CommonScore Leaderboard

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CommonScore Leaderboard#

City-wide participation space scores. Methodology. 32 cities scored.

Rankings#

Rank	City	Score	Top dimensions	Convention center
1	Singapore	44	Food (6.9), Civic (5.9), Industry (5.0)	Sands Expo & Convention Centre (~120,000 sqm)
2	London	38	Civic (5.9), Education (4.9), Industry (4.5)	ExCeL London (~1,000,000 sq ft)
2	Mexico City	38	Food (8.8), Markets (5.6), Education (4.3)	Centro Citibanamex (~350,000 sq ft)
2	New York	38	Food (5.9), Civic (5.9), Education (5.7)	Javits Center (675,000 sq ft)
5	Beijing	37	Food (5.9), Industry (4.5), Civic (4.4)	China National Convention Center (CNCC) (~700,000 sq ft)
5	Seoul	37	Civic (5.0), Industry (3.9), Education (3.6)	COEX Convention & Exhibition Center (~360,000 sq ft)
7	Barcelona	36	Food (5.9), Industry (4.5), Civic (4.4)	Fira Barcelona (~400,000 sqm)
8	Melbourne	35	Food (4.4), Civic (3.5), Music (3.4)	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) (~300,000 sq ft)
8	Toronto	35	Civic (5.9), Industry (3.4), Food (3.1)	Metro Toronto Convention Centre (~600,000 sq ft)
10	Berlin	33	Education (4.9), Civic (4.4), Industry (3.4)	Messe Berlin (~1,700,000 sq ft)
11	Amsterdam	32	Industry (4.5), Food (4.4), Civic (4.4)	RAI Amsterdam (~915,000 sq ft)
11	Boston	32	Civic (5.9), Education (4.9), Industry Networking (3.4)	Hynes Convention Center (176,480 sq ft)
11	Los Angeles	32	Food (5.0), Civic (4.4), Education (4.3)	Los Angeles Convention Center (~720,000 sq ft)
14	Helsinki	30	Civic (7.7), Education (2.9), Arts (2.8)	Messukeskus Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre (~516,000 sq ft)
14	Washington DC	30	Civic (5.9), Education (3.6), Industry Networking (3.4)	Walter E. Washington Convention Center (703,000 sq ft)
16	Taipei	28	Food (5.5), Markets (4.9), Industry Networking (3.4)	Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (TaiNEX) (~460,000 sq ft)
16	Tokyo	28	Food (5.0), Industry Networking (3.9), Civic (3.5)	Tokyo Big Sight (1,242,000 sq ft)
18	Austin	27	Food (5.0), Civic (3.1), Industry (2.9)	Austin Convention Center (~247,000 sq ft)
18	Cape Town	27	Food (4.4), Arts (2.8), Industry (2.5)	Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) (~120,000 sqm)
18	Seattle	27	Markets (4.9), Food (3.5), Civic (3.5)	The Arch (236,700 sq ft) + The Summit (149,200 sq ft)
21	Chicago	26	Industry Networking (5.0), Civic (4.4), Education (2.5)	McCormick Place (2,600,000 sq ft)
21	Miami	26	Education (3.6), Civic (3.5), Industry (3.4)	Miami Beach Convention Center (~500,000 sq ft)
23	Sydney	25	Civic (3.5), Industry (3.4), Food (3.1)	International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC) (~355,000 sq ft)
24	Medellín	24	Food (4.4), Education (3.6), Markets (2.8)	Plaza Mayor Medellín (~260,000 sq ft)
24	Pittsburgh	24	Education (3.2), Civic (3.1), Robotics (2.1)	David L. Lawrence Convention Center (313,000 sq ft)
24	Portland	24	Food (5.0), Civic (3.1), Markets (2.8)	Oregon Convention Center (~255,000 sq ft)
27	Copenhagen	23	Civic (4.4), Food (3.1), Education (2.5)	Bella Center Copenhagen (~240,000 sq ft)
27	Denver	23	Civic (4.4), Industry (2.5), Markets (2.1)	Colorado Convention Center (~584,000 sq ft)
29	Vancouver	22	Civic (3.5), Industry Networking (3.4), Food (3.1)	Vancouver Convention Centre (466,500 sq ft)
30	Detroit	20	Industry Networking (2.5), Civic (2.0), Arts (2.0)	Huntington Place (723,000 sq ft)
30	San Diego	20	Civic (3.9), Industry (3.4), Education (2.2)	San Diego Convention Center (~615,700 sq ft)
32	Nashville	14	Music (2.8), Industry Networking (2.5), Civic (1.7)	Music City Center (353,000 sq ft)

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