Charlotte

United States • North America

Primary City: Charlotte

Mayor of Charlotte: Vi Lyles (Democratic Party) (since 2017)

Primary State/Province: North Carolina

Primary Language: English

Population: 3.1M

GDP: $256B • GDP per capita: $83,746

GAWC Class: 8

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier CGlobal GatewayFinance CapitalSports Mecca
#93

Global Rank

30.3

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

1.2%

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Charlotte metro area

35.23, -80.84
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Carolina PanthersAmerican Football

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major League Teams/Venues, Airport Score, Total Teams.

Major League Teams/Venues↗11#T-32
Total Teams↗20#T-28
Major Sporting Events↗1#T-107
Major Companies↗19#T-63
Market Cap Score↗$999B#36
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-302
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗6.0#T-28
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗8.0#T-143
Metro Stations↗43#T-126
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers9#T-104
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

American Football • NFL🥇👑

Carolina PanthersW

Charlotte

No titles0.454 W%7 div

Basketball • NBA🥇

Charlotte HornetsW

Charlotte

No titles0.430 W%

Football/Soccer • United States

Charlotte FC

Charlotte • Level: 1

0 Cups0 Sup. Shields

College Basketball (Atlantic 10)

Davidson

No titles15 Tour Apps0.547 W%

College Basketball (American Athletic)

Charlotte

No titles1 Final Four11 Tour Apps0.543 W%

College Football (FBS) (American Athletic)

Charlotte

No titles1 bowl0.299 W%
Notable Venues4 venues

American Football

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte

Basketball

Spectrum Center

Charlotte

Golf

Quail Hollow Club

Charlotte

Hall of Fame

NASCAR Hall of Fame

Charlotte

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • United States

Charlotte Independence

Charlotte • Level: 3

Other Men’s Teams4 teams

Baseball • Carolina League

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers

Kannapolis

Baseball • International League

Charlotte Knights

Charlotte

Baseball • Atlantic League

Gastonia Ghost Peppers

Gastonia

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Charlotte Checkers

Charlotte

Other College Teams8 teams

College Football (FCS) (Pioneer)

Davidson

No titles1 Conf1 bowl0.398 W%

College Basketball (Big South)

Winthrop

No titles11 Tour Apps0.564 W%

College Basketball (Big South)

Gardner-Webb

No titles1 Tour App0.454 W%

College Basketball (Atlantic Sun)

Queens

No titles1 Tour App0.537 W%

College Football (FCS)

Gardner-Webb

Women's College Basketball (American Athletic)

Charlotte (W)

No titles3 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Big South)

Gardner-Webb (W)

No titles2 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Big South)

Winthrop (W)

No titles1 Tour App
Defunct/Relocated Teams2 teams

W Basketball • Defunct

Charlotte Sting

1997–2006

No titles0.444 W%1 div

Basketball • Relocated • Defunct

Carolina Cougars

1970–1974

No titles0.512 W%1 div

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events3 events

Bank of America 400

Auto Racing

• Concord

Coca-Cola 600

Auto Racing

• Concord

Truist Championship

Golf

• Charlotte

Championship Finals1 event

1994 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1994 • Charlotte

All-Star Games2 events

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

2019 • Spectrum Center

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1991 • Charlotte Coliseum

Golf Majors2 events

PGA Championship

Golf Major

2025 • Quail Hollow Club

PGA Championship

Golf Major

2017 • Quail Hollow Club

Complete Event Timeline5 events

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

2025 • Quail Hollow Club

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

2019 • Spectrum Center

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

2017 • Quail Hollow Club

1994 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1994 • Charlotte

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1991 • Charlotte Coliseum

Top Companies

1Bank of America
$435B
Public
2Lowe's Companies
$117B
Public
3Duke Energy
$98B
Public
4Honeywell
$77B
Public
5Truist Financial Corporation
$63B
Public
6Nucor
$59B
Public
7Ingersoll Rand
$33B
Public
8Curtiss-Wright
$27B
Public
9American Tire Distributors Holdings
$17B
Private
10Albemarle
$14B
Public
11Novolex
$13B
Private
12Coca-Cola Consolidated
$13B
Public

Total Market Cap: $999B across 19 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Performing Arts Venues1 item

PNC Music Pavilion

Charlotte • Amphitheatre

Sound of Charlotte

#107 by artist origin · combined 22.8 (US 6.5 / UK 0.6) · signature decade 1950s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: DaBaby, K-Ci & JoJo, Wilbert Harrison, Jodeci, FireHouse, Eric Church

Number-one singles by Charlotte artists4

Rockstar

DaBaby

UK / US2020

All My Life

K-Ci & JoJo

US1998

How Do U Want It / California Love

K-Ci & JoJo

US1996

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

US1959

Screen of Charlotte

#249 by film pedigree · score 13.4 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jim Rash, Barney Slater, Fortune Feimster, Sidney Blackmer

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#821

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte • 1 - Mega Hub

Concord-Padgett Regional

Concord (NC) • 4 - Regional

Metro System (43 stations)2 entries

CityLYNX Gold Line

Charlotte • 17 stations

LYNX Blue Line

Charlotte • 26 stations

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 4-Star2 entries

The Ivey's Hotel

Charlotte

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Charlotte

Charlotte