Here is the current list of the 50 "core cities" of the Cities WikiProject. The article statuses are current on 1 November 2023.

Any proposed modifications should go on the WikiProject's talkpage.

City	Country	Article status
Alexandria talk	Egypt	C
Algiers talk	Algeria	B
Amsterdam talk	Netherlands	B
Athens talk	Greece	B
Baghdad talk	Iraq	B
Bangkok talk	Thailand	B
Beijing talk	China	B
Berlin talk	Germany	B
Buenos Aires talk	Argentina	B
Cairo talk	Egypt	C
Cape Town talk	South Africa	C
Chennai talk	India	B
Chicago talk	United States	B
Damascus talk	Syria	B
Delhi talk	India	C
Dubai talk	United Arab Emirates	C
Hong Kong talk	Hong Kong	GA
Istanbul talk	Turkey	B
Jakarta talk	Indonesia	B
Jerusalem talk	Israel	B
Johannesburg talk	South Africa	C
Karachi talk	Pakistan	B
Kuala Lumpur talk	Malaysia	GA
Lagos talk	Nigeria	B
Lisbon talk	Portugal	C
London talk	United Kingdom	GA
Los Angeles talk	United States	B
Macau talk	Macau	B
Madrid talk	Spain	B
Manila talk	Philippines	B
Mecca talk	Saudi Arabia	C
Melbourne talk	Australia	B
Mexico City talk	Mexico	B
Moscow talk	Russia	B
Mumbai talk	India	GA
Nairobi talk	Kenya	C
New York City talk	United States	B
Paris talk	France	GA
Rio de Janeiro talk	Brazil	B
Rome talk	Italy	B
Saint Petersburg talk	Russia	B
San Francisco talk	United States	C
São Paulo talk	Brazil	B
Seoul talk	South Korea	C
Shanghai talk	China	GA
Singapore talk	Singapore	GA
Sydney talk	Australia	B
Taipei talk	Taiwan	B
Tokyo talk	Japan	B
Washington, D.C. talk	United States	FA