A new study conducted by Best Cities ranks all the cities in the world over a myriad of topics… and Atlanta ranks in the top 10 for a very important category: green spaces! Keep scrolling to learn more about Atlanta’s rankings in the world, and our amazing green spaces.
Where does Atlanta rank on the list of best cities?
Overall, Atlanta’s world-wide city rank is #66, just after Lima, Peru. And while 66th place isn’t actually too shabby when it comes to every city on earth… but, we’re a little prouder of our top 10 international ranking as the #6 best city for green spaces!
Atlanta is full of amazing green spaces, from our incredible parks, to our amazing gardens, and of course, our incredible forests.
This ranking also comes just on the heels of a pretty huge accolade here in Atlanta: the longest linear arboretum in the world along the ATL Beltline.
Does Atlanta rank highly in any other categories?
Actually, yes. Atlanta ranks at #20 for ‘Large Companies.’
Best Cities states,
Learn all about the methodology for these metrics when ranking the best cities in the world on Best Cities’ website, here.Corporate investment is fast tracking and tech-driven in Atlanta: Elon Musk has set up a data center that will house $700 million in accelerated computing hardware: $442 million allocated to X, and $258 million to xAI. Amazon Web Services’ multi-billion-dollar Georgia build-out and AIG’s 2026 innovation hub in Brookhaven – which triples its Atlanta office space – are all reasons for a #20 ranking for Large Companies. Hartsfield-Jackson reclaimed the ‘world’s busiest’ airport title with 108.1 million passengers in 2024; ATLNext’s modernization program continues with a much-enlarged $1.4-billion Concourse D running through 2029. The hospitality lights were turned on in the 50-acre Centennial Yards with Hotel Phoenix in mid-2025, the first ground-up hotel downtown in decades, while South Downtown added Wyndham’s 204-room boutique Origin Hotel in July.