2025 年新一线城市名单发布，城市格局再掀波澜

Core Insights - The "2025 New First-tier Cities Charm Ranking" has been released, highlighting the latest urban development landscape in China, with first-tier cities remaining dominated by Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou, while new first-tier cities include Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Hefei, Qingdao, Dongguan, Ningbo, and Foshan [1] Group 1: Chengdu - Chengdu retains its position as the top new first-tier city for the 11th consecutive year, showcasing strong comprehensive strength and a diversified industrial development [1] - The electronic information industry in Chengdu has surpassed 1 trillion yuan, with a significant number of high-tech enterprises, totaling 14,500 [1] - Chengdu ranks among the top twenty global aviation metropolises, leading in foreign trade and foreign direct investment in the central and western regions [1] Group 2: Hangzhou - Hangzhou, known as the "National Digital Economy First City," has a GDP growth of 5.2% in Q1, driven by its digital economy and new energy industries [2] - Key industries such as computer communication, automotive manufacturing, and electrical machinery have seen substantial growth rates of 20.9%, 16.5%, and 8.7% respectively [2] - Hangzhou is a strong competitor for the title of "China's Fifth City," bolstered by the presence of major internet companies like Alibaba [2] Group 3: Foshan - Foshan has made a strong comeback to the new first-tier city list, with a manufacturing sector that accounts for over 50% of its economy [2] - The city's GDP is projected to exceed 1.3 trillion yuan in 2024, with a year-on-year growth of 6.2% [2] - Foshan is actively promoting industrial intelligent transformation and benefits from the infrastructure connectivity of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area [2] Group 4: Hefei - Hefei has significantly improved its ranking, achieving a GDP growth rate of 6.1% in 2024, with industrial value-added growth of 14.8% [3] - The city is rapidly developing emerging industries such as automotive, energy storage, and new-generation information technology [3] - Hefei's ranking has risen by four places to 11th, marking its highest position in the past decade [3] Group 5: Ranking Indicators - The ranking's indicator system includes commercial resource aggregation, urban hub characteristics, urban activity levels, new economic competitiveness, and future plasticity [5] - Commercial resource aggregation is assessed through brand preference, commercial core index, and commercial support maturity [5] - Urban hub characteristics are measured by transportation connectivity, intercity mobility, industrial collaboration, and regional commercial resource centrality [5] Group 6: Urban Activity and New Economic Competitiveness - Urban activity levels reflect consumer, leisure, and nightlife vibrancy, with significant increases in cultural tourism consumption in mid-sized cities [6] - New economic competitiveness is driven by enterprise leadership, new consumption indices, and industrial chain ecosystem indices, with cities like Suzhou, Hefei, and Chongqing showing notable improvements [6] Group 7: Regional Distribution - Eastern cities dominate the new first-tier city list, with Qingdao and Dongguan maintaining strong positions due to their industrial advantages [7] - Central and western cities like Chengdu, Chongqing, and Wuhan leverage resource aggregation effects to solidify their standings [7] - The competition among new first-tier cities will influence talent flow and resource allocation, impacting the evolution of China's urban development landscape [7]