Mayors of the World's Top Metros
The mayor (or equivalent city leader) of the primary city of the 100 highest-ranked metro areas, linked to each metro. Refreshed weekly from open data.
99 of the top 100 metros covered.
#1New York
Since 2026Zohran Mamdani
New YorkUnited StatesDemocratic Party (Democratic Socialists of America)
#10Guangzhou
Since 2024Sun ZhiyangFeng Zhonghua (Party Secretary)
GuangzhouChinaChinese Communist Party
Show all 99 metros
| # | Metro | City | Mayor | Party | Country | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | New York | Zohran Mamdani | Democratic Party (Democratic Socialists of America) | United States | 2026 |
| 2 | London | London | Sadiq Khan | Labour Party | United Kingdom | 2016 |
| 3 | Paris | Paris | Emmanuel Grégoire | Socialist Party | France | 2026 |
| 4 | Tokyo | Tokyo | Yuriko Koike | Liberal Democratic Party | Japan | 2016 |
| 5 | San Francisco-San Jose | San Francisco | Daniel Lurie | Democratic Party | United States | 2025 |
| 6 | Beijing | Beijing | Yin YongYin Li (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2023 |
| 7 | Shanghai | Shanghai | Gong ZhengChen Jining (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2020 |
| 8 | Seoul | Seoul | Oh Se-hoon | People Power Party | South Korea | 2021 |
| 9 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Karen Bass | Democratic Party | United States | 2022 |
| 10 | Guangzhou | Guangzhou | Sun ZhiyangFeng Zhonghua (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2024 |
| 11 | Washington-Baltimore | Washington | Muriel Bowser | Democratic Party | United States | 2015 |
| 12 | Chicago | Chicago | Brandon Johnson | Democratic Party | United States | 2023 |
| 13 | Boston | Boston | Michelle Wu | Democratic Party | United States | 2021 |
| 14 | Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe | Osaka | Hirofumi Yoshimura | Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) | Japan | 2019 |
| 15 | Moscow | Moscow | Sergey Sobyanin | United Russia | Russia | 2010 |
| 16 | Toronto | Toronto | Olivia Chow | New Democratic Party | Canada | 2023 |
| 17 | Sydney | Sydney | Clover Moore | Independent (Clover Moore Independent Team) | Australia | 2004 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | John Lee Ka-chiu | Nonpartisan | Hong Kong | 2022 |
| 19 | Madrid | Madrid | José Luis Martínez-Almeida | People's Party | Spain | 2019 |
| 20 | Houston | Houston | John Whitmire | Democratic Party | United States | 2024 |
| 21 | Milan | Milan | Giuseppe Sala | Independent | Italy | 2016 |
| 22 | Istanbul | Istanbul | Nuri Aslan | CHP (Republican People's Party) | Turkey | 2025 |
| 23 | Singapore | Singapore | Lawrence Wong | People's Action Party | Singapore | 2024 |
| 24 | Rhine-Ruhr | Cologne | Torsten Burmester | Social Democratic Party of Germany | Germany | 2025 |
| 25 | Mexico City | Mexico City | Clara Brugada | Party of the Democratic Revolution | Mexico | 2024 |
| 26 | Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo | Ricardo Nunes | MDB (Brazilian Democratic Movement) | Brazil | 2021 |
| 27 | Melbourne | Melbourne | Nicholas Reece | Independent (Labor-aligned) | Australia | 2024 |
| 28 | Miami | Miami | Eileen Higgins | — | United States | 2025 |
| 29 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Cherelle Parker | Democratic Party | United States | 2024 |
| 30 | Berlin | Berlin | Kai Wegner | Christian Democratic Union | Germany | 2023 |
| 31 | Seattle | Seattle | Katie Wilson | Democratic Party (Democratic Socialist) | United States | 2026 |
| 32 | Dubai-Sharjah | Dubai | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | N/A | United Arab Emirates | 2006 |
| 33 | Barcelona | Barcelona | Jaume Collboni Cuadrado | Socialists' Party of Catalonia | Spain | 2023 |
| 34 | Dallas | Dallas | Eric Johnson | Democratic Party | United States | 2019 |
| 35 | Bangkok | Bangkok | Chadchart Sittipunt | People's Party (Thailand, 2024) | Thailand | 2022 |
| 36 | Mumbai | Mumbai | Ritu Tawde | Bharatiya Janata Party | India | 2026 |
| 37 | Atlanta | Atlanta | Andre Dickens | Democratic Party | United States | 2021 |
| 38 | Nanjing | Nanjing | Han LimingZhou Hongbo (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2025 |
| 39 | Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Jorge Macri | Republican Proposal | Argentina | 2023 |
| 40 | Brussels | Brussels | Philippe Close | Socialist Party | Belgium | 2017 |
| 41 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Fadlun Mak Ujud | Appointed | Malaysia | 2025 |
| 42 | Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Femke Halsema | GroenLinks | Netherlands | 2018 |
| 43 | Munich | Munich | Dominik Krause | Alliance '90/The Greens | Germany | 2026 |
| 44 | Manila | Manila | Isko Moreno | Aksyon Demokratiko | Philippines | 2025 |
| 45 | Rome | Rome | Roberto Gualtieri | Democratic Party | Italy | 2021 |
| 46 | Jakarta | Jakarta | Pramono Anung | Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle | Indonesia | 2025 |
| 47 | Delhi | Delhi | Pravesh Wahi | — | India | 2026 |
| 48 | Vienna | Vienna | Michael Ludwig | SPO (Social Democratic Party of Austria) | Austria | 2018 |
| 49 | Chengdu | Chengdu | Chen ShupingCao Lijun (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2025 |
| 50 | Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Mike Josef | Social Democratic Party of Germany | Germany | 2023 |
| 51 | Cairo | Cairo | Ibrahim Saber | Appointed | Egypt | 2024 |
| 52 | Johannesburg | Johannesburg | Dada Morero | ANC (African National Congress) | South Africa | 2024 |
| 53 | Stockholm | Stockholm | Karin Wanngard | Social Democrats (SAP) | Sweden | 2022 |
| 54 | San Diego | San Diego | Todd Gloria | Democratic Party | United States | 2020 |
| 55 | Wuhan | Wuhan | Cheng YongwenSheng Yuechun (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2021 |
| 56 | Montreal | Montreal | Soraya Martinez Ferrada | Liberal Party of Canada | Canada | 2025 |
| 57 | Lisbon | Lisbon | Carlos Moedas | Social Democratic Party | Portugal | — |
| 58 | Hangzhou | Hangzhou | Du XuliangLiu Fei (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2025 |
| 59 | Vancouver | Vancouver | Ken Sim | Non-Partisan Association | Canada | 2022 |
| 60 | Taipei | Taipei | Chiang Wan-an | Kuomintang | Taiwan | 2022 |
| 61 | Denver | Denver | Michael Johnston | Democratic Party | United States | 2023 |
| 62 | Detroit | Detroit | Mary Sheffield | Democratic Party | United States | 2026 |
| 63 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Shelley Berkley | Democratic Party | United States | 2024 |
| 64 | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Eduardo Paes | Democratic Movement Party | Brazil | 2021 |
| 65 | Doha | Doha | Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al Attiyah | N/A | Qatar | 2024 |
| 66 | Minneapolis | Minneapolis | Jacob Frey | Democratic Party (DFL) | United States | 2018 |
| 67 | Riyadh | Riyadh | Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin | Appointed | Saudi Arabia | 2019 |
| 68 | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | N/A | United Arab Emirates | 2022 |
| 69 | Chongqing | Chongqing | Chen MingboYuan Jiajun (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2026 |
| 70 | St. Louis | St. Louis | Tishaura Jones | Democratic Party | United States | 2021 |
| 71 | Changsha | Changsha | Zhou HaibingWu Guiying (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2022 |
| 72 | Austin | Austin | Kirk Watson | Democratic Party | United States | 2023 |
| 73 | Xi'an | Xi'an | Ye NiupingHao Huijie (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2023 |
| 74 | Busan-Ulsan | Busan | Jeon Jae-soo | Democratic Party | South Korea | 2026 |
| 75 | Tianjin | Tianjin | Zhang GongChen Min'er (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2022 |
| 76 | Phoenix | Phoenix | Kate Gallego | Democratic Party | United States | 2019 |
| 77 | Manchester | Manchester | Paul Dennett | Labour Party | United Kingdom | 2026 |
| 78 | Nagoya | Nagoya | Ichirō Hirosawa | Genzei Nippon | Japan | 2024 |
| 79 | Qingdao | Qingdao | Zhao HaozhiZeng Zanrong (Party Secretary) | Chinese Communist Party | China | 2021 |
| 80 | Tel-Aviv | Tel-Aviv | Ron Huldai | Tel Aviv 1 (local list; Labor-aligned) | Israel | 1998 |
| 81 | Rotterdam-The Hague | Rotterdam | Carola Schouten | Christian Union | Netherlands | 2024 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Corey O'Connor | Democratic Party | United States | 2026 |
| 83 | Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Sisse Marie Welling | Green Left (Socialist People's Party) | Denmark | 2026 |
| 84 | Portland | Portland | Keith Wilson | Democratic Party | United States | 2025 |
| 85 | Athens | Athens | Haris Doukas | PASOK (Movement for Change) | Greece | 2024 |
| 86 | New Orleans | New Orleans | Helena Moreno | Democratic Party | United States | 2026 |
| 87 | Zurich | Zurich | Corine Mauch | Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | Switzerland | 2009 |
| 88 | Brisbane | Brisbane | Adrian Schrinner | Liberal National Party (LNP) | Australia | 2019 |
| 89 | Dublin | Dublin | Daryl Barron | — | Ireland | 2026 |
| 90 | Warsaw | Warsaw | Rafał Trzaskowski | Civic Platform | Poland | 2018 |
| 91 | Cleveland | Cleveland | Justin Bibb | Democratic Party | United States | 2022 |
| 92 | Tampa | Tampa | Jane Castor | Democratic Party | United States | 2019 |
| 93 | Charlotte | Charlotte | Vi Lyles | Democratic Party | United States | 2017 |
| 94 | Raleigh-Durham | Raleigh | Janet Cowell | Democratic Party | United States | 2024 |
| 95 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Frank Ross | Scottish National Party | United Kingdom | 2017 |
| 96 | Calcutta | Kolkata | Firhad Hakim | AITC/TMC | India | 2018 |
| 97 | Santiago | Santiago | Mario Desbordes | RN (National Renewal) | Chile | 2024 |
| 99 | Salt Lake City-Provo | Salt Lake City | Erin Mendenhall | Democratic Party | United States | 2020 |
| 100 | Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Frank Nopper | Christian Democratic Union | Germany | 2022 |