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World's most hipster cities revealed: Brighton beats Portland and Salt Lake City

By Jennifer Newton
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19 Apr, 2018 08:00 PM3 mins to read

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The UK seaside town of Brighton is a suitably neiche champion over more popular hipster haunts. Photo / Photofusion, Getty

The UK seaside town of Brighton is a suitably neiche champion over more popular hipster haunts. Photo / Photofusion, Getty

The world's most hipster cities have been revealed and it's Brighton in the UK that takes the number one spot, MailOnline reports.

The seaside resort on the UK's south coast saw off competition from US cities Portland and Salt Lake City to earn the title.

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The ranking appears in a new International Hipster Index, which orders 446 cities across 20 countries using five key indicators of 'hipsterdom'.

The study, by MoveHub.com, compares how many vegan eateries, coffee shops, record stores, tattoo studios and vintage boutiques there are per 100,000 people in cities with populations over 150,000.

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Brighton takes the top spot with no less than nine record stores per 100,000 people, meaning the residents have the best access to vintage tunes in the world.

The city also boasts the third highest density of coffee shops and has an impressive vegan scene, with 37 eateries available to trendy eco-conscious residents.

Despite missing out on the top spot, America boasts the most hipster places in the ranking overall, stealing 16 of the spots in the top 20.

Portland (second) scored particularly well on vegan friendly restaurant options with the third highest number in the study and the world's first vegan mini-mall.

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Salt Lake City (third) had the fifth highest density of tattoo parlours in the world and also holds an international tattoo convention every year in March.

Second on the list was Portland, Oregon, the first of many cities in the US to make the top 50. Photo / 123RF
Second on the list was Portland, Oregon, the first of many cities in the US to make the top 50. Photo / 123RF

Portuguese hipster haven Lisbon was one of the only European cities to place in the top 10.

With the most vintage boutiques in the world at 78 per 100,000 people and an impressive vegan scene, the city earns fifth position.

The Finnish capital, Helsinki, also made the top ten, scoring in the top 20 for density of coffee shops and vintage boutiques.

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Salt Lake City came third in the ranking thanks to having a high density of tattoo parlours. Photo / 123RF
Salt Lake City came third in the ranking thanks to having a high density of tattoo parlours. Photo / 123RF

However, no cities in New Zealand or Australia made it into the top 50.

Fred O'Brien, who headed up the research for MoveHub.com, said: 'Because hipsters have such specific tastes like tattoos and artisan coffee and prefer less bustling city locations, we can map them around the world quite accurately, which is really interesting.

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'You would struggle to find any other group that changes cities at the rate that hipsters do - once a city has been chosen as a trendy area, the hipsters bring in all sorts of new independent businesses and this injection of consumers can really transform these cities.'

Seattle, pictured, came fourth and is the third city in the USA to be included in the top five. Photo / 123RF
Seattle, pictured, came fourth and is the third city in the USA to be included in the top five. Photo / 123RF

Top 50 most hipster cities in the world

1. Brighton and Hove, UK

2. Portland, USA

3. Salt Lake City, USA

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4. Seattle, USA

5. Lisbon, Portugal

6. Fort Lauderdale, USA

7. Miami, USA

8. Orlando, USA

9. Helsinki, Finland

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10. Spokane, USA

11. Tampa, USA

12. Eugene, USA

13. Minneapolis, USA

14. Atlanta, USA

15. San Francisco, USA

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16. Rochester, USA

17. Bordeaux, France

18. Pittsburgh, USA

19. Las Vega, USA

20. Richmond, USA

21. Oakland, USA

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22. New Orleans, USA

23. Malmo, Sweden

24. Zurich, Switzerland

25. Knoxville, USA

26. Tampere, Finland

27. Manchester, UK

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28. Grand Rapids, USA

29. Tacoma, USA

30. Madison, USA

31. Oslo, Norway

32. Edinburgh, UK

33. Providence, USA

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34. St Louis, USA

35. Sacramento, USA

36. Cleveland, USA

37. Vancouver, Canada

38. Kansas City, USA

39. Salem, USA

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40. Belfast, UK

41. Long Beach, USA

42. Glasgow, UK

43. Amsterdam, The Netherlands

44. Porto, Portugal

45. Honolulu, USA

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46. Bristol, UK

47. Birmingham, USA

48. Fort Collins, USA

49. Paris, France

50. St Petersburg, USA

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