Discover how cities across North America are turning culture into compounding economic power. Explore the TGNA Creative & Cultural Capital Index methodology and the metrics defining the next decade of global identity.

Los Angeles leads the TGNA Creative Capital Index with a $203 billion creative economy. Despite industry shifts, its unparalleled infrastructure keeps it as the entertainment operating system of North America.

Earning a 97.5 score, New York balances historic institutions with emerging creator economies, generating $110 billion and proving why it remains the cultural standard-bearer of the world.

Named the World Cultural Capital for 2026, Mexico City fuses three millennia of history with a booming audiovisual and contemporary art scene, cementing its role as Latin America's top creative powerhouse.