Based on the latest year’s business data of 170 brands, user behavior data of 19 Internet companies and urban big data of data institutions, the New First-tier Cities Research Institute once again ranked China’s 338 prefecture-level and above cities. .
In order to ensure the continuity and comparability of the list, this latest 2018 city business charm ranking follows the previous year’s business resource concentration, urban hubness, urban people’s activity, and life Five indicators of method diversity and future plasticity are included, and the original algorithm framework is maintained: the weight of the first-level index is calculated by the score of the expert committee of the New First-tier Cities Research Institute, and the principal component analysis method is used for data below the second-level index.
The result of this comprehensive calculation is that the four first-tier cities have changed their positions in their two echelons - from "North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen" to "Upper, North, Shenzhen and Guangzhou". There are also some changes in the seats of the 15 "new first-tier" cities, which are Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Dongguan and Wuxi. ?
Why is Qingdao shortlisted?
1. Commercial resource agglomeration
This indicator includes data on consumer brands, skyscrapers, and population. It roughly describes how "big" a city is.
Qingdao scored 58.75 in this indicator. I believe that in the past two years, you have often been flooded with news about "Qingdao's first XX store opening"! Big brands are particularly fond of the city of Qingdao. The number of brands and brand stores has grown very fast in recent years!
2. Urban hubness
The degree of transportation accessibility, logistics accessibility, and regional centrality of commercial resources between cities all honestly tell us which cities are hub cities and which radiate Who was radiated by whom? This indicator describes a city’s “influence” and radiation.
Traffic makes cities bigger and smaller. Qingdao's transportation infrastructure construction continues to develop. With the acceleration of multiple transportation projects such as new airports, high-speed rails, subways, and urban rail transits, the function of urban carriers will continue to improve, and the urban development space will accelerate expansion—making strides towards becoming a sea, land and air transportation hub. The urban Qingdao will stand proudly on the shore of the Yellow Sea.
3. Urban people’s activity level
Urban people are the main body of urban vitality. Their living, working, consuming, thinking, traveling and entertainment behaviors in the city alternately light up every corner of the city. This data is the most complex, including traffic, mobile device and workplace activity data.
Consumption behaviors such as takeout, online shopping, overseas shopping, movie watching, and mobile payment have long been part of the urban life of young people living in Qingdao. The resume completion of online recruitment platforms, the number of active users on Zhihu, and the activity of Didi Chuxing can respectively represent the enterprising spirit, curiosity and respect for efficiency of urban people. This is also what we understand by the restless young people in the city. People and what they bring to the city.
4. Lifestyle Diversity
To measure the charm of cities, a very important point is how many lifestyle choices and possibilities they can provide urban residents. We obtained some data from the five dimensions of high-frequency participation of urban residents: catering, entertainment, tourism, sports, and consumption. This metric measures how fun a city is.
Qingdao has the most beautiful coastline and a group of modern European-style buildings. It is a tourist attraction well-known at home and abroad. Qingdao is a modern city full of fashion and international elements. The sea, beer, sailing boats, seafood, just mention one of them, it is Qingdao’s famous business card. Of course, Qingdao is definitely a very fun city!
5. Future plasticity
The concentration of resources and the diversity of life are the city’s greatest advantages, and they continue to attract young people to influx and stay. The young generation is reminded of the new standards for career and residence choices. For cities, it is equally important to leave space for growth and plasticity in the future. This index includes the environmental friendliness index, entrepreneurship index, talent attraction index, and consumption maturity index. It outlines the potential of the city and describes the city's attractiveness to young people.
Qingdao ranks 8th in this list. It can be seen that Qingdao’s future plasticity is among the best. The most valuable thing in the 21st century is talents. The ability to attract talents is particularly important for a city. Environmental friendliness index, entrepreneurship index Likewise. The fact that many colleges and universities have settled in Qingdao is enough to illustrate Qingdao's attractiveness to talents.
The advantages and potential demonstrated by Qingdao in the above five business dimension indicators are the key to being shortlisted as a "new first-tier city" this time.
Qingdao, a new first-tier city, a beautiful and charming city, welcomes you.
The information comes from ifeng.com.