Bristol
United Kingdom • England • Europe
Primary City: Bristol
Primary State/Province: Bristol
Primary Language: English
Population: 850K
GDP: $28B • GDP per capita: $33,332
GAWC Class: 9
Bristol metro area
51.45, -2.58Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Airport Score, Major League Teams/Venues.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
Major League Teams/Venues
Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union
Bristol Bears
Bristol
Notable Venues1 venue
Motor Racing
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams4 teams
Football/Soccer • England
Yate Town
Yate • Level: 7
W Football/Soccer • Women's Super League 2
Bristol City Women
Bristol
Other Men’s Teams2 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Bristol Flyers
Bristol
•
Gloucestershire
Bristol
Other Women’s Teams1 team
W Rugby • Other Women Sports
Bristol Bears Women
Bristol
Championship History
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Bristol, across all sports, newest first. 1in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Top Companies
Total Market Cap: $35B across 3 companies
Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Sound of Bristol
#63 by artist origin · combined 59.9 (US 4 / UK 15.6) · signature decade 1950s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Massive Attack, Tears for Fears, George Ezra, PJ Harvey, Portishead, PinkPantheress, Mr. Acker Bilk, Russ Conway
Number-one singles by Bristol artists7
Shotgun
George Ezra
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears for Fears
Shout
Tears for Fears
The Combine Harvester
The Wurzels
Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk
Roulette
Russ Conway
Side Saddle
Russ Conway
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun | George Ezra | UK | 2018 |
| Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | US | 1985 |
| Shout | Tears for Fears | US | 1985 |
| The Combine Harvester | The Wurzels | UK | 1976 |
| Stranger on the Shore | Mr. Acker Bilk | US | 1962 |
| Roulette | Russ Conway | UK | 1959 |
| Side Saddle | Russ Conway | UK | 1959 |
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
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities2 entries
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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