hiking<\/a> spot that offers panoramic views out over the cityscape from its summit.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Edinburgh was noted for its walkability. According to Time Out, 89 per cent of Gen Z residents in Edinburgh state that the city is walkable.<\/p>\n
The capital is also home to many bars and pubs that are popular amongst students and younger locals. These include Paradise Palms near the University of Edinburgh, Pilgrim Bar on Robertson’s Close, and The Hanging Bat on Lothian Road.<\/p>\n
Time Out wrote: “Edinburgh topped several categories in our survey of Gen Z, receiving the highest score for green spaces and access to nature (according to 95 per cent of 20-somethings living there) and walkability (89 per cent of Gen Z say the city is walkable).”<\/p>\n
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Edinburgh was noted among young people for its walkability (Image: Edwin Remsberg \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The only other UK city to appear on Time Out’s top 10 is London, which placed at number nine. The English capital was noted for its culture and food scenes in particular.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, topping the list as the world\u2019s best city for Gen Z in 2025 is Bangkok in Thailand. According to Time Out, the city ranked especially highly for happiness, with 84 percent of young locals saying they are happy to live there.<\/p>\n
To put together its list of the world\u2019s best cities for Gen Z, Time Out used its previously published annual ranking of the world\u2019s greatest cities. The experts filtered the responses to those under age of 30 to reveal the global ranking of the best cities for younger residents.<\/p>\n
The website added: “Things like affordability, a great nightlife scene and ease of meeting new people are up there, according to our survey.<\/p>\n
“Many cities made the ranking for being diverse and inclusive, and for having great art, plenty of green spaces and efficient public transport.”<\/p>\n
Read on for the 10 best cities in the world for Gen Z to live in 2025. For more information, visit the Time Out website<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe world\u2019s best cities for Gen Z in 2025<\/p>\n
\n- Bangkok, Thailand<\/li>\n
- Melbourne, Australia<\/li>\n
- Cape Town, South Africa<\/li>\n
- New York City, United States<\/li>\n
- Copenhagen, Denmark<\/li>\n
- Barcelona, Spain<\/li>\n
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Mexico City, Mexico<\/li>\n
- London, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
- Shanghai, China<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was praised for its parks and walkability. 13:56, 20 Aug 2025Updated 15:21, 20 Aug 2025 The best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[35060,748,1102,4884,1889,712,16,15,19834],"class_list":{"0":"post-359979","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-bars-and-nightclubs","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-pubs","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-walking-and-climbing"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115062304150542240","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The best city in Scotland for Gen Z has been revealed(Image: NDStock \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Arthur's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Arthurs-Seat-Hill-at-Edinburgh-Scotland-UK.jpg\")
Arthur’s Seat is a top hiking destination in Edinburgh(Image: RichieChan \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n