Asia Cities Ranking 2018 by 2thinknow Innovation Cities™ Index

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Asian cities ranking 2018 & city classification from 11th annual Innovation Cities™ Index by 2thinknow city ranking for Japan, Australia, NZ, China, India, Korea and Asia-Pacific.

2thinknow city ranking for innovation since 2007.

Part of the world’s largest global city ranking, the Innovation Cities™ Index, with 500 benchmark cities classified and ranked globally, featuring 108 cities in Asia region (12 Japan, 17 Australia & NZ, 44 China, 13 India and 22 Korea and Asia Pacific Other) this year.

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This city rankings includes tech, smart, startups and other aspects of a good city to live, work and play based on economic opportunity for innovators. The Innovation Cities™ Indexes measure each cities potential as an innovation economy at the current time, since 2007.

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162 City Indicators

Based on 162 standard indicators with underlying Data Points from 2thinknow's awesome City Benchmarking Data set - all available to order for single cities or sets of cities. If you want more background information, order the Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report (info, order)

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Data Comparing Cities

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Index Resources

Rank	Global Rank	City Name	Country	State	Region	Subregion	Classification	Index Score	CityID
1	1	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo	ASIA	JAPAN	1 NEXUS	56	1361
2	6	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	ASIA	ASIA PAC	1 NEXUS	54	1240
3	10	Sydney	Australia	NSW	ASIA	ANZ	1 NEXUS	53	1300
4	12	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul	ASIA	ASIA PAC	1 NEXUS	52	1218
5	16	Melbourne	Australia	VIC	ASIA	ANZ	1 NEXUS	51	811
6	27	Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong	ASIA	CHINA	1 NEXUS	48	522
7	35	Shanghai	China	Shanghai	ASIA	CHINA	1 NEXUS	47	1227
8	37	Beijing	China	Beijing	ASIA	CHINA	1 NEXUS	47	125
9	45	Osaka	Japan	Osaka (excludes Kobe)	ASIA	JAPAN	1 NEXUS	45	2112
10	54	Brisbane	Australia	QLD	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	44	186
11	55	Shenzhen	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	2 HUB	44	1230
12	60	Taipei	Taiwan	Taiwan	ASIA	CHINA	2 HUB	44	1313
13	64	Kyoto	Japan	Kyoto	ASIA	JAPAN	2 HUB	44	700
14	68	Busan	South Korea		ASIA	ASIA PAC	2 HUB	43	1553
15	92	Mumbai	India	Maharashtra	ASIA	INDIA	2 HUB	42	862
16	96	Auckland	New Zealand	Greater Auckland	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	42	81
17	99	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	ASIA	ASIA PAC	2 HUB	42	689
18	100	Wellington	New Zealand	Wellington	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	42	1473
19	105	Perth	Australia	WA	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	42	1020
20	106	Bangkok	Thailand	Bangkok	ASIA	ASIA PAC	2 HUB	42	101
21	113	Guangzhou	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	2 HUB	41	468
22	120	Nagoya	Japan	Aichi	ASIA	JAPAN	2 HUB	41	877
23	127	Fukuoka	Japan	Fukuoka Prefecture	ASIA	JAPAN	2 HUB	41	423
24	139	Bangalore	India	Karnataka	ASIA	INDIA	2 HUB	40	100
25	143	Yokohama	Japan	Kanagawa	ASIA	JAPAN	2 HUB	40	1508
26	144	Incheon	South Korea		ASIA	ASIA PAC	2 HUB	40	1550
27	145	Sapporo	Japan	Hokkaido	ASIA	JAPAN	2 HUB	40	1546
28	152	Canberra	Australia	ACT	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	40	219
29	160	Daegu	South Korea	North Gyeongsang	ASIA	ASIA PAC	2 HUB	40	1552
30	163	Adelaide	Australia	SA	ASIA	ANZ	2 HUB	40	13
31	177	Jakarta	Indonesia	Jakarta	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	39	582
32	189	Daejeon	South Korea	Chungnam	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	39	1613
33	198	Gold Coast	Australia	QLD	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	39	1533
34	199	Delhi	India	Delhi	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	39	332
35	200	Christchurch	New Zealand	South island	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	39	273
36	220	Suzhou	China	Jiangsu	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	39	1297
37	227	Nagasaki	Japan	Nagasaki	ASIA	JAPAN	3 NODE	38	876
38	229	Ulsan	South Korea		ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	38	1551
39	241	Nanjing	China	Jiangsu	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	38	883
40	252	Chennai	India	Tamil Nadu	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	38	255
41	256	Tianjin	China	Tianjin	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	38	1349
42	259	Chengdu	China	Sichuan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	37	254
43	260	Hiroshima	Japan	Hiroshima Prefecture,	ASIA	JAPAN	3 NODE	37	514
44	262	Wollongong	Australia	NSW	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	37	1555
45	264	Hobart	Australia	TAS	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	37	518
46	281	Chongqing	China	Chongqing	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	37	272
47	285	Xiamen	China	Fujian	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	37	1493
48	287	Manila	Philippines	Manila	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	37	783
49	299	Hangzhou	China	Zhejiang	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	488
50	302	Wuhan	China	Hubei	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	1488
51	304	Ningbo	China	Zhejiang	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	1683
52	308	Macau	China	Macau	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	760
53	309	Newcastle	Australia	NSW	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	36	1531
54	310	Dongguan	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	347
55	313	Kagoshima	Japan		ASIA	JAPAN	3 NODE	36	600
56	315	Dalian	China	Liaoning	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	324
57	316	Hyderabad	India	Andhra Pradesh	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	36	531
58	321	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Taiwan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	36	1610
59	325	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	South Vietnam	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	35	517
60	326	Geelong	Australia	VIC	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	35	1530
61	327	Colombo	Sri Lanka		ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	35	292
62	331	Suwon	South Korea	Gyeonggi-do	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	35	1614
63	334	Xi'an	China	Shaanxi	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1494
64	337	Qingdao	China	Shandong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1078
65	344	Fuzhou	China	Fujian	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1693
66	345	Ahmedabad	India	Gujarat	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	35	17
67	346	Pune	India	Maharashtra	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	35	1076
68	347	Wuxi	China	Jiangsu	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1490
69	348	Zhuhai	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1524
70	349	Kawasaki	Japan		ASIA	JAPAN	3 NODE	35	632
71	351	Wenzhou	China	Zhejiang	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	35	1676
72	354	Ballarat	Australia	VIC	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	34	1528
73	356	Bendigo	Australia	VIC	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	34	1529
74	360	Queenstown	New Zealand	Otago	ASIA	ANZ	3 NODE	34	1541
75	362	Petaling Jaya	Malaysia	Selangor	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	34	1615
76	365	Quanzhou	China	Fujian	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	34	1675
77	370	Tainan	Taiwan	Taiwan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	34	1312
78	372	Nanning	China	Guangxi	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	34	1690
79	373	Shenyang	China	Liaoning	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	34	1554
80	374	Kunming	China	Yunnan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	34	1682
81	378	Hanoi	Vietnam	Hanoi	ASIA	ASIA PAC	3 NODE	33	490
82	383	Kolkata	India	West Bengal	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	33	670
83	384	Yangzhou	China	Jiangsu	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1750
84	386	Jinan	China	Shandong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1677
85	388	Changchun, Jilin	China	Jilin	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1608
86	390	Nanchang	China	Jiangxi	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1678
87	391	Nantong	China	Jiangsu	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1689
88	392	Taiyuan	China	Shanxi	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1680
89	393	Jaipur	India	Rajasthan	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	33	581
90	394	Foshan	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	406
91	395	Zhengzhou	China	Henan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	1611
92	396	Harbin	China	Heilongjiang	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	492
93	398	Taichung	Taiwan	Taiwan	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	33	2086
94	403	Fuji	Japan		ASIA	JAPAN	3 NODE	32	416
95	411	Hefei	China	Anhui	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	32	1685
96	412	Zhongshan	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	32	2073
97	417	Yantai-Weihai	China	Shandong	ASIA	CHINA	3 NODE	32	1609
98	424	Surat	India	Gujarat	ASIA	INDIA	3 NODE	31	1294
99	429	Yangon	Burma	Yangon Region	ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	30	1501
100	431	Chittagong	Bangladesh	Chittagong	ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	30	1607
101	438	Bandung	Indonesia	West Java	ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	30	1612
102	442	Lucknow	India	Uttar Pradesh	ASIA	INDIA	4 UPSTART	30	749
103	447	Dhaka	Bangladesh	Dhaka Division	ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	29	338
104	448	Kanpur	India	Uttar Pradesh	ASIA	INDIA	4 UPSTART	29	613
105	449	Shantou	China	Guangdong	ASIA	CHINA	4 UPSTART	29	1674
106	452	Madurai	India	Tamil Nadu	ASIA	INDIA	4 UPSTART	29	1545
107	472	Phnom Penh, Cam	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	27	1028
108	480	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia		ASIA	ASIA PAC	4 UPSTART	25	1407

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