WIPO GII: Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou, Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Beijing and Seoul Are World’s Biggest “Innovation Clusters”
Geneva, September 8, 2026
PR/2026/958
Note to Editors: Due to a data input error, a version of the GII Innovation Clusters 2026 chapter and associated press release chapter on Tuesday, September 8 contained several mistakes. Corrected venture capital deal activity figures have now been applied for the following clusters: Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou; Beijing; Shanghai–Suzhou; Nanjing; Washington DC-Baltimore; Philadelphia; Amsterdam-Rotterdam; Istanbul. All other figures remain verified.