AI Global Index — Decision Report

Shanghai, Chinafor a retail brand

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 64/1000 of 8 factors live
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Market Fit
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Weighted to a retail brand's priorities, Shanghai scores 53/100monitor. No OECD house-price valuation for China, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.

Customer spending and commercial viability — enough wallets, affordable space.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Consumer readiness20%45seed
Purchasing power18%36seed
Tourism14%66seed
Digital readiness12%84seed
Rent affordability10%72seed
Business environment10%74seed
Population growth10%14seed
Inbound migration6%42seed

Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.

Why it works

  • Tourism 66/100 · 14% weight
  • Digital readiness 84/100 · 12% weight
  • Rent affordability 72/100 · 10% weight
  • Business environment 74/100 · 10% weight

Why it may not

  • Purchasing power 36/100 · 18% weight
  • Population growth 14/100 · 10% weight
  • Inbound migration 42/100 · 6% weight

Property entry-window

Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for China, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 45, financing 94 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.

The same market, every profile

Family buying a home68
Entrepreneur / startup68
Family office / institutional68
Bank / mortgage lender66
Tourist / visitor61
Business expansion60
Government / municipality57
Capital-appreciation investor56
Real estate developer56
Corporate professional54
Retail brand53
Rental-income investor46

Shanghai ranks best for a family buying a home (68) and worst for a rental-income investor (46). Suitability, not popularity.

Next: the actual properties

This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Shanghai:

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