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Top Cities for Patents 2020

Ranked by total patent count — worldwide

Showing 1–200 of 44,574 cities

Rank City Patents ↓ Inventors ↕ Per 1k pop. ↕
1 Tokyo, JP 27,535 13,850 —
2 Seoul, KR 21,242 8,189 —
3 San Jose, CA 16,876 6,906 16.7
#4 San Francisco, CA 16,384 6,857 18.8
#5 Yokohama, JP 14,673 6,844 —
#6 San Diego, CA 13,652 4,672 9.8
#7 Beijing, CN 13,167 5,778 —
#8 Suwon-si, KR 9,702 4,090 —
#9 Seattle, WA 9,054 4,747 12.3
#10 Osaka, JP 7,783 3,670 —
#11 Daejeon, KR 7,438 3,243 —
#12 Austin, TX 7,385 3,297 7.7
#13 Hsinchu, TW 7,122 2,709 —
#14 Sunnyvale, CA 7,036 3,155 45.2
#15 Yongin-si, KR 6,383 2,702 —
#16 Shanghai, CN 6,354 3,648 —
#17 Mountain View, CA 5,869 2,745 71.2
#18 Portland, OR 5,660 1,857 8.7
#19 New York, NY 5,288 2,870 0.6
#20 Palo Alto, CA 5,227 2,277 76.2
#21 Houston, TX 5,179 2,742 2.2
#22 Santa Clara, CA 4,886 2,109 38.3
#23 Bengaluru, IN 4,786 3,382 —
#24 Fremont, CA 4,520 1,978 19.6
#25 Taipei, TW 4,501 2,537 —
#26 Nanhu, CN 4,051 2,542 —
#27 Cupertino, CA 4,038 1,575 66.9
#28 Kyoto, JP 4,016 2,006 —
#29 New Taipei, TW 3,846 2,053 —
#30 Redmond, WA 3,683 1,926 50.3
#31 Beijing, CN 3,552 715 —
#32 Los Angeles, CA 3,383 1,794 0.9
#33 Chicago, IL 3,374 1,823 1.2
#34 Bellevue, WA 3,372 1,484 22.2
#35 Hwaseong-si, KR 3,326 1,526 —
#36 Kawasaki, JP 3,276 1,690 —
#37 Cambridge, MA 3,246 1,681 27.4
#38 Seojong-myeon, KR 2,988 1,752 —
#39 Munich, DE 2,717 1,591 —
#40 Singapore, SG 2,714 1,778 —
#41 Lo Wu, CN 2,682 933 —
#42 London, GB 2,539 1,560 —
#43 Seongnam-si, KR 2,491 1,119 —
#44 Redwood City, CA 2,473 1,166 29.3
#45 Taichung, TW 2,459 1,164 —
#46 Taoyuan, TW 2,337 1,230 —
#47 Irvine, CA 2,323 1,116 7.5
#48 Toronto, CA 2,275 1,360 —
#49 Cincinnati, OH 2,263 921 7.3
#50 Atlanta, GA 2,249 1,239 4.5
#51 Saratoga, CA 2,167 693 69.8
#52 Tangxia, CN 2,151 1,342 —
#53 Los Altos, CA 2,129 848 67.3
#54 Ann Arbor, MI 2,085 1,050 16.8
#55 Boston, MA 2,063 1,116 3.0
#56 Saitama, JP 2,044 1,004 —
#57 Raleigh, NC 2,034 895 4.3
#58 Eindhoven, NL 2,012 1,111 —
#59 Shizuoka, JP 1,997 1,020 —
#60 Berlin, DE 1,966 1,091 —
#61 Menlo Park, CA 1,966 873 58.2
#62 Tainan, TW 1,960 881 —
#63 Tokyo, JP 1,945 530 —
#64 Tucson, AZ 1,881 783 3.5
#65 Los Gatos, CA 1,829 663 54.5
#66 Boise, ID 1,821 609 —
#67 Kanchinakote, IN 1,793 689 —
#68 Nagoya, JP 1,753 827 —
#69 San Mateo, CA 1,750 875 16.6
#70 Suneung-ri, KR 1,718 492 —
#71 Kariya, JP 1,715 888 —
#72 Pleasanton, CA 1,704 689 21.3
#73 Oakland, CA 1,701 860 3.9
#74 Hangzhou City, CN 1,697 900 —
#75 Kirkland, WA 1,684 779 18.3
#76 Brooklyn, NY 1,666 937 —
#77 Ottawa, CA 1,660 815 —
#78 Phoenix, AZ 1,654 815 1.0
#79 Cary, NC 1,648 635 9.4
#80 Paris, FR 1,645 1,151 —
#81 Pittsburgh, PA 1,627 1,007 5.4
#82 Shanghai, CN 1,626 441 —
#83 Plano, TX 1,622 697 5.7
#84 Dallas, TX 1,568 890 1.2
#85 Seoul, KR 1,524 307 —
#86 Berkeley, CA 1,475 731 11.9
#87 Sammamish, WA 1,468 674 21.8
#88 Cambridge, GB 1,460 847 —
#89 Beaverton, OR 1,436 553 14.7
#90 Minneapolis, MN 1,413 870 3.3
#91 Boulder, CO 1,412 709 13.0
#92 Lo Wu, CN 1,399 303 —
#93 Chandler, AZ 1,396 618 5.1
#94 Sakai, JP 1,384 574 —
#95 Rochester, MN 1,379 506 11.4
#96 Campbell, CA 1,360 522 30.9
#97 Kobe, JP 1,359 740 —
#98 Toyota, JP 1,356 771 —
#99 Carlsbad, CA 1,338 563 11.7
#100 San Antonio, TX 1,338 767 0.9
#101 Chesterfield, MO 1,332 829 26.6
#102 Nes Ziona, IL 1,314 877 —
#103 Vancouver, CA 1,311 820 —
#104 Milpitas, CA 1,273 611 15.9
#105 Hillsboro, OR 1,251 521 11.8
#106 Chiba, JP 1,236 656 —
#107 Hyderabad, IN 1,234 854 —
#108 Baltimore, MD 1,209 655 2.1
#109 Ibaraki, JP 1,206 672 —
#110 Santa Monica, CA 1,206 524 13.0
#111 Montréal, CA 1,202 680 —
#112 Wako, JP 1,202 686 —
#113 Tokyo, JP 1,194 292 —
#114 Calgary, CA 1,191 737 —
#115 Kaohsiung, TW 1,180 414 —
#116 Stuttgart, DE 1,175 689 —
#117 San Ramon, CA 1,170 532 13.8
#118 Paju-si, KR 1,163 489 —
#119 Denver, CO 1,162 649 1.6
#120 Philadelphia, PA 1,162 630 0.7
#121 Longbeilingcun, CN 1,158 456 —
#122 Zhejiang, CN 1,136 626 —
#123 Hamburg, DE 1,130 660 —
#124 Pune, IN 1,130 769 —
#125 Newton, MA 1,122 538 12.6
#126 Sydney, AU 1,094 519 —
#127 Niskayuna, NY 1,086 303 52.2
#128 Durham, NC 1,084 617 3.8
#129 Madison, WI 1,066 655 4.0
#130 Kasai, JP 1,064 627 —
#131 Yamanashi, JP 1,060 484 —
#132 Charlotte, NC 1,058 588 1.2
#133 Round Rock, TX 1,058 379 8.9
#134 Canton, MI 1,054 423 —
#135 Lexington, MA 1,051 460 30.5
#136 Dhahran, SA 1,050 465 —
#137 Nagaokakyo, JP 1,043 484 —
#138 Haifa, IL 1,034 541 —
#139 Las Vegas, NV 1,028 481 1.6
#140 Brookline, MA 1,027 539 16.2
#141 Somerville, MA 1,024 546 12.6
#142 Foster City, CA 1,014 507 30.0
#143 Indianapolis, IN 1,000 517 —
#144 Dongguan, CN 999 426 —
#145 Hiroshima, JP 989 532 —
#146 Anyang-si, KR 985 393 —
#147 Moscow, RU 982 617 —
#148 Incheon, KR 978 550 —
#149 Yokohama, JP 977 253 —
#150 Village of La Jolla, CA 971 374 —
#151 Suwon-si, KR 970 198 —
#152 Stockholm, SE 958 459 —
#153 Santa Cruz, CA 955 373 15.2
#154 Arlington, MA 943 452 20.4
#155 Salt Lake City, UT 934 554 4.7
#156 Scottsdale, AZ 908 417 3.8
#157 Espoo, FI 907 452 —
#158 Hamamatsu, JP 905 427 —
#159 Folsom, CA 904 318 11.2
#160 Zürich, CH 904 575 —
#161 Tampa, FL 897 437 2.3
#162 Pasadena, CA 894 506 6.5
#163 Hsinchu, TW 892 207 —
#164 Milano, IT 892 514 —
#165 Nagano, JP 888 425 —
#166 Poughkeepsie, NY 887 256 28.1
#167 Orlando, FL 874 528 2.8
#168 Helsinki, FI 873 521 —
#169 Troy, MI 869 354 9.9
#170 Lund, SE 852 323 —
#171 Auckland, NZ 850 411 —
#172 Bothell, WA 850 475 17.6
#173 Matsumoto, JP 845 365 —
#174 Miami, FL 834 463 1.9
#175 Princeton, NJ 828 380 27.0
#176 Washington, DC 825 448 1.2
#177 Tochigi, JP 821 414 —
#178 Albuquerque, NM 817 552 1.4
#179 Dashulong, TW 817 196 —
#180 Barcelona, ES 810 556 —
#181 Los Altos Hills, CA 801 193 94.4
#182 Melbourne, AU 798 520 —
#183 Allen, TX 797 308 7.6
#184 White Plains, NY 781 205 13.1
#185 Xiamen, CN 774 374 —
#186 Woodbury, MN 766 350 10.2
#187 Yorktown Heights, NY 766 192 406.6
#188 Waterloo, CA 751 375 —
#189 Woodinville, WA 743 332 56.9
#190 Belmont, CA 741 349 26.1
#191 Baoshan, TW 729 427 —
#192 Issaquah, WA 725 368 18.1
#193 Bloomington, IL 724 204 9.2
#194 Grenoble, FR 722 470 —
#195 Fort Collins, CO 711 442 4.2
#196 Yokkaichi, JP 700 344 —
#197 Erlangen, DE 696 370 —
#198 Cedar Park, TX 694 250 8.9
#199 Nagoya, JP 694 221 —
#200 Longbeilingcun, CN 693 159 —

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