Memphis

United States • North America

Primary City: Memphis

Primary State/Province: Tennessee

Primary Language: English

Population: 1.4M

GDP: $103B • GDP per capita: $75,622

GAWC Class: 12

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

#258

Global Rank

10.3

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

0.4%

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Memphis metro area

35.10, -89.98
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Memphis GrizzliesBasketball

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
Major League Teams/Venues↗3#T-125
Total Teams↗6#T-190
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗7#T-97
Market Cap Score↗$201B#106
Cultural Events1#T-102
Universities↗2#T-166
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗1#T-148
Airport Score↗2.0#T-153
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗25#T-173
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers↗0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Basketball • NBA🥇👑

Memphis GrizzliesW

Memphis

No titles0.433 W%2 div
Notable Venues1 venue

Basketball

FedExForum

Memphis

Historic Venues1 venue

American Football

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Memphis

Other Teams

College Football (FBS)1 team

American Football • FBS

Memphis

Memphis

No titles5 Conf67 maj seasons
College/University Teams2 teams

Basketball • NCAA

Memphis

Memphis

W Basketball • NCAA W

Memphis (W)

Memphis

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Baseball • Minor Lg Base

Memphis Redbirds

Memphis

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Memphis Hustle

Southaven

Defunct/Relocated Teams4 teams

American Football • Relocated

Tennessee Oilers

1997

No titles0.500 W%

Canadian Football • Defunct

Memphis Mad Dogs

1995–1995

No Grey Cups0.500 W%

Basketball • Defunct

Memphis Sounds

1971–1975

No titles0.331 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Rhodes

1939

No titles1 maj season0.179 W%

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events1 event

FedEx St. Jude Championship

Golf

• Memphis

Major Fights1 event

Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson

Major Heavyweight Title

2002 • The Pyramid

Complete Event Timeline1 event

Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tyson

Major Fights

2002 • The Pyramid

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1FedEx$79BPublic
2AutoZone$51BPublic
3International Paper$18BPublic
4Mid-America Apartment Communities$16BPublic
5Mueller Industries$15BPublic
6First Horizon Corporation$11BPublic
7Orgill$11BPrivate

Total Market Cap: $201B across 7 companies

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

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)

Memphis • Historical Event

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

Memphis Zoo

Memphis • Zoo

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#525

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis, United States

#1000

University of Memphis

Memphis, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Memphis International Airport

Memphis • 3 - International

Metro System (25 stations)1 entry

Memphis Area Transit Authority Trolley

Memphis • 25 stations

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