Winnipeg

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#309

Global Rank

8.8

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

3.0%


Share

Canada • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Winnipeg UTC−5 (CDT) (observes summer time)

Population
967K
GDP
$40B
GDP per capita
$41,404
Land area
5,130 km² (1,981 mi²)
Density
188/km² (488/mi²)
GAWC class
12

Primary city Winnipeg

State / province Manitoba

Language English

Winnipeg metro area

49.88, -97.15
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

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

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

6 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Hockey • NHL🥇

Winnipeg

No Cups0.519 Pts%2 div

Canadian Football • CFL

Winnipeg

12 Grey Cups0.523 W%29 finals
Notable Venues1 venue

Hockey

Canada Life Centre

Winnipeg

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Canada

Valour FC

Winnipeg • Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Baseball • American Association of Professional Baseball

Winnipeg Goldeyes

Winnipeg

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Manitoba Moose

Winnipeg

Defunct/Relocated Teams2 teams

Major Sporting Events

Multi-Sport Events2 events

1999 Pan American Games

Multi-sport Event

1999 • Winnipeg

1967 Pan American Games

Multi-sport Event

1967 • Winnipeg

Complete Event Timeline2 events

1999 Pan American Games

Multi-Sport Events

1999 • Winnipeg

1967 Pan American Games

Multi-Sport Events

1967 • Winnipeg

Championship History

18 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Winnipeg, across all sports, newest first. 18 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

2021· 2021-12-12
2019· 2019-11-24
1990· 1990-11-25
1988· 1988-11-27
1984· 1984-11-18
Winnipeg Jets
1979· 1979-05-20
Winnipeg Jets
1978· 1978-05-22
Winnipeg Jets
1976· 1976-05-27
1962· 1962-12-02
1961· 1961-12-02
1959· 1959-11-28
1958· 1958-11-29

Top Companies

3 companies
1Great-West Lifeco
$59B
Public
2IGM Financial
$14B
Public
3Exchange Income Corporation
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $77B across 3 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Winnipeg

English first in Manitoba.

LanguageShare
English81.8%
Tagalog2.5%
Eastern Panjabi2.2%
German1.4%
French1.1%
English reach, Manitoba
99%
Tier 1 census

Manitoba on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Winnipeg

#61 by artist origin · combined 72.6 (US 3.6 / UK 1) · signature decade 1970s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Neil Young, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Crash Test Dummies, The Guess Who

Number-one singles by Winnipeg artists3

Screen of Winnipeg

#190 by film pedigree · score 18.5 · 5 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Anna Paquin, Jack Kruschen, Nia Vardalos, Len Cariou, Belinda Montgomery

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#298

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Canada

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

Winnipeg • 3 - International