Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam • ASEAN

Primary City: Ho Chi Minh City

Primary State/Province: Ho Chi Minh City

Primary Language: Vietnamese

Population: 12.1M

GDP: $96B • GDP per capita: $7,957

GAWC Class: 6

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier CMegacityEmerging Standout
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Global Rank

23.1

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

36.3%

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City metro area

10.82, 106.63
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Ho Chi Minh City FCFootball/Soccer

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 Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Airport Score, Cultural Events.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗1#T-857
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗7#T-117
Market Cap Score↗$31B#255
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗2#T-166
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗3#T-48
Airport Score↗3.0#T-78
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗8.0#T-143
Metro Stations↗14#T-222
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers↗24#T-62
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
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Sports

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Vietnam👑

Ho Chi Minh City FC

Ho Chi Minh City • Level: 1

Top Companies

1Petrovietnam Gas
$6B
Public
2Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank
$5B
Public
3Vinamilk (Vietnam Dairy Products)
$5B
Public
4Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank
$5B
Public
5HD Bank (Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank)
$5B
Public
6Sky Mavis
$3B
Unicorn
7MoMo
$2B
Unicorn

Total Market Cap: $31B across 7 companies

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

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Fall of Saigon (1975)

Ho Chi Minh City • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Landmarks & Civic1 item

War Remnants Museum

Ho Chi Minh City • Memorial

Supertall Structures (350m+)1 structure

Landmark 81

Ho Chi Minh City470.3 m2018

Screen of Ho Chi Minh City

#205 by film pedigree · score 17.3 · 3 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Ke Huy Quan, Marguerite Duras, Tsui Hark

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#1055

Tôn Đức Thắng University

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

#1275

Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Ho Chi Minh City • 2 - Major International

Port1 entry

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City • Container

Metro System (14 stations)1 entry

HCMC Metro

Ho Chi Minh City • 14 stations

Stock Exchange1 entry

Hochiminh Stock Exchange

Ho Chi Minh City • Stock Exchange

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 4-Star2 entries

Park Hyatt Saigon

Vietnam

The Reverie Saigon

Vietnam