Hamburg
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Germany • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Berlin UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 4.8M
- GDP
- $212B
- GDP per capita
- $44,631
- Land area
- 13,824 km² (5,337 mi²)
- Density
- 344/km² (891/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 5
Hamburg metro area
53.55, 9.99Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Airport Score, Metro Stations, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
8 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Football/Soccer • Germany🥇👑
Hamburg • Level: 1
Notable Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Historic Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Volksparkstadion (old)
Hamburg
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams2 teams
W Football/Soccer • Frauen-Bundesliga
Hamburger SV Women
Hamburg
Other Men’s Teams2 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Hamburg Towers
Hamburg
Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball
SVG Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team
- German top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 2.0 match points across 2,168 club-matches since 1963, across 2 clubs.
Championship History
13 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Hamburg, across all sports, newest first. 13 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011-06-04 | HSV Hamburg | Handball-Bundesliga |
| 1983 | 1983-06-04 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga |
| 1983 | 1983-05-25 | Hamburger SV | European Cup |
| 1982 | 1982-05-29 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga |
| 1979 | 1979-06-09 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga |
| 1977 | 1977-05-11 | Hamburger SV | Cup Winners Cup |
| 1960 | 1960-06-25 | Hamburger SV | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |
| 1953 | 1953-02-22 | SV Polizei Hamburg | Handball-Bundesliga |
| 1952 | 1952-02-24 | SV Polizei Hamburg | Handball-Bundesliga |
| 1951 | 1951-02-11 | SV Polizei Hamburg | Handball-Bundesliga |
| 1950 | 1950-02-18 | SV Polizei Hamburg | Handball-Bundesliga |
| 1928 | 1928-07-29 | Hamburger SV | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |
| 1923 | 1923-06-10 | Hamburger SV | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |
Top Companies
10 companies
Total Market Cap: $193B across 10 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
2017 G-20 Hamburg summit
Hamburg • International Summit
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries1 item
Miniatur Wunderland
Hamburg • Cultural Heritage
Performing Arts Venues1 item
Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg • Concert Hall
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg • Zoo
Languages of Hamburg
German first in Hamburg; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Hamburg
- 64%
- Tier 3 country
- Effective working languages
- 1.85
- Rank 25 of 43; 2 working languages in Germany
Sound of Hamburg
#196 by artist origin · combined 3.5 (US 0.9 / UK 0.7) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Bert Kaempfert, Scooter
Number-one singles by Hamburg artists1
Screen of Hamburg
#132 by film pedigree · score 28.9 · 6 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Hanns Kräly, Felix Jackson, Douglas Sirk, Sig Ruman, Helmut Griem
Art of Hamburg
#50 for celebrated art · 20 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Museum Behnhaus Drägerhaus
5 notable artists born here, most in the 1900s: Eva Hesse, Jörg Immendorff
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities4 entries
University of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
University of Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Hamburg University of Technology
Hamburg, Germany
Top 250 Hospitals1 entry
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg • Hospital
Top Research Institutions1 entry
DESY
Hamburg • Physics Research Center
Notable Infrastructure
Airport2 entries
Hamburg Airport
Hamburg • 2 - Major International
Lübeck Airport
Lübeck • 5 - Small
Port2 entries
Hamburg
Hamburg • Container
Port of Hamburg
Hamburg • Passenger
Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry
Elbe Tunnel
Hamburg • Tunnel - Undersea
Notable Train Hubs2 entries
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Hamburg • Intercity Rail Hub
Hamburg-Altona
Hamburg • Intercity Rail Hub
Metro System (93 stations)1 entry
Hamburg U-Bahn
Hamburg • 93 stations
Suburban Rail (68 stations)1 entry
Hamburg S-Bahn
Hamburg • 68 stations
Luxury Hospitality
6 properties
3-Star Michelin2 entries
The Table Kevin Fehling
Hamburg
Restaurant Haerlin
Hamburg
2-Star Michelin2 entries
Le Canard Nouveau
Hamburg
100/200
Hamburg
FTG 4-Star2 entries
Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten
Hamburg
The Fontenay Hamburg
Hamburg