Manchester
United Kingdom • England • Europe
- Population
- 3.2M
- GDP
- $137B
- GDP per capita
- $42,318
- Land area
- 2,501 km²
- Density
- 1,295/km²
- GAWC class
- 7
Primary city Manchester
State / province Greater Manchester
Language English
Mayor of Manchester Paul Dennett
Labour Party · since 2026
Manchester metro area
53.48, -2.24Top 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.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Major League Teams/Venues, Metro Stations.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsIn the news
1 story
UKTN · 3 Jul 2026
"'Manchesterism' works. Now the UK should follow"Further reading from the day's reading list.
Sports
41 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Football/Soccer • England🥇👑
Manchester United
Trafford • Level: 1
Football/Soccer • England🥇
Manchester City
Manchester • Level: 1
Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union
Sale Sharks
Sale
T20 Cricket • The Hundred
Manchester Super Giants
Manchester
Notable Venues6 venues
Football/Soccer
Etihad Stadium
Manchester
Football/Soccer
Old Trafford
Salford
Basketball
Co-op Live
Manchester
Basketball
Manchester Arena
Manchester
Test Cricket
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Manchester
Hall of Fame
English Football Hall of Fame
Manchester
Historic Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Boundary Park
Oldham
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams15 teams
Football/Soccer • England
Stockport County
Stockport • Level: 3
Football/Soccer • England
Rochdale
Rochdale • Level: 4
Football/Soccer • England
Salford City
Salford • Level: 4
Football/Soccer • England
Altrincham
Altrincham • Level: 5
Football/Soccer • England
Macclesfield
Manchester • Level: 6
Football/Soccer • England
Radcliffe FC
Manchester • Level: 6
Football/Soccer • England
Ashton United
Ashton-under-Lyne • Level: 7
Football/Soccer • England
Avro
Oldham • Level: 7
Football/Soccer • England
Curzon Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne • Level: 7
Football/Soccer • England
FC United of Manchester
Moston • Level: 7
Football/Soccer • England
Hyde United
Manchester • Level: 7
Other Men’s Teams7 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Manchester Basketball
Manchester
Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey
Manchester Storm
Manchester
Speedway • Other Sports
Belle Vue Aces
Manchester
Other Women’s Teams3 teams
W Netball • Other Women Sports
Manchester Thunder
Manchester
W Rugby • Other Women Sports
Sale Sharks Women
Sale
W T20 Cricket • Other Women Sports
Manchester Super Giants Women
Manchester
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team
Rugby League • British • Defunct
Broughton Rangers
Champions 1901–02
Major Sporting Events
Multi-Sport Events1 event
2002 Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport Event
2002 • Manchester
Championship Finals1 event
2003 Champions League Final
Football Final
2003 • Manchester
Complete Event Timeline2 events
2003 Champions League Final
Championship Finals
2003 • Manchester
2002 Commonwealth Games
Multi-Sport Events
2002 • Manchester
- English top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 75.8 match points across 12,358 club-matches since 1888.
Championship History
168 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Manchester, across all sports, newest first. 168 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Show all 168 titles
Top Companies
6 companies
Total Market Cap: $20B across 6 companies
Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
Manchester Arena Bombing (2017)
Manchester • Historical Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Performing Arts Venues2 items
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester • Concert Hall
Manchester Opera House
Manchester • Opera House
Landmarks & Civic1 item
Trafford Centre
Manchester • Shopping
Completion decade of 8 of 8 buildings at 150m+ / 492ft+ with a known year.
Sound of Manchester
#18 by artist origin · combined 321.4 (US 15.8 / UK 71.8) · signature decade 2020s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Harry Styles, Oasis, Simply Red, Take That, Herman's Hermits, The Hollies, 10cc, Lisa Stansfield
Number-one singles by Manchester artists60
American Girls
Harry Styles
Aperture
Harry Styles
As It Was
Harry Styles
Watermelon Sugar
Harry Styles
Sign of the Times
Harry Styles
Me and My Broken Heart
Rixton
These Days
Take That
Under Control
Hurts
Sing
Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band
The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band
Greatest Day
Take That
Singin' in the Rain
Mint Royale
Show all 60 number ones
That's Not My Name
The Ting Tings
(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles
Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin
Shine
Take That
Patience
Take That
(Is This the Way to) Amarillo
Peter Kay
Lyla
Oasis
That's My Goal
Shayne Ward
The Importance of Being Idle
Oasis
The Hindu Times
Oasis
Go Let It Out
Oasis
All Around the World
Oasis
Block Rockin' Beats
The Chemical Brothers
D'You Know What I Mean?
Oasis
Love Won't Wait
Gary Barlow
The Drugs Don't Work
The Verve
You're Not Alone
Olive
Don't Look Back in Anger
Oasis
Forever Love
Gary Barlow
How Deep is Your Love
Take That
Setting Sun
The Chemical Brothers
Back for Good
Take That
Fairground
Simply Red
Never Forget
Take That
Some Might Say
Oasis
Come on You Reds
Manchester United Football Squad
Everything Changes
Take That
Sure
Take That
Babe
Take That
Five Live (EP)
Lisa Stansfield
Pray
Take That
Relight My Fire
Take That
World in Motion
Englandneworder
All Around the World
Lisa Stansfield
If You Don't Know Me By Now
Simply Red
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies
Holding Back the Years
Simply Red
There's No One Quite Like Grandma
St Winifred's School Choir
Dreadlock Holiday
10cc
Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs
Brian and Michael
I'm Not in Love
10cc
Rubber Bullets
10cc
Game of Love
The Mindbenders
I'm Alive
The Hollies
I'm Henry VIII, I Am
Herman's Hermits
I'm Telling You Now
Freddie and the Dreamers
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman's Hermits
I'm into Something Good
Herman's Hermits
Juliet
The Four Pennies
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Girls | Harry Styles | UK | 2026 |
| Aperture | Harry Styles | UK / US | 2026 |
| As It Was | Harry Styles | UK / US | 2022 |
| Watermelon Sugar | Harry Styles | US | 2020 |
| Sign of the Times | Harry Styles | UK | 2017 |
| Me and My Broken Heart | Rixton | UK | 2014 |
| These Days | Take That | UK | 2014 |
| Under Control | Hurts | UK | 2013 |
| Sing | Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band | UK | 2012 |
| The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band | UK | 2009 |
| Greatest Day | Take That | UK | 2008 |
| Singin' in the Rain | Mint Royale | UK | 2008 |
| That's Not My Name | The Ting Tings | UK | 2008 |
| (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles | Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin | UK | 2007 |
| Shine | Take That | UK | 2007 |
| Patience | Take That | UK | 2006 |
| (Is This the Way to) Amarillo | Peter Kay | UK | 2005 |
| Lyla | Oasis | UK | 2005 |
| That's My Goal | Shayne Ward | UK | 2005 |
| The Importance of Being Idle | Oasis | UK | 2005 |
| The Hindu Times | Oasis | UK | 2002 |
| Go Let It Out | Oasis | UK | 2000 |
| All Around the World | Oasis | UK | 1998 |
| Block Rockin' Beats | The Chemical Brothers | UK | 1997 |
| D'You Know What I Mean? | Oasis | UK | 1997 |
| Love Won't Wait | Gary Barlow | UK | 1997 |
| The Drugs Don't Work | The Verve | UK | 1997 |
| You're Not Alone | Olive | UK | 1997 |
| Don't Look Back in Anger | Oasis | UK | 1996 |
| Forever Love | Gary Barlow | UK | 1996 |
| How Deep is Your Love | Take That | UK | 1996 |
| Setting Sun | The Chemical Brothers | UK | 1996 |
| Back for Good | Take That | UK | 1995 |
| Fairground | Simply Red | UK | 1995 |
| Never Forget | Take That | UK | 1995 |
| Some Might Say | Oasis | UK | 1995 |
| Come on You Reds | Manchester United Football Squad | UK | 1994 |
| Everything Changes | Take That | UK | 1994 |
| Sure | Take That | UK | 1994 |
| Babe | Take That | UK | 1993 |
| Five Live (EP) | Lisa Stansfield | UK | 1993 |
| Pray | Take That | UK | 1993 |
| Relight My Fire | Take That | UK | 1993 |
| World in Motion | Englandneworder | UK | 1990 |
| All Around the World | Lisa Stansfield | UK | 1989 |
| If You Don't Know Me By Now | Simply Red | US | 1989 |
| He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | The Hollies | UK | 1988 |
| Holding Back the Years | Simply Red | US | 1986 |
| There's No One Quite Like Grandma | St Winifred's School Choir | UK | 1980 |
| Dreadlock Holiday | 10cc | UK | 1978 |
| Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs | Brian and Michael | UK | 1978 |
| I'm Not in Love | 10cc | UK | 1975 |
| Rubber Bullets | 10cc | UK | 1973 |
| Game of Love | The Mindbenders | US | 1965 |
| I'm Alive | The Hollies | UK | 1965 |
| I'm Henry VIII, I Am | Herman's Hermits | US | 1965 |
| I'm Telling You Now | Freddie and the Dreamers | US | 1965 |
| Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | Herman's Hermits | US | 1965 |
| I'm into Something Good | Herman's Hermits | UK | 1964 |
| Juliet | The Four Pennies | UK | 1964 |
Screen of Manchester
#10 by film pedigree · score 285.4 · 38 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Ian McKellen, Robert Bolt, Danny Boyle, Mike Leigh, Robert Shaw
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities3 entries
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
University of Salford
Salford, United Kingdom
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Manchester Airport
Ringway • 2 - Major International
Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry
Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester • Canal - Shipping
Notable Train Hubs1 entry
Manchester Piccadilly
Manchester • Intercity Rail Hub
Metro System (99 stations)1 entry
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester • 99 stations
Suburban Rail (98 stations)1 entry
Northern Trains
Manchester • 98 stations