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Asian city innovation classifications and rankings 2016-2017 for China, Japan, Australia, NZ, India, Korea and Asia.
World’s largest city classification and global ranking with 108 cities across Asia from 500 benchmark cities classified, and all cities ranked in 2016-2017. Based on 2thinknow analysis of cities on 162 city indicators, in what our analysts term the ‘global innovation economy’. Annual city scores and ranking since 2007. City indicators data from 2thinknow City Benchmarking Data program.
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Innovation Cities™ Index 2016-2017 : Asia
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| Rank | City Name | State Province | Designated | Class. | Score | Sub Region |
| 1 | Tokyo | Tokyo | Japan | 1 NEXUS | 56 | JAPAN |
| 2 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | 1 NEXUS | 54 | ASIA PAC |
| 3 | Seoul | Seoul | South Korea | 1 NEXUS | 53 | ASIA PAC |
| 4 | Sydney | NSW | Australia | 1 NEXUS | 53 | ANZ |
| 5 | Melbourne | VIC | Australia | 1 NEXUS | 50 | ANZ |
| 6 | Beijing | Beijing | China | 1 NEXUS | 49 | CHINA |
| 7 | Shanghai | Shanghai | China | 1 NEXUS | 49 | CHINA |
| 8 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | China | 1 NEXUS | 48 | CHINA |
| 9 | Osaka | Osaka (excludes Kobe) | Japan | 1 NEXUS | 46 | JAPAN |
| 10 | Brisbane | QLD | Australia | 2 HUB | 45 | ANZ |
| 11 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | China | 2 HUB | 44 | CHINA |
| 12 | Kyoto | Kyoto | Japan | 2 HUB | 44 | JAPAN |
| 13 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taiwan | 2 HUB | 44 | CHINA |
| 14 | Busan | South Korea | 2 HUB | 44 | ASIA PAC | |
| 15 | Perth | WA | Australia | 2 HUB | 44 | ANZ |
| 16 | Auckland | Greater Auckland | New Zealand | 2 HUB | 43 | ANZ |
| 17 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | 2 HUB | 43 | INDIA |
| 18 | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 2 HUB | 43 | ASIA PAC |
| 19 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | China | 2 HUB | 43 | CHINA |
| 20 | Wellington | Wellington | New Zealand | 2 HUB | 42 | ANZ |
| 21 | Incheon | South Korea | 2 HUB | 42 | ASIA PAC | |
| 22 | Bangkok | Bangkok | Thailand | 2 HUB | 42 | ASIA PAC |
| 23 | Nagoya | Aichi | Japan | 2 HUB | 42 | JAPAN |
| 24 | Yokohama | Kanagawa | Japan | 2 HUB | 41 | JAPAN |
| 25 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Prefecture | Japan | 2 HUB | 41 | JAPAN |
| 26 | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Japan | 2 HUB | 41 | JAPAN |
| 27 | Canberra | ACT | Australia | 2 HUB | 41 | ANZ |
| 28 | Daegu | North Gyeongsang | South Korea | 2 HUB | 41 | ASIA PAC |
| 29 | Bangalore | Karnataka | India | 2 HUB | 41 | INDIA |
| 30 | Adelaide | SA | Australia | 2 HUB | 41 | ANZ |
| 31 | Delhi | Delhi | India | 3 NODE | 40 | INDIA |
| 32 | Daejeon | Chungnam | South Korea | 3 NODE | 40 | ASIA PAC |
| 33 | Nagasaki | Nagasaki | Japan | 3 NODE | 40 | JAPAN |
| 34 | Ulsan | South Korea | 3 NODE | 40 | ASIA PAC | |
| 35 | Christchurch | South island | New Zealand | 3 NODE | 40 | ANZ |
| 36 | Jakarta | Jakarta | Indonesia | 3 NODE | 39 | ASIA PAC |
| 37 | Gold Coast | QLD | Australia | 3 NODE | 39 | ANZ |
| 38 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | China | 3 NODE | 39 | CHINA |
| 39 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture, | Japan | 3 NODE | 39 | JAPAN |
| 40 | Tianjin | Tianjin | China | 3 NODE | 39 | CHINA |
| 41 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | China | 3 NODE | 39 | CHINA |
| 42 | Chengdu | Sichuan | China | 3 NODE | 39 | CHINA |
| 43 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | India | 3 NODE | 38 | INDIA |
| 44 | Hobart | TAS | Australia | 3 NODE | 38 | ANZ |
| 45 | Suwon | Gyeonggi-do | South Korea | 3 NODE | 38 | ASIA PAC |
| 46 | Chongqing | Chongqing | China | 3 NODE | 38 | CHINA |
| 47 | Dongguan | Guangdong | China | 3 NODE | 38 | CHINA |
| 48 | Dalian | Liaoning | China | 3 NODE | 38 | CHINA |
| 49 | Wollongong | NSW | Australia | 3 NODE | 38 | ANZ |
| 50 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | China | 3 NODE | 38 | CHINA |
| 51 | Xiamen | Fujian | China | 3 NODE | 38 | CHINA |
| 52 | Ho Chi Minh City | South Vietnam | Vietnam | 3 NODE | 37 | ASIA PAC |
| 53 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 3 NODE | 37 | ASIA PAC | |
| 54 | Wuhan | Hubei | China | 3 NODE | 37 | CHINA |
| 55 | Kagoshima | Japan | 3 NODE | 37 | JAPAN | |
| 56 | Ningbo | Zhejiang | China | 3 NODE | 37 | CHINA |
| 57 | Manila | Manila | Philippines | 3 NODE | 37 | ASIA PAC |
| 58 | Petaling Jaya | Selangor | Malaysia | 3 NODE | 36 | ASIA PAC |
| 59 | Xi’an | Shaanxi | China | 3 NODE | 36 | CHINA |
| 60 | Geelong | VIC | Australia | 3 NODE | 36 | ANZ |
| 61 | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh | India | 3 NODE | 36 | INDIA |
| 62 | Newcastle | NSW | Australia | 3 NODE | 36 | ANZ |
| 63 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India | 3 NODE | 36 | INDIA |
| 64 | Qingdao | Shandong | China | 3 NODE | 36 | CHINA |
| 65 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Taiwan | 3 NODE | 36 | CHINA |
| 66 | Kolkata | West Bengal | India | 3 NODE | 36 | INDIA |
| 67 | Wuxi | Jiangsu | China | 3 NODE | 36 | CHINA |
| 68 | Pune | Maharashtra | India | 3 NODE | 36 | INDIA |
| 69 | Hanoi | Hanoi | Vietnam | 3 NODE | 35 | ASIA PAC |
| 70 | Ballarat | VIC | Australia | 3 NODE | 35 | ANZ |
| 71 | Macau | Macau | China | 3 NODE | 35 | CHINA |
| 72 | Bendigo | VIC | Australia | 3 NODE | 35 | ANZ |
| 73 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | China | 3 NODE | 35 | CHINA |
| 74 | Kawasaki | Japan | 3 NODE | 35 | JAPAN | |
| 75 | Changchun, Jilin | Jilin | China | 3 NODE | 35 | CHINA |
| 76 | Queenstown | Otago | New Zealand | 3 NODE | 35 | ANZ |
| 77 | Shenyang | Liaoning | China | 3 NODE | 35 | CHINA |
| 78 | Zhuhai | Guangdong | China | 3 NODE | 35 | CHINA |
| 79 | Zhengzhou | Henan | China | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 80 | Quanzhou | Fujian | China | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 81 | Fuzhou | Fujian | China | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 82 | Tainan | Taiwan | Taiwan | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 83 | Nanning | Guangxi | China | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 84 | Foshan | Guangdong | China | 3 NODE | 34 | CHINA |
| 85 | Fuji | Japan | 3 NODE | 33 | JAPAN | |
| 86 | Wenzhou | Zhejiang | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 87 | Jaipur | Rajasthan | India | 3 NODE | 33 | INDIA |
| 88 | Surat | Gujarat | India | 3 NODE | 33 | INDIA |
| 89 | Kunming | Yunnan | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 90 | Yantai-Weihai | Shandong | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 91 | Jinan | Shandong | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 92 | Yangzhou | Jiangsu | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 93 | Taiyuan | Shanxi | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 94 | Nantong | Jiangsu | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 95 | Nanchang | Jiangxi | China | 3 NODE | 33 | CHINA |
| 96 | Hefei | Anhui | China | 3 NODE | 32 | CHINA |
| 97 | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | India | 3 NODE | 32 | INDIA |
| 98 | Taichung | Taiwan | Taiwan | 3 NODE | 32 | CHINA |
| 99 | Zhongshan | Guangdong | China | 3 NODE | 32 | CHINA |
| 100 | Dhaka | Dhaka Division | Bangladesh | 4 UPSTART | 31 | ASIA PAC |
| 101 | Shantou | Guangdong | China | 4 UPSTART | 31 | CHINA |
| 102 | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | India | 4 UPSTART | 30 | INDIA |
| 103 | Bandung | West Java | Indonesia | 4 UPSTART | 30 | ASIA PAC |
| 104 | Yangon | Yangon Region | Burma | 4 UPSTART | 30 | ASIA PAC |
| 105 | Chittagong | Chittagong | Bangladesh | 4 UPSTART | 29 | ASIA PAC |
| 106 | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | India | 4 UPSTART | 29 | INDIA |
| 107 | Phnom Penh, Cam | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | 4 UPSTART | 26 | ASIA PAC |
| 108 | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 4 UPSTART | 26 | ASIA PAC |
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