Glasgow named one of the best cities in the world - see why

Scotland's largest city was not the only British location featured on the list with London, Leeds, Birmingham and Liverpool being named.

The list looked at more than 180 cities with populations of over 500,000 to find the best destinations for tourists and residents.

This was based on a number of factors such as education, work opportunities and more.

Glasgow was praised for its 'working-class authenticity' (Image: Getty)

Why was Glasgow named one of the best cities in the world?

Glasgow was named the 61st-best city in the world with Resonance Consultancy praising the spot for its "working-class authenticity" and great music scene.

Discussing the city, the organisation said: "Glasgow powers to its global ranking on the strength of its education, including the planet’s eighth-most educated citizenry and its #36-ranked university.

"People not already here are certainly noticing. Tech start-ups hungry for cheap space and talent are drawn to the city’s working-class authenticity over pricier European capitals. What they find is a long legacy of homegrown talent, stoked by the eponymous university founded in 1451, the fourth oldest in the English-speaking world.

Glasgow ranked highly when it came to education (Image: Getty)

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"It counts economist Adam Smith and U.S. founding father James Wilson as alumni. Being a university town, Glasgow performs well in our Nightlife subcategory (#42) and the city roars to prominence at gritty venues like the Sub Club, where live shows dominate.

"Glasgow was designated the U.K.’s first UNESCO City of Music in 2008, and the need to get back out there makes nights here even more epic of late.

"Its impressive #72 spot in our Culture subcategory speaks to this year’s packed events calendar."

The three main categories looked at by the consultancy were 'lovability' which included sub-categories like culture and nightlife, 'livability' (universities and walkability etc) and 'prosperity' (educational attainment and poverty etc).