Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Overtakes Tokyo-Yokohama as Top Innovation Cluster
2025-09-02
The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has surpassed Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world's leading innovation cluster in its 2025 Global Innovation Index. This shift is due to WIPO's updated ranking criteria, which now incorporates venture capital investments, highlighting the translation of scientific knowledge into marketable products. The revised methodology led to a rise in US clusters and a boost for Indian clusters, while East Asian clusters saw a relative decline. China boasts the most clusters in the top 100, with 24.