The city of Paris in France had an estimated gross domestic product of 757.6 billion Euros in 2021, the most of any European city. Paris was followed by the spanish capital, Madrid, which had a GDP of 237.5 billion Euros, and the Irish capital, Dublin at 230 billion Euros. Milan, in the prosperous north of Italy, had a GDP of 228.4 billion Euros, 65 billion euros larger than the Italian capital Rome, and was the largest non-capital city in terms of GDP in Europe. The engine of Europe Among European countries, Germany had by far the largest economy, with a gross domestic product of over 4.18 trillion Euros. The United Kingdom or France have been Europe's second largest economy since the 1980s, depending on the year, with forecasts suggesting France will overtake the UK going into the 2020s. Germany however, has been the biggest European economy for some time, with five cities (Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Frankfurt) among the 15 largest European cities by GDP. Europe's largest cities In 2023, Moscow was the largest european city, with a population of nearly 12.7 million. Paris was the largest city in western Europe, with a population of over 11 million, while London was Europe's third-largest city at 9.6 million inhabitants.

This statistic illustrates the number of billionaires in leading cities in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Asia) region as of 2016. It can be seen that the number of billionaires in Moscow stood at a total of **, making Moscow the city in the EMEA region with the most billionaires at that time. Although this is the case London was not far behind, ranking second with a total of ** billionaires as of 2016.

This statistic presents the top three European cities for billionaires. The figures were collected from a top 15 cities global listing in which, as of 2018 only three European cities ranked. In that time, the number of European billionaires that lived in the capital of Russia, Moscow, fell from ** in 2014 to ** in 2018.

By 1800, London had grown to be the largest city in Western Europe with just under one million inhabitants. Paris was now the second largest city, with over half a million people, and Naples was the third largest city with 450 thousand people. The only other cities with over two hundred thousand inhabitants at this time were Vienna, Amsterdam and Dublin. Another noticeable development is the inclusion of many more northern cities from a wider variety of countries. The dominance of cities from France and Mediterranean countries was no longer the case, and the dispersal of European populations in 1800 was much closer to how it is today, more than two centuries later.

According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2025, the city with the highest number of billionaires in 2025 was New York. In detail, *** billionaires resided in the American city. Furthermore, ** billionaires lived in London, while Shanghai had a billionaire population of ** individuals. New York was the only city in the world with more than 100 billionaires that year. Mega-cities of the world A large number of the world’s billionaires are concentrated in a select number of the world’s mega-cities. This has as much to do with the location of their wealth, business interests, and further earning potential, as does the quality of life in those cities. A look at the most significant industries in the global billionaire production line helps to explain the prominence of the traditional capitals of global business including New York, London and Hong Kong. The place of many Chinese cities on the list can in part be explained by the strong performance of industrial conglomerates from the country in recent years. Economic growth in China While New York is the city with the highest number of billionaires, China now boasts the most billionaires of any country in the world. However, ***** of the top ten wealthiest billionaires still came from the United States as of 2025.

Real Madrid was the most valuable soccer club in Europe in 2024, having an enterprise value of 5.097 billion euros. Meanwhile, Manchester City had an enterprise value of 4.933 billion euros, and ranked second.

Iceland was the country with the highest rate of millionaires worldwide in 2022, with more than ***percent of the adult population owning assets worth more than one million U.S. dollars. Luxembourg followed behind with ** percent of the population being millionaires, with Switzerland in third.

In the African region, the most valuable football team as of the 2023/2024 season was the Egyptian El Ahly, with a market value of 30.5 million euros. El Ahly was established in 1907, and since then it managed to be the most decorated club in Egypt and held the record as the team with the highest Confederation of African Football (CAF) champions league titles. The South African Mamelodi Sundowns FC followed closely with a value of 29.15 million euros. Another Egyptian and South African team followed, namely Pyramids FC and Orlando Pirates, with a market value of 21.73 million and 19.55 million euros, respectively. Furthermore, Zamalek SC ranked fifth with a market value of nearly 19.23 million euros.

Al-Ahly of Egypt dominate the CAF Champions League  

The 2022/2023 CAF Champions League kicked off on September 10 with the first preliminary round. The second preliminary round follows. There, ten teams exempted from the first round compete with the winners to reach the group stage. This is followed by two legs (Home and Away) of quarterfinals, semi-finals, and then a final. The final matches were on June 04, and June 11, 2023, between the defending champions Wydad Casablanca and Al-Ahly. The Egyptian team managed to deprive Wydad Casablanca of securing its fourth title and second consecutive title. Moreover, TP Mazembe and El Zamalek SC managed to win the CAF Champions League title five times each.

Large market value discrepancies from European leagues  

A large discrepancy can be easily recognized between African clubs and European clubs. In fact, the market value of the most valuable attacker and player in the Confederation of African Football , Victor Osimhen, stands at 120 million euros which is already higher than the market value of the most valuable club on the continent. Manchester City FC, the most valuable European football club had a market value of around 1.39 billion euros, while Arsenal followed with close to 1.32 billion euros as of June 2023.