the study included the twelve province capitals and the thirteen remaining cities with the most inhabitants, these include: Almere, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Assen, Breda, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Dordrecht, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Haarlem, Leeuwarden, Lelystad, Middelburg, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Utrecht, Zoetermeer, Zwolle
Supplementary notes
The source notes: "a list of words and word combinations with a positive or negative tone of voice were used to determine the sentiment of a message".
Moreover, the source states it did not include neutral messages "as there is no opinion given in neutral messages. To determine the tone of voice of a brand, we focus on messages with a positive or negative perspective".
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Ranking of cities with most positive sentiment in the Netherlands 2016
This statistic illustrates the share of messages with a positive tone of voice about selected cities in the Netherlands in 2016, by city. During the studied period, roughly ** percent of the messages about the Dutch city Eindhoven had a positive sentiment.
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Clipit. (March 15, 2016). Share of messages with a positive tone of voice in messages about selected cities in the Netherlands in 2016, by city [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/655804/ranking-of-cities-with-most-positive-sentiment-in-the-netherlands/
Clipit. "Share of messages with a positive tone of voice in messages about selected cities in the Netherlands in 2016, by city." Chart. March 15, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/655804/ranking-of-cities-with-most-positive-sentiment-in-the-netherlands/
Clipit. (2016). Share of messages with a positive tone of voice in messages about selected cities in the Netherlands in 2016, by city. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/655804/ranking-of-cities-with-most-positive-sentiment-in-the-netherlands/
Clipit. "Share of Messages with a Positive Tone of Voice in Messages about Selected Cities in The Netherlands in 2016, by City." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2016, /statistics/655804/ranking-of-cities-with-most-positive-sentiment-in-the-netherlands/
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Share of messages with a positive tone of voice in messages about selected cities in the Netherlands in 2016, by city [Graph], Clipit, March 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/655804/ranking-of-cities-with-most-positive-sentiment-in-the-netherlands/
