Bristol

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#319

Global Rank

8.4

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%

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United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
889K
GDP
$28B
GDP per capita
$31,868
Land area
1,018 km² (393 mi²)
Density
873/km² (2,262/mi²)
GAWC class
9

Primary city Bristol

State / province Bristol

Language English

Conurbations · Tier C

Bristol metro area

51.45, -2.58
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams, Airport Score, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

Major League Teams/Venues↗2#T-177
Total Teams↗8#T-141
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗4#T-171
Market Cap Score↗$39B#232
Cultural Events0
Universities↗2#T-167
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗1#T-100
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗0
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗2.0#T-154
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

8 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union

Bristol Bears

Bristol

T20 Cricket • T20 Blast

1× T20 Blast title
No County Championship titles

Gloucestershire

Bristol

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams4 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Bristol City

Bristol • Level: 2

No titles1 cupDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • England

Bristol Rovers

Bristol • Level: 4

Football/Soccer • England

Yate Town

Yate • Level: 7

W Football/Soccer • Women's Super League 2

Bristol City Women

Bristol

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Bristol Flyers

Bristol

Other Women’s Teams1 team

W Rugby • Other Women Sports

Bristol Bears Women

Bristol

Against expectation how Bristol’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 5.8 match points across 358 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Bristol, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Gloucestershire
2024· 2024-09-14
T20 Blast

Top Companies

4 companies
1Imperial Brands
$29B
Public
2Renishaw
$5B
Public
3Unite Group (Unite Students)
$3B
Public
4OVO Energy
$1B
Unicorn

Total Market Cap: $39B across 4 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Bristol

English first in United Kingdom (country figures); 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English98%
French17%
German9%
Spanish8%
Polish4%
English reach, United Kingdom
98%
Tier 3 country

Language power

Sound of Bristol

#64 by artist origin · combined 60.3 (US 4.1 / UK 15.6) · signature decade 1950s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Massive Attack, Tears for Fears, George Ezra, PJ Harvey, Portishead, PinkPantheress, Russ Conway, Mr. Acker Bilk

Number-one singles by Bristol artists7

Screen of Bristol

#37 by film pedigree · score 117.9 · 21 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, James Bernard, J. Lee Thompson, Robert Morley

Art of Bristol

#184 for celebrated art · 2 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1700s: Thomas Lawrence

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#102

University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

#1188

University of the West of England, Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Bristol Airport

Wrington • 3 - International

Suburban Rail1 entry

MetroWest

Bristol • Suburban Rail