SZ-HK-Guangzhou Cluster Tops Innovation Index Again

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou retains crown as world’s top innovation hub

A cluster comprising Hong Kong and two mainland Chinese cities has been ranked the world’s top innovation hub for the second consecutive year by a United Nations body. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its crown in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul and Beijing followed in the rankings. A government spokes…

SZ-HK-Guangzhou cluster tops innovation index again

For the second straight year, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its top spot in 2026 in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) of the world's top 100 innovation clusters which was published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on Tuesday. “We warmly welcome the innovation cluster ranking published by WIPO, which reaffirms the outstanding innovative capacity and the innovation and technology (I&T)-supporting fi…

Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou Leads Global Innovation Cluster Ranking - OpenGov Asia

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster has retained its position as the world’s leading innovation cluster in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. According to the official announcement, the ranking reflects the region’s continued strength in patent activity, scientific research and venture capital investment. The Hong Kong Special Administrative […]