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Top Cities for Patents 2019

Ranked by total patent count — worldwide

Showing 1–200 of 44,084 cities

Rank City Patents ↓ Inventors ↕ Per 1k pop. ↕
1 Tokyo, JP 28,707 14,719 —
2 Seoul, KR 21,314 8,242 —
3 San Jose, CA 16,308 6,652 16.1
#4 San Francisco, CA 15,664 6,446 17.9
#5 Yokohama, JP 15,425 7,216 —
#6 San Diego, CA 13,199 4,733 9.5
#7 Beijing, CN 11,739 5,125 —
#8 Seattle, WA 9,433 4,728 12.8
#9 Suwon-si, KR 8,680 3,705 —
#10 Osaka, JP 8,202 3,968 —
#11 Daejeon, KR 7,498 3,249 —
#12 Austin, TX 7,253 3,196 7.5
#13 Sunnyvale, CA 6,821 3,108 43.8
#14 Yongin-si, KR 6,405 2,794 —
#15 Hsinchu, TW 6,204 2,530 —
#16 Mountain View, CA 5,938 2,719 72.1
#17 Houston, TX 5,574 2,948 2.4
#18 Portland, OR 5,510 1,929 8.4
#19 Shanghai, CN 5,499 3,365 —
#20 Palo Alto, CA 5,329 2,240 77.7
#21 New York, NY 5,112 2,812 0.6
#22 Santa Clara, CA 4,471 2,019 35.0
#23 Fremont, CA 4,365 1,894 18.9
#24 Bengaluru, IN 4,344 2,990 —
#25 Taipei, TW 4,105 2,358 —
#26 Cupertino, CA 3,988 1,624 66.0
#27 New Taipei, TW 3,897 2,150 —
#28 Kyoto, JP 3,704 1,926 —
#29 Bellevue, WA 3,551 1,528 23.4
#30 Kawasaki, JP 3,542 1,692 —
#31 Redmond, WA 3,530 1,798 48.2
#32 Nanhu, CN 3,506 2,180 —
#33 Chicago, IL 3,499 1,801 1.3
#34 Seojong-myeon, KR 3,334 1,863 —
#35 Hwaseong-si, KR 3,214 1,459 —
#36 Cambridge, MA 3,049 1,516 25.8
#37 Beijing, CN 3,005 670 —
#38 Los Angeles, CA 3,004 1,641 0.8
#39 Singapore, SG 2,823 1,836 —
#40 Seongnam-si, KR 2,492 1,128 —
#41 Irvine, CA 2,459 1,181 8.0
#42 Munich, DE 2,437 1,399 —
#43 Taichung, TW 2,429 1,163 —
#44 Los Altos, CA 2,321 907 73.4
#45 Redwood City, CA 2,250 1,104 26.7
#46 London, GB 2,225 1,410 —
#47 Ann Arbor, MI 2,217 1,078 17.9
#48 Atlanta, GA 2,180 1,227 4.4
#49 Saratoga, CA 2,173 728 70.0
#50 Tokyo, JP 2,172 566 —
#51 Cincinnati, OH 2,158 894 7.0
#52 Lo Wu, CN 2,157 743 —
#53 Toronto, CA 2,157 1,291 —
#54 Raleigh, NC 2,150 963 4.6
#55 Tangxia, CN 2,130 1,223 —
#56 Taoyuan, TW 2,090 1,215 —
#57 Eindhoven, NL 2,015 1,119 —
#58 Saitama, JP 2,005 1,008 —
#59 Shizuoka, JP 1,996 1,034 —
#60 Boston, MA 1,954 1,023 2.9
#61 Menlo Park, CA 1,901 882 56.3
#62 Los Gatos, CA 1,864 683 55.6
#63 Tainan, TW 1,861 880 —
#64 Berlin, DE 1,855 1,121 —
#65 Kariya, JP 1,848 943 —
#66 Nagoya, JP 1,745 832 —
#67 Brooklyn, NY 1,733 920 —
#68 Tucson, AZ 1,724 784 3.2
#69 Paris, FR 1,716 1,189 —
#70 Ottawa, CA 1,704 820 —
#71 Cary, NC 1,681 704 9.6
#72 San Mateo, CA 1,677 829 15.9
#73 Pleasanton, CA 1,661 704 20.8
#74 Oakland, CA 1,610 804 3.6
#75 Shanghai, CN 1,580 430 —
#76 Seoul, KR 1,571 309 —
#77 Pittsburgh, PA 1,566 942 5.2
#78 Boise, ID 1,548 533 —
#79 Kirkland, WA 1,533 745 16.6
#80 Phoenix, AZ 1,525 736 0.9
#81 Carlsbad, CA 1,519 576 13.2
#82 Dallas, TX 1,495 797 1.1
#83 Suneung-ri, KR 1,475 438 —
#84 Sammamish, WA 1,460 708 21.6
#85 Rochester, MN 1,444 476 11.9
#86 Plano, TX 1,443 636 5.0
#87 Kobe, JP 1,436 786 —
#88 Toyota, JP 1,416 747 —
#89 Chandler, AZ 1,413 643 5.1
#90 Chiba, JP 1,407 691 —
#91 Boulder, CO 1,406 743 13.0
#92 Sakai, JP 1,403 590 —
#93 Beaverton, OR 1,367 528 14.0
#94 Montréal, CA 1,349 676 —
#95 Minneapolis, MN 1,343 744 3.1
#96 Berkeley, CA 1,331 684 10.7
#97 Nes Ziona, IL 1,307 849 —
#98 Kanchinakote, IN 1,302 569 —
#99 Calgary, CA 1,293 776 —
#100 San Ramon, CA 1,291 558 15.3
#101 Campbell, CA 1,280 496 29.1
#102 Stuttgart, DE 1,262 692 —
#103 Cambridge, GB 1,260 736 —
#104 Canton, MI 1,251 432 —
#105 Wako, JP 1,246 717 —
#106 San Antonio, TX 1,242 740 0.9
#107 Chesterfield, MO 1,237 755 24.7
#108 Lexington, MA 1,237 502 35.9
#109 Newton, MA 1,230 552 13.8
#110 Santa Monica, CA 1,219 535 13.1
#111 Lo Wu, CN 1,216 264 —
#112 Vancouver, CA 1,210 750 —
#113 Tokyo, JP 1,205 306 —
#114 Durham, NC 1,201 655 4.2
#115 Ibaraki, JP 1,201 660 —
#116 Hamburg, DE 1,188 688 —
#117 Milpitas, CA 1,185 588 14.8
#118 Kasai, JP 1,163 641 —
#119 Nagaokakyo, JP 1,160 539 —
#120 Haifa, IL 1,134 576 —
#121 Hillsboro, OR 1,122 521 10.5
#122 Indianapolis, IN 1,118 538 —
#123 Charlotte, NC 1,112 592 1.3
#124 Yamanashi, JP 1,096 501 —
#125 Baltimore, MD 1,094 607 1.9
#126 Niskayuna, NY 1,086 312 52.2
#127 Hyderabad, IN 1,079 793 —
#128 Suwon-si, KR 1,072 196 —
#129 Brookline, MA 1,057 501 16.7
#130 Denver, CO 1,052 629 1.5
#131 Hangzhou City, CN 1,052 693 —
#132 Yokohama, JP 1,036 269 —
#133 Dhahran, SA 1,025 440 —
#134 Anyang-si, KR 1,021 399 —
#135 Pune, IN 1,010 706 —
#136 Village of La Jolla, CA 1,008 404 —
#137 Foster City, CA 995 495 29.4
#138 Madison, WI 994 577 3.7
#139 Incheon, KR 992 583 —
#140 Hamamatsu, JP 980 507 —
#141 Kaohsiung, TW 980 327 —
#142 Santa Cruz, CA 980 399 15.6
#143 Longbeilingcun, CN 979 367 —
#144 Matsumoto, JP 979 411 —
#145 Stockholm, SE 967 476 —
#146 Zhejiang, CN 962 577 —
#147 Philadelphia, PA 956 537 0.6
#148 Poughkeepsie, NY 950 263 30.1
#149 Nagano, JP 947 491 —
#150 Paju-si, KR 943 440 —
#151 Somerville, MA 942 538 11.6
#152 Sydney, AU 937 488 —
#153 Las Vegas, NV 935 475 1.5
#154 Salt Lake City, UT 927 580 4.6
#155 Round Rock, TX 919 374 7.7
#156 Pasadena, CA 915 449 6.6
#157 Zürich, CH 915 553 —
#158 Milano, IT 909 531 —
#159 Folsom, CA 898 296 11.2
#160 Bothell, WA 891 468 18.5
#161 Albuquerque, NM 890 568 1.6
#162 Tochigi, JP 876 406 —
#163 Fort Collins, CO 869 478 5.1
#164 Chiyoda, JP 858 462 —
#165 Moscow, RU 858 588 —
#166 Princeton, NJ 855 368 27.9
#167 Tampa, FL 852 449 2.2
#168 Troy, MI 846 358 9.7
#169 Arlington, MA 845 419 18.2
#170 Espoo, FI 844 445 —
#171 Scottsdale, AZ 831 417 3.4
#172 Dongguan, CN 828 362 —
#173 Melbourne, AU 818 510 —
#174 Los Altos Hills, CA 814 201 95.9
#175 Helsinki, FI 813 513 —
#176 Hiroshima, JP 807 465 —
#177 Schenectady, NY 796 145 11.9
#178 Waterloo, CA 785 370 —
#179 Xiamen, CN 782 364 —
#180 Orlando, FL 780 480 2.5
#181 Washington, DC 774 429 1.1
#182 Woodinville, WA 773 328 59.1
#183 Miami, FL 770 484 1.7
#184 Novi, MI 762 295 11.5
#185 Allen, TX 758 295 7.2
#186 Spring, TX 757 378 12.1
#187 Dashulong, TW 756 172 —
#188 Barcelona, ES 755 502 —
#189 Woodbury, MN 750 341 10.0
#190 Hsinchu, TW 741 193 —
#191 Yorktown Heights, NY 730 185 387.5
#192 Nagoya, JP 725 235 —
#193 Hong Kong, CN 720 462 —
#194 Clifton Park, NY 717 230 —
#195 Auckland, NZ 712 386 —
#196 Katy, TX 710 381 32.4
#197 Sugar Land, TX 710 384 6.4
#198 Issaquah, WA 707 346 17.6
#199 Bloomington, IL 704 190 8.9
#200 Corvallis, OR 700 259 11.7

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