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Top Cities for Patents 2017

Ranked by total patent count — worldwide

Showing 1–200 of 42,209 cities

Rank City Patents ↓ Inventors ↕ Per 1k pop. ↕
1 Tokyo, JP 25,216 13,051 —
2 Seoul, KR 19,977 7,803 —
3 Yokohama, JP 15,178 7,038 —
#4 San Jose, CA 14,180 5,952 14.0
#5 San Francisco, CA 13,168 5,107 15.1
#6 San Diego, CA 11,729 4,582 8.5
#7 Seattle, WA 7,855 3,930 10.7
#8 Beijing, CN 7,797 3,857 —
#9 Osaka, JP 7,621 3,790 —
#10 Suwon-si, KR 7,332 3,235 —
#11 Daejeon, KR 6,995 3,191 —
#12 Austin, TX 6,394 2,861 6.7
#13 Yongin-si, KR 6,353 2,686 —
#14 Hsinchu, TW 5,918 2,375 —
#15 Sunnyvale, CA 5,811 2,660 37.3
#16 Portland, OR 5,084 1,767 7.8
#17 Mountain View, CA 4,843 2,209 58.8
#18 Palo Alto, CA 4,672 2,029 68.1
#19 New York, NY 4,326 2,310 0.5
#20 Houston, TX 4,245 2,453 1.8
#21 New Taipei, TW 4,004 2,136 —
#22 Shanghai, CN 3,904 2,517 —
#23 Fremont, CA 3,894 1,740 16.9
#24 Taipei, TW 3,842 2,248 —
#25 Santa Clara, CA 3,748 1,709 29.4
#26 Cupertino, CA 3,637 1,468 60.2
#27 Kawasaki, JP 3,588 1,898 —
#28 Kyoto, JP 3,335 1,827 —
#29 Bellevue, WA 3,244 1,326 21.4
#30 Seojong-myeon, KR 3,194 1,795 —
#31 Bengaluru, IN 3,151 2,208 —
#32 Hwaseong-si, KR 3,122 1,269 —
#33 Redmond, WA 3,075 1,610 42.0
#34 Nanhu, CN 3,074 1,988 —
#35 Chicago, IL 2,846 1,478 1.0
#36 Los Angeles, CA 2,598 1,427 0.7
#37 Cambridge, MA 2,582 1,308 21.8
#38 Singapore, SG 2,439 1,548 —
#39 Seongnam-si, KR 2,305 954 —
#40 Beijing, CN 2,242 582 —
#41 Los Altos, CA 2,230 841 70.5
#42 Irvine, CA 2,163 1,054 7.0
#43 Taichung, TW 2,146 1,088 —
#44 Raleigh, NC 2,051 922 4.4
#45 Shizuoka, JP 2,006 946 —
#46 Tokyo, JP 1,972 506 —
#47 Munich, DE 1,966 1,182 —
#48 Saratoga, CA 1,961 665 63.1
#49 Ann Arbor, MI 1,945 878 15.7
#50 Redwood City, CA 1,923 957 22.8
#51 Saitama, JP 1,918 950 —
#52 Los Gatos, CA 1,771 660 52.8
#53 Atlanta, GA 1,741 1,021 3.5
#54 Tainan, TW 1,726 742 —
#55 Berlin, DE 1,703 982 —
#56 London, GB 1,693 1,047 —
#57 Toronto, CA 1,691 1,037 —
#58 Eindhoven, NL 1,653 900 —
#59 Tucson, AZ 1,630 716 3.0
#60 Cary, NC 1,603 700 9.2
#61 Menlo Park, CA 1,597 740 47.3
#62 Taoyuan, TW 1,589 881 —
#63 Cincinnati, OH 1,549 733 5.0
#64 Pittsburgh, PA 1,549 834 5.1
#65 Paris, FR 1,518 1,068 —
#66 Kariya, JP 1,511 780 —
#67 Seoul, KR 1,502 298 —
#68 Boston, MA 1,495 822 2.2
#69 Anyang-si, KR 1,492 410 —
#70 Ottawa, CA 1,492 791 —
#71 Kirkland, WA 1,489 697 16.1
#72 Rochester, MN 1,437 461 11.8
#73 Carlsbad, CA 1,435 558 12.5
#74 Nagoya, JP 1,426 768 —
#75 Beaverton, OR 1,422 539 14.6
#76 Toyota, JP 1,421 732 —
#77 Phoenix, AZ 1,414 695 0.9
#78 Pleasanton, CA 1,373 613 17.2
#79 Oakland, CA 1,349 692 3.1
#80 Brooklyn, NY 1,316 760 —
#81 Dallas, TX 1,313 738 1.0
#82 San Mateo, CA 1,310 668 12.4
#83 Chandler, AZ 1,294 597 4.7
#84 Chiba, JP 1,286 715 —
#85 Plano, TX 1,286 608 4.5
#86 Tangxia, CN 1,267 709 —
#87 Campbell, CA 1,251 457 28.5
#88 Boulder, CO 1,222 668 11.3
#89 Ibaraki, JP 1,217 712 —
#90 Lo Wu, CN 1,214 494 —
#91 Kobe, JP 1,190 678 —
#92 Sammamish, WA 1,180 593 17.5
#93 Canton, MI 1,171 349 —
#94 Durham, NC 1,144 549 4.0
#95 Minneapolis, MN 1,138 687 2.6
#96 Shanghai, CN 1,132 362 —
#97 San Ramon, CA 1,131 465 13.4
#98 Stuttgart, DE 1,127 650 —
#99 Tokyo, JP 1,125 301 —
#100 Lexington, MA 1,109 461 32.2
#101 Kasai, JP 1,106 592 —
#102 Vancouver, CA 1,106 687 —
#103 Suneung-ri, KR 1,099 374 —
#104 Calgary, CA 1,091 661 —
#105 Wako, JP 1,087 643 —
#106 Poughkeepsie, NY 1,070 296 33.9
#107 Nes Ziona, IL 1,059 698 —
#108 Newton, MA 1,059 525 11.9
#109 Berkeley, CA 1,047 534 8.4
#110 Hillsboro, OR 1,040 457 9.8
#111 Milpitas, CA 1,038 521 12.9
#112 Haifa, IL 1,024 567 —
#113 Boise, ID 1,019 435 —
#114 Cambridge, GB 1,018 614 —
#115 Montréal, CA 1,016 522 —
#116 Yokohama, JP 1,000 263 —
#117 Santa Monica, CA 997 486 10.7
#118 Nagano, JP 988 517 —
#119 Brookline, MA 984 458 15.6
#120 Hamburg, DE 964 630 —
#121 Chesterfield, MO 948 580 19.0
#122 Charlotte, NC 940 507 1.1
#123 Denver, CO 923 510 1.3
#124 Madison, WI 903 559 3.4
#125 Sakai, JP 903 396 —
#126 Matsumoto, JP 892 379 —
#127 Baltimore, MD 890 537 1.5
#128 Salt Lake City, UT 885 525 4.4
#129 Stockholm, SE 882 436 —
#130 Suwon-si, KR 876 188 —
#131 Nagaokakyo, JP 875 364 —
#132 Niskayuna, NY 867 300 41.7
#133 Lo Wu, CN 859 231 —
#134 Hyderabad, IN 858 596 —
#135 Incheon, KR 851 481 —
#136 Helsinki, FI 849 526 —
#137 Santa Cruz, CA 849 348 13.5
#138 Indianapolis, IN 846 466 —
#139 Albuquerque, NM 844 524 1.5
#140 Espoo, FI 842 490 —
#141 Schenectady, NY 837 132 12.5
#142 Village of La Jolla, CA 831 328 —
#143 Foster City, CA 830 395 24.6
#144 San Antonio, TX 827 533 0.6
#145 Los Altos Hills, CA 820 208 96.6
#146 Princeton, NJ 797 346 26.0
#147 Chiyoda, JP 796 426 —
#148 Moscow, RU 784 553 —
#149 Round Rock, TX 782 338 6.5
#150 Las Vegas, NV 778 443 1.2
#151 Arlington, MA 777 402 16.8
#152 Tochigi, JP 767 339 —
#153 Waterloo, CA 763 369 —
#154 Yamanashi, JP 753 385 —
#155 Kaohsiung, TW 749 285 —
#156 Scottsdale, AZ 745 362 3.1
#157 Fort Collins, CO 742 399 4.4
#158 Orlando, FL 741 460 2.4
#159 Daejeon, KR 740 140 —
#160 Philadelphia, PA 732 469 0.5
#161 Rochester, NY 730 450 3.5
#162 Livermore, CA 728 291 8.3
#163 Sydney, AU 727 424 —
#164 Hamamatsu, JP 725 405 —
#165 Woodbury, MN 725 312 9.7
#166 Somerville, MA 724 421 8.9
#167 Pune, IN 723 517 —
#168 Kanchinakote, IN 719 349 —
#169 Milano, IT 718 467 —
#170 Tokyo, JP 716 98 —
#171 Yorktown Heights, NY 716 179 380.0
#172 Troy, MI 713 312 8.2
#173 Hitachinaka, JP 712 334 —
#174 Bothell, WA 709 400 14.7
#175 Woodinville, WA 700 319 53.6
#176 Grenoble, FR 698 451 —
#177 Hangzhou City, CN 698 428 —
#178 Barcelona, ES 694 510 —
#179 Yokkaichi, JP 692 333 —
#180 Hsinchu, TW 686 194 —
#181 Pasadena, CA 686 355 5.0
#182 Zürich, CH 685 402 —
#183 Novi, MI 681 264 10.3
#184 Baoshan, TW 674 388 —
#185 Fukuoka, JP 673 406 —
#186 Miami, FL 667 404 1.5
#187 Nagoya, JP 666 252 —
#188 Hiratsuka, JP 665 312 —
#189 Paju-si, KR 648 336 —
#190 Tampa, FL 645 381 1.7
#191 Allen, TX 641 249 6.1
#192 Longmont, CO 639 338 6.5
#193 Mississauga, CA 636 375 —
#194 Chapel Hill, NC 635 345 10.2
#195 Dhahran, SA 635 300 —
#196 Naperville, IL 633 335 4.2
#197 Issaquah, WA 631 335 15.8
#198 Dashulong, TW 630 149 —
#199 Sugar Land, TX 629 344 5.7
#200 Daxi District, TW 628 406 —

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