Munich’s tech flywheel keeps spinning: Apple’s European Silicon Design Center downtown is in the middle of a second, roughly $1-billion expansion through 2027, while BMW is retooling its city plant to launch the Neue Klasse in 2026 en route to all-electric production by 2027. That momentum underwrites Munich’s #19 overall Prosperity standing and a steady pipeline of life-science and software start-ups tapping Technical University of Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University talent (Munich ranks #15 in our University subcategory). The city is leaning into its #4 Biking and #5 Walkability rankings, with new protected links on the Altstadt bike ring, calmer streets around the 910-acre Englischer Garten and fresh Isar riverbank promenades that tie leisure trails to daily commutes. Meetings mean business here, too. Messe München – over 2 million square feet of halls – hosts BAU 2025, EXPO REAL 2025 and the returning IAA Mobility, reinforcing a #17 Convention Center finish. Connectivity upgrades include the multi- year Terminal 1 expansion at Munich Airport – advancing toward completion in 2026 – and the continuing work on the long-awaited second S-Bahn tunnel beneath the historic city center, part of a $9-billion project that will double rail capacity and better connect the airport and suburbs.