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Time Out New York reports:
When we think of a classic New York disposition, words like “curmudgeonly”, “stern”, “impatient” and “no f***s given” come to mind—more Fran Lebowitz than Phoebe Buffay. Imagine our surprise, then, when our not-so-fair city ended up on the Happy City Index 2025, a global study that ranks “cities based on the happiness of their citizens.”
New York City has earned gold status in this year’s rankings, coming in at number 17 with 902 total points. (For comparison, Copenhagen, Denmark took the top spot of 2025’s happiest city with 1,039 points.) NYC was praised for its vibrant cultural scene, its growing investment in sustainable infrastructure, its considerable civic engagement and its innovative spirit.
Notably, New York is the only American city to crack the top 25 rankings, which is unsurprisingly dominated by progressive Scandinavian cities like Stockholm and Helsinki, picturesque European capitals like Zurich and Paris, and splashy Asian hubs like Seoul and Singapore.
Read the full article. Hit the link for ranking criteria and for the full list of top cities.
No surprise here!
New York City was just ranked the HAPPIEST city in the U.S. and the ONLY U.S. city in the top 20 of the Institute for Quality of Life’s “Happy City Index.”https://t.co/cv6kQBiwRa pic.twitter.com/7J3vFfwzoN
— City of New York (@nycgov) April 26, 2025
The Happy City Index ranks 200 cities across 82 metrics that add up to a global happiness quotient – these cities made the cut https://t.co/nylyRQbNqt
— Condé Nast Traveller (@cntraveller) May 6, 2025
Adelaide has been named Australia’s happiest city in the latest Happy City Index, being ranked 29th globally. pic.twitter.com/xTdemSYcL6
— The Project (@theprojecttv) May 8, 2025
We’re No. 1, again!
The Institute for Quality of Life released its list of the happiest cities in the WORLD and the Big Apple was the ONLY U.S. city in the top 20.
Read why: https://t.co/jzHo0gtU3Q pic.twitter.com/xPkP5Tu3Qq
— NYC Mayor’s Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) April 26, 2025
The capital claimed gold status in the Happy City Index 2025 thanks to its transport, green spaces and public services https://t.co/DZnFZDTXHB
— Time Out London (@TimeOutLondon) May 7, 2025
Copenhagen Ranked the World’s Happiest City in 2025https://t.co/aBDNazqXMR
— Tempo English (@tempo_english) May 8, 2025