities by six categories: Business Environment, Tech Environment, City Buzz & Wellness, Talent Pool, Real Estate Costs and Mobility. New York performs particularly well on the Business Environment category, whose markers include the level of investment, R&D and innovation, and ease of starting of a businesses. Twice as many (2.4 million) people are employed in finance and business services, compared to the global tech cities average.
