Innovation Cities™ Index 2022-2023: Global 100 Top Innovative Cities


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Who are the top innovative cities globally? Top 100 (top 20%) city results from 500.

Based on the 16th annual Innovation Cities™ Index city rankings process by 2THINKNOW. Original quantitative method, based on 162 indicators (including consideration of 1000+ data point inputs) per city. Est. 2007.

Why this ranking? Breadth of indicators covers areas of innovation that 500 cities are focussed on. Such as: digital, liveability, smart, economic development, mobility (transport), tourism and trade, place branding, start-ups, sustainability. The city ranking has over a decade of results, making analysis possible. Detailed data is also available to order.

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FAQ

These city rankings measure pre-conditions for innovation. Results are available globally (500 cities or top 100), or by region/nation.

The 162 Indicators cover key areas for city innovation such as: digital transformation, technology, startups, economic development, sustainability, liveability, mobility and other areas. Above average scores across many indicators result in a higher rank. Thus making cities that rank high, more well-balanced. You can order city data at any level.

Indicators map to key government departments or industries.

The Innovation Cities™ Index was established in 2007. We seek to definitively answer the question - 'which are the world's most innovative cities '?

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Indicators

Based on 162 standard Indicators with underlying Data Points from 2THINKNOW's awesome City Benchmarking Data set. Making it easy to compare cities.

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Instructions for Use: Yes, the top-level Innovation Cities™ Index results are always free to track and monitor. You can publish this list, please attribute it correctly - see 'Reproducing this list' below the table. Just, register for email updates here.

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Global 100 City Rankings Results for 2022-2023

GLOBAL RANKCITYLOCATIONCLASSSCORE (60)PRIOR RANKCHANGE5 YR AVG RANKCityID
1TokyoJapanNEXUS591-11361
2LondonUnited KingdomNEXUS5711+95737
3New YorkUnited StatesNEXUS563-3901
4ParisFranceNEXUS5510+671002
5SingaporeSingaporeNEXUS555-51240
6Los AngelesUnited StatesNEXUS5520+149740
7BostonUnited StatesNEXUS542- 56167
8SeoulSouth KoreaNEXUS547- 1101218
9San Francisco - San JoseUnited StatesNEXUS5312+381557
10HoustonUnited StatesNEXUS538- 213525
11BerlinGermanyNEXUS5231+2017142
12ChicagoUnited StatesNEXUS529- 310264
13StockholmSwedenNEXUS5216+3221279
14DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesNEXUS5229+1527353
15TorontoCanadaNEXUS5243+28191370
16MunichGermanyNEXUS5139+2326863
17ViennaAustriaNEXUS5122+5211439
18SydneyAustraliaNEXUS514- 14121300
19MadridSpainNEXUS5140+2131766
20AmsterdamNetherlandsNEXUS5124+42343
21SeattleUnited StatesNEXUS5114- 7171215
22Dallas-Fort WorthUnited StatesNEXUS516- 1614325
23MelbourneAustraliaNEXUS5033+1021811
24MontréalCanadaNEXUS5053+2930853
25AtlantaUnited StatesNEXUS5013- 121979
26BarcelonaSpainNEXUS5052+2632105
27MilanItalyNEXUS5063+3640825
28BeijingChinaNEXUS5019- 928125
29VancouverCanadaNEXUS50136+107571426
30CopenhagenDenmarkNEXUS5054+2443302
31MiamiUnited StatesNEXUS5017- 1424822
32Washington DCUnited StatesNEXUS4918- 14231471
33PhiladelphiaUnited StatesNEXUS4935+2311027
34OsloNorwayNEXUS4925- 934978
35OsakaJapanNEXUS4930- 5372112
36DublinIrelandNEXUS4992+5657354
37San DiegoUnited StatesNEXUS4945+8321160
38BrisbaneAustraliaNEXUS4842+446186
39HelsinkiFinlandNEXUS4841+246497
40Tel AvivIsraelNEXUS4891+51541337
41HamburgGermanyNEXUS4890+4955483
42DenverUnited StatesNEXUS4828- 1434334
43PortlandUnited StatesNEXUS4836- 7401053
44AustinUnited StatesNEXUS4821- 233287
45Las VegasUnited StatesNEXUS4827- 1841713
46ShanghaiChinaNEXUS4815- 31321227
47DetroitUnited StatesNEXUS4850+358337
48RomeItalyHUB4793+45581117
49BrusselsBelgiumHUB47126+7779190
50NewarkUnited StatesHUB4775+2570902
51BaltimoreUnited StatesHUB4755+45297
52TaipeiTaiwanHUB4723- 29451313
53IstanbulTurkeyHUB4732- 2145564
54ZürichSwitzerlandHUB4770+16681526
55PhoenixUnited StatesHUB4744- 11601030
56OaklandUnited StatesHUB4765+953944
57OrlandoUnited StatesHUB4762+555972
58Hong KongChinaHUB4749- 948522
59PragueCzech RepublicHUB46125+66771061
60LisbonPortugalHUB46158+98101730
61Mexico CityMexicoHUB46161+10096821
62Buenos AiresArgentinaHUB46171+10996196
63PerthAustraliaHUB4674+11861020
64KyotoJapanHUB4664-68700
65BaselSwitzerlandHUB46164+991241538
66AthensGreeceHUB46224+15810878
67SacramentoUnited StatesHUB46150+83851133
68FrankfurtGermanyHUB46124+5678409
69TampaUnited StatesHUB46144+75891327
70Minneapolis-St PaulUnited StatesHUB4637- 33571544
71PittsburghUnited StatesHUB4666- 5761035
72San AntonioUnited StatesHUB4648- 24751155
73RiversideUnited StatesHUB46155+821011111
74ShenzhenChinaHUB4626- 48521230
75Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesHUB4695+20798
76MoscowRussiaHUB4534- 4249858
77AucklandNew ZealandHUB45159+8211181
78BudapestHungaryHUB4597+1982194
79OportoPortugalHUB45221+142134966
80São PauloBrazilHUB45134+54901204
81NagoyaJapanHUB4576- 599877
82DüsseldorfGermanyHUB45156+7495363
83YokohamaJapanHUB45117+341231508
84QuébecCanadaHUB45197+113981079
85StuttgartGermanyHUB45130+45891285
86ManchesterUnited KingdomHUB45200+11494782
87RotterdamNetherlandsHUB4594+7941123
88LyonFranceHUB45227+139114757
89WarsawPolandHUB45123+341071470
90CharlotteUnited StatesHUB4546- 4483247
91NashvilleUnited StatesHUB4538- 5370890
92ClevelandUnited StatesHUB45107+15132284
93GothenburgSwedenHUB45108+15133453
94Santa Ana-AnaheimUnited StatesHUB4583- 11791173
95CincinnatiUnited StatesHUB45114+19113275
96Kansas CityUnited StatesHUB4547- 4979614
97CologneGermanyHUB45236+139124290
98GenevaSwitzerlandHUB45199+101130437
99Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesHUB4557- 4286403
100GuangzhouChinaHUB4551- 4985468
Region Definition

Definition of Top 100: The first 100 cities from 500 selected globally.

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