Asia Cities Ranking 2019 by 2thinknow Innovation Cities™ Index

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Asian cities ranking 2019 & city classification from 12th 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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Index Resources

ASIA RANK	CITY	GEOGRAPHY	STATE/PROVINCE	GROUPING	SCORE	CLASS	GLOBAL RANK	CITY ID
1	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo	JAPAN	58	NEXUS	2	1361
2	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	ASIA	55	NEXUS	5	1240
3	Melbourne	Australia	VIC	ANZ	54	NEXUS	11	811
4	Seoul	South Korea	Seoul	ASIA	53	NEXUS	14	1218
5	Sydney	Australia	NSW	ANZ	53	NEXUS	15	1300
6	Beijing	China	Beijing	CHINA	50	NEXUS	26	125
7	Shanghai	China	Shanghai	CHINA	49	NEXUS	33	1227
8	Osaka	Japan	Osaka	JAPAN	48	NEXUS	37	2112
9	Taipei	Taiwan	Taiwan	CHINA	47	NEXUS	44	1313
10	Brisbane	Australia	QLD	ANZ	46	NEXUS	48	186
11	Shenzhen	China	Guangdong	CHINA	46	NEXUS	53	1230
12	Hong Kong	China	Hong Kong	CHINA	46	NEXUS	56	522
13	Bangkok	Thailand	Bangkok	ASIA	45	HUB	71	101
14	Guangzhou	China	Guangdong	CHINA	45	HUB	74	468
15	Kyoto	Japan	Kyoto	JAPAN	44	HUB	80	700
16	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	ASIA	44	HUB	81	689
17	Mumbai	India	Maharashtra	INDIA	44	HUB	85	862
18	Busan	South Korea		ASIA	43	HUB	91	1553
19	Perth	Australia	WA	ANZ	43	HUB	101	1020
20	Auckland	New Zealand	Greater Auckland	ANZ	42	HUB	110	81
21	Nagoya	Japan	Aichi	JAPAN	42	HUB	117	877
22	Jakarta	Indonesia	Jakarta	ASIA	42	HUB	119	582
23	Wellington	New Zealand	Wellington	ANZ	42	HUB	120	1473
24	Delhi	India	Delhi	INDIA	42	HUB	127	332
25	Bangalore	India	Karnataka	INDIA	41	HUB	139	100
26	Fukuoka	Japan	Fukuoka Prefecture	JAPAN	41	HUB	142	423
27	Yokohama	Japan	Kanagawa	JAPAN	41	HUB	147	1508
28	Adelaide	Australia	SA	ANZ	41	HUB	154	13
29	Canberra	Australia	ACT	ANZ	41	HUB	160	219
30	Sapporo	Japan	Hokkaido	JAPAN	40	NODE	187	1546
31	Incheon	South Korea		ASIA	40	NODE	191	1550
32	Daegu	South Korea	North Gyeongsang	ASIA	40	NODE	199	1552
33	Christchurch	New Zealand	South island	ANZ	39	NODE	209	273
34	Gold Coast	Australia	QLD	ANZ	39	NODE	214	1533
35	Chennai	India	Tamil Nadu	INDIA	39	NODE	224	255
36	Daejeon	South Korea	Chungnam	ASIA	39	NODE	229	1613
37	Chongqing	China	Chongqing	CHINA	39	NODE	237	272
38	Manila	Philippines	Manila	ASIA	39	NODE	239	783
39	Ningbo	China	Zhejiang	CHINA	39	NODE	240	1683
40	Tianjin	China	Tianjin	CHINA	39	NODE	242	1349
41	Wuhan	China	Hubei	CHINA	39	NODE	243	1488
42	Suzhou	China	Jiangsu	CHINA	39	NODE	244	1297
43	Kawasaki	Japan		JAPAN	38	NODE	254	632
44	Hiroshima	Japan	Hiroshima Prefecture,	JAPAN	38	NODE	256	514
45	Nagasaki	Japan	Nagasaki	JAPAN	38	NODE	265	876
46	Nanjing	China	Jiangsu	CHINA	38	NODE	269	883
47	Hangzhou	China	Zhejiang	CHINA	38	NODE	279	488
48	Hobart	Australia	TAS	ANZ	37	NODE	290	518
49	Newcastle	Australia	NSW	ANZ	37	NODE	293	1531
50	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Taiwan	CHINA	37	NODE	294	1610
51	Ulsan	South Korea		ASIA	37	NODE	298	1551
52	Chengdu	China	Sichuan	CHINA	37	NODE	307	254
53	Xiamen	China	Fujian	CHINA	37	NODE	308	1493
54	Wollongong	Australia	NSW	ANZ	36	NODE	310	1555
55	Geelong	Australia	VIC	ANZ	36	NODE	313	1530
56	Colombo	Sri Lanka		ASIA	36	NODE	314	292
57	Kagoshima	Japan		JAPAN	36	NODE	316	600
58	Suwon	South Korea	Gyeonggi-do	ASIA	36	NODE	318	1614
59	Hyderabad	India	Andhra Pradesh	INDIA	36	NODE	321	531
60	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	South Vietnam	ASIA	36	NODE	324	517
61	Wuxi	China	Jiangsu	CHINA	36	NODE	330	1490
62	Tainan	Taiwan	Taiwan	CHINA	36	NODE	332	1312
63	Wenzhou	China	Zhejiang	CHINA	36	NODE	333	1676
64	Dalian	China	Liaoning	CHINA	36	NODE	336	324
65	Qingdao	China	Shandong	CHINA	36	NODE	338	1078
66	Fuzhou	China	Fujian	CHINA	36	NODE	339	1693
67	Taichung	Taiwan	Taiwan	CHINA	36	NODE	341	2086
68	Pune	India	Maharashtra	INDIA	36	NODE	342	1076
69	Shenyang	China	Liaoning	CHINA	36	NODE	343	1554
70	Dongguan	China	Guangdong	CHINA	36	NODE	344	347
71	Kolkata	India	West Bengal	INDIA	35	NODE	348	670
72	Quanzhou	China	Fujian	CHINA	35	NODE	355	1675
73	Ahmedabad	India	Gujarat	INDIA	35	NODE	357	17
74	Xi'an	China	Shaanxi	CHINA	35	NODE	359	1494
75	Nantong	China	Jiangsu	CHINA	35	NODE	360	1689
76	Foshan	China	Guangdong	CHINA	35	NODE	361	406
77	Kunming	China	Yunnan	CHINA	35	NODE	362	1682
78	Nanning	China	Guangxi	CHINA	35	NODE	363	1690
79	Harbin	China	Heilongjiang	CHINA	35	NODE	364	492
80	Nanchang	China	Jiangxi	CHINA	35	NODE	365	1678
81	Taiyuan	China	Shanxi	CHINA	35	NODE	366	1680
82	Fuji	Japan		JAPAN	34	UPSTART	370	416
83	Yangzhou	China	Jiangsu	CHINA	34	UPSTART	375	1750
84	Jinan	China	Shandong	CHINA	34	UPSTART	380	1677
85	Macau	China	Macau	CHINA	34	UPSTART	381	760
86	Zhengzhou	China	Henan	CHINA	34	UPSTART	382	1611
87	Zhuhai	China	Guangdong	CHINA	34	UPSTART	383	1524
88	Bendigo	Australia	VIC	ANZ	34	UPSTART	384	1529
89	Queenstown	New Zealand	Otago	ANZ	33	UPSTART	386	1541
90	Ballarat	Australia	VIC	ANZ	33	UPSTART	388	1528
91	Changchun, Jilin	China	Jilin	CHINA	33	UPSTART	392	1608
92	Hanoi	Vietnam	Hanoi	ASIA	34	UPSTART	397	490
93	Zhongshan	China	Guangdong	CHINA	33	UPSTART	399	2073
94	Hefei	China	Anhui	CHINA	33	UPSTART	401	1685
95	Jaipur	India	Rajasthan	INDIA	32	UPSTART	404	581
96	Petaling Jaya	Malaysia	Selangor	ASIA	32	UPSTART	409	1615
97	Yantai-Weihai	China	Shandong	CHINA	32	UPSTART	410	1609
98	Shantou	China	Guangdong	CHINA	32	UPSTART	411	1674
99	Yangon	Burma	Yangon Region	ASIA	32	UPSTART	412	1501
100	Lucknow	India	Uttar Pradesh	INDIA	30	UPSTART	436	749
101	Surat	India	Gujarat	INDIA	30	UPSTART	439	1294
102	Dhaka	Bangladesh	Dhaka Division	ASIA	30	UPSTART	445	338
103	Bandung	Indonesia	West Java	ASIA	30	UPSTART	448	1612
104	Chittagong	Bangladesh	Chittagong	ASIA	29	UPSTART	453	1607
105	Phnom Penh, Cam	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	ASIA	29	UPSTART	457	1028
106	Ulaanbaatar	Mongolia		ASIA	28	UPSTART	461	1407
107	Kanpur	India	Uttar Pradesh	INDIA	28	UPSTART	464	613
108	Madurai	India	Tamil Nadu	INDIA	28	UPSTART	466	1545

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