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Cities ranked by the number of spaces that carry titles from the Neesh Index, from the publishers’ own stockist lists, collected October 2026.

Rank	City	Shops	Index titles
1	LondonUnited Kingdom	320	90
2	New YorkUnited States	254	78
3	ParisFrance	186	63
4	Los AngelesUnited States	102	65
5	MelbourneAustralia	80	34
6	Portland, OregonUnited States	79	56
7	BerlinGermany	73	59
8	MilanItaly	73	53
9	TorontoCanada	65	58
10	San FranciscoUnited States	62	59
11	BarcelonaSpain	57	45
12	MontrealCanada	49	33
13	SeattleUnited States	48	30
14	TokyoJapan	42	32
15	AmsterdamNetherlands	40	71
16	PhiladelphiaUnited States	40	47
17	MadridSpain	39	27
18	SydneyAustralia	36	23
19	ChicagoUnited States	35	30
20	BrusselsBelgium	35	20
21	CopenhagenDenmark	33	21
22	LisbonPortugal	29	46
23	AthensGreece	29	18
24	AntwerpBelgium	28	33
25	ViennaAustria	27	34
26	RomeItaly	27	17
27	VancouverCanada	26	24
28	AustinUnited States	25	27
29	IstanbulTürkiye	25	6
30	Buenos AiresArgentina	25	2
31	TaipeiTaiwan	24	30
32	SeoulSouth Korea	24	21
33	AtlantaUnited States	19	19
34	ManchesterUnited Kingdom	18	49
35	ZurichSwitzerland	18	36
36	MunichGermany	18	20
37	MinneapolisUnited States	18	19
38	RotterdamNetherlands	18	19
39	PerthAustralia	18	13
40	CalgaryCanada	18	12
41	GlasgowUnited Kingdom	17	29
42	MarseilleFrance	17	15
43	PortoPortugal	16	18
44	San DiegoUnited States	16	13
45	Washington DCUnited States	15	31
46	BangkokThailand	15	17
47	EdinburghUnited Kingdom	15	17
48	BostonUnited States	15	15
49	OttawaCanada	15	8
50	HamburgGermany	14	29
51	Portland, MaineUnited States	14	29
52	DenverUnited States	14	12
53	Mexico CityMexico	13	22
54	BrightonUnited Kingdom	13	20
55	Hong KongHong Kong SAR China	13	16
56	TurinItaly	13	13
57	HoustonUnited States	13	12
58	RichmondUnited States	13	8
59	LyonFrance	13	6
60	BristolUnited Kingdom	12	36
61	DallasUnited States	12	15
62	VictoriaCanada	12	15
63	PittsburghUnited States	12	14
64	MiamiUnited States	12	13
65	VeniceItaly	12	12
66	WinnipegCanada	12	12
67	GhentBelgium	12	10
68	WarsawPoland	12	8
69	Kuala LumpurMalaysia	12	5
70	SingaporeSingapore	11	35
71	FlorenceItaly	11	20
72	NashvilleUnited States	11	12
73	FrankfurtGermany	11	8
74	EdmontonCanada	11	5
75	TallinnEstonia	11	4
76	StockholmSweden	10	43
77	OaklandUnited States	10	15
78	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	10	13
79	ShanghaiChina	10	13
80	New OrleansUnited States	10	12
81	UtrechtNetherlands	10	11
82	The HagueNetherlands	10	7
83	LeedsUnited Kingdom	9	37
84	TucsonUnited States	9	8
85	ValenciaSpain	9	6
86	BrisbaneAustralia	9	5
87	CologneGermany	8	19
88	Santa BarbaraUnited States	8	11
89	StuttgartGermany	8	11
90	DurhamUnited States	8	10
91	CambridgeUnited States	8	9
92	DusseldorfGermany	8	9
93	PragueCzechia	8	8
94	Quebec CityCanada	8	6
95	IxellesBelgium	8	4
96	NantesFrance	8	4
97	Newcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom	7	28
98	SheffieldUnited Kingdom	7	23
99	BaltimoreUnited States	7	16
100	IndianapolisUnited States	7	11
101	ColumbusUnited States	7	10
102	MilwaukeeUnited States	7	10
103	PhoenixUnited States	7	10
104	HelsinkiFinland	7	9
105	NottinghamUnited Kingdom	7	9
106	SacramentoUnited States	7	9
107	BolognaItaly	7	8
108	ClevelandUnited States	7	8
109	EindhovenNetherlands	7	8
110	Long BeachUnited States	7	8
111	AdelaideAustralia	7	7
112	LouisvilleUnited States	7	7
113	ToulouseFrance	7	7
114	BudapestHungary	7	5
115	Sao PauloBrazil	7	4
116	DublinIreland	6	14
117	AshevilleUnited States	6	13
118	BuffaloUnited States	6	11
119	Palm SpringsUnited States	6	10
120	PasadenaUnited States	6	10
121	DetroitUnited States	6	9
122	HonoluluUnited States	6	8
123	NanaimoCanada	6	8
124	RochesterUnited States	6	8
125	SaskatoonCanada	6	8
126	HudsonUnited States	6	7
127	VilniusLithuania	6	7
128	NewportUnited States	6	6
129	SalemUnited States	6	6
130	HaarlemNetherlands	6	5
131	OxfordUnited Kingdom	6	5
132	KarlsruheGermany	6	4
133	RennesFrance	6	3
134	HalifaxCanada	5	16
135	MadisonUnited States	5	10
136	CharlestonUnited States	5	9
137	MalibuUnited States	5	9
138	BernSwitzerland	5	8
139	St LouisUnited States	5	8
140	BerkeleyUnited States	5	7
141	BordeauxFrance	5	7
142	Grand RapidsUnited States	5	7
143	KingstonUnited States	5	7
144	Point Reyes StationUnited States	5	7
145	SavannahUnited States	5	7
146	ArnhemNetherlands	5	6
147	GothenburgSweden	5	6
148	GroningenNetherlands	5	6
149	Saint PaulUnited States	5	6
150	ArlesFrance	5	5
151	MumbaiIndia	5	5
152	NurembergGermany	5	5
153	OsakaJapan	5	5
154	PortsmouthUnited States	5	5
155	LondonCanada	5	4
156	MontpellierFrance	5	4
157	OsloNorway	5	4
158	LilleFrance	5	3
159	MississaugaCanada	5	3
160	BathUnited Kingdom	4	53
161	AucklandNew Zealand	4	16
162	PerugiaItaly	4	16
163	BucharestRomania	4	13
164	SofiaBulgaria	4	12
165	WhitstableUnited Kingdom	4	11
166	BellinghamUnited States	4	9
167	ManilaPhilippines	4	9
168	Santa MonicaUnited States	4	9
169	AshlandUnited States	4	8
170	LeipzigGermany	4	8
171	MarfaUnited States	4	8
172	MargateUnited Kingdom	4	8
173	BeavertonUnited States	4	7
174	BoiseUnited States	4	7
175	FremantleAustralia	4	7
176	LausanneSwitzerland	4	7
177	MissoulaUnited States	4	7
178	OjaiUnited States	4	7
179	Salt Lake CityUnited States	4	7
180	Saratoga SpringsUnited States	4	7
181	SpokaneUnited States	4	7
182	Iowa CityUnited States	4	6
183	OlympiaUnited States	4	6
184	San AntonioUnited States	4	6
185	SarasotaUnited States	4	6
186	Hay-on-WyeUnited Kingdom	4	5
187	LiverpoolUnited Kingdom	4	5
188	AnnecyFrance	4	4
189	BeijingChina	4	4
190	CincinnatiUnited States	4	4
191	KonstanzGermany	4	4
192	MiddelburgNetherlands	4	4
193	OrlandoUnited States	4	4
194	StrasbourgFrance	4	4
195	WürzburgGermany	4	4
196	AvignonFrance	4	3
197	BrugesBelgium	4	3
198	CanterburyUnited Kingdom	4	3
199	GrenobleFrance	4	3
200	NijmegenNetherlands	4	3
201	George TownMalaysia	4	1
202	Petaling JayaMalaysia	4	1
203	ForliItaly	3	20
204	HangzhouChina	3	17
205	TroyUnited States	3	9
206	IpswichUnited Kingdom	3	8
207	St. PetersburgUnited States	3	8
208	VenturaUnited States	3	8
209	BoulderUnited States	3	7
210	EncinitasUnited States	3	7
211	EugeneUnited States	3	7
212	KnoxvilleUnited States	3	7
213	Santa FeUnited States	3	7
214	TotnesUnited Kingdom	3	7
215	WilmingtonUnited States	3	7
216	AnchorageUnited States	3	6
217	BeaconUnited States	3	6
218	BiarritzFrance	3	6
219	BurbankUnited States	3	6
220	EvanstonUnited States	3	6
221	Fort CollinsUnited States	3	6
222	HamiltonCanada	3	6
223	MaastrichtNetherlands	3	6
224	NorwichUnited Kingdom	3	6
225	OmahaUnited States	3	6
226	ProvincetownUnited States	3	6
227	Santa RosaUnited States	3	6
228	SomervilleUnited States	3	6
229	St Leonards-on-SeaUnited Kingdom	3	6
230	TacomaUnited States	3	6
231	BendUnited States	3	5
232	ChicoUnited States	3	5
233	Des MoinesUnited States	3	5
234	LafayetteUnited States	3	5
235	Las VegasUnited States	3	5
236	MilfordUnited States	3	5
237	NantucketUnited States	3	5
238	Nevada CityUnited States	3	5
239	San Luis ObispoUnited States	3	5
240	Santa CruzUnited States	3	5
241	TopangaUnited States	3	5
242	TruckeeUnited States	3	5
243	VancouverUnited States	3	5
244	WestbrookUnited States	3	5
245	Yucca ValleyUnited States	3	5
246	Beverly HillsUnited States	3	4
247	BrooklineUnited States	3	4
248	BurlingtonUnited States	3	4
249	CardiffUnited Kingdom	3	4
250	ChristchurchNew Zealand	3	4
251	Fort WorthUnited States	3	4
252	GainesvilleUnited States	3	4
253	GeorgetownUnited States	3	4
254	LancasterUnited States	3	4
255	LiègeBelgium	3	4
256	MalmöSweden	3	4
257	Oklahoma CityUnited States	3	4
258	ReginaCanada	3	4
259	St. John'sCanada	3	4
260	BergenNorway	3	3
261	BilbaoSpain	3	3
262	BremenGermany	3	3
263	Bury St EdmundsUnited Kingdom	3	3
264	Byron BayAustralia	3	3
265	CanberraAustralia	3	3
266	CharlotteUnited States	3	3
267	HeidelbergGermany	3	3
268	KielGermany	3	3
269	LeeuwardenNetherlands	3	3
270	LeidenNetherlands	3	3
271	LeuvenBelgium	3	3
272	MannheimGermany	3	3
273	MarkhamCanada	3	3
274	Mill ValleyUnited States	3	3
275	NewmarketCanada	3	3
276	NiceFrance	3	3
277	RenoUnited States	3	3
278	Sag HarborUnited States	3	3
279	TilburgNetherlands	3	3
280	CascaisPortugal	3	2
281	GironaSpain	3	2
282	KnokkeBelgium	3	2
283	ChaniaGreece	3	1
284	CórdobaArgentina	3	1
285	Den BoschNetherlands	3	1
286	LimaPeru	3	1
287	RosarioArgentina	3	1
288	TartuEstonia	3	1
289	ThessalonikiGreece	3	1