Leicester

United Kingdom β€’ England β€’ Europe

Primary City: Leicester

Primary State/Province: Leicestershire

Primary Language: English

Population: 713K

GDP: $14B β€’ GDP per capita: $19,952

#313

Global Rank

8.2

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%


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Leicester metro area

52.63, -1.13
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

W Football/Soccer β€’ WSLπŸ₯‡

Leicester

No titles

Rugby Union β€’ Dom. Rugby Union

11Γ— Premiership2Γ— Champions Cup

Leicester Tigers

Leicester

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

King Power Stadium

Leicester

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams3 teams

Football/Soccer β€’ England

Leicester β€’ Level: 2

1 title5 maj. trophies56 yrs top-flight

Football/Soccer β€’ England

Barwell

Barwell β€’ Level: 7

Football/Soccer β€’ England

Quorn

Quorn β€’ Level: 7

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

Basketball β€’ Int'l Basketball

Leicester Riders

Leicester

Speedway β€’ Other Sports

Leicester Lions

Leicester

T20 Cricket β€’ T20 Blast

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicester

Other Women’s Teams3 teams

W Netball β€’ Other Women Sports

Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough

W Rugby β€’ Other Women Sports

Leicester Tigers Women

Leicester

W Rugby β€’ Other Women Sports

Loughborough Lightning Women

Loughborough

Major Sporting Events

F1 Races1 event

European Grand Prix

F1 Race

1993 β€’ Donington Park

Complete Event Timeline1 event

European Grand Prix

F1 Races

1993 β€’ Donington Park

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Next plc$21BPublic

Total Market Cap: $21B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities3 entries
#251

University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

#623

Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom

#1492

De Montfort University

Leicester, United Kingdom

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