Top 100

Global Innovators™ 2024

The rankings revealed.
Contents

Foreword 03

The effect of difference 05

Intoducing this year's report

Measuring the difference 06

How we calculate the ranks

Top 100 Global Innovators 2024 11

The list this year, ranked

The difference this year 16

What has changed in 2024

The changing game 21

Defining what good looks like

A measured edge 25
The importance of benchmarking

The Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators™ proprietary ranking system is not, and should not be interpreted as, an indicator of monetary or royalty value, validity,
quality, or market importance of patent assets – either individually or as a portfolio. Patents are each unique intellectual property rights that provide strategic benefit,
competitive advantage, and protection of technology across diverse markets and geographies.
 Young Liu, Foxconn celebrates its Once that innovation scales
Chairman and CEO, half centennial in 2024. up and scales out, it makes
Hon Hai Technology What an ideal moment to society grow much faster.
Group (Foxconn) consider what guides our
journey in innovation. Foxconn and our affiliates,
together, own more than
We are absolutely honored to 57,700 patents around the
be named for the seventh year world. This is a reflection of our
running among Clarivate’s strong capabilities to solve the
Top 100 Global Innovators. A problems of our customers. It
tangible form of innovation are is validation of our advanced
patents. Their essence is about research to invent next generation
sharing and when our engineers technologies and processes. It
want to design a product or a is our commitment to sharing
process, I tell them to go search our innovations with the world.
and see if there is a patent.
We are all headed toward an
Foxconn is a member of the even more intelligent future.
Open Invention Network because
we believe IP protection is a Smart cities. Smart manufacturing.
mechanism to motivate one to Smart electric vehicles. At the
share knowledge, so those who half century mark, our journey
follow behind you do not have in innovation is just beginning.
to reinvent the wheel. They can Foxconn is transforming from a
move forward to innovating manufacturing service company
something new on top of existing into a platform solution company.
creations. This is what adds value.
We are here to innovate
for the good.

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What
makes you
stand out?

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The effect
of difference

Innovation is elusive. Measuring the quality of invention,

Difficult to define and especially at scale, provides an
measure, its effects and even stronger signal. As knowledge
importance are unquestioned. evolves and new technologies appear,
invention metrics tell us the story of
Innovation includes creativity, the current dynamic of innovation:
sparks of inspiration and ingenuity growing participation, increasing
– combining to humanity’s contribution, more complex research.
continuing progress. It is an
ongoing process that does not
have a final destination. What makes a difference?
What makes something,
Just as it approaches a conclusion,
innovation's rules undergo rapid or someone, stand out?
transformation. At times, instantly.

In the face of change, some For 13 years, Clarivate™ has recognized

organizations show remarkable those that are on top. For 12 years, we
resilience. But beyond endurance, did so without noting the difference.
they invest in differentiation As technology, research and the
and in the development of the competition for ideas has become
next idea. This is reinvention – more intense, a closer and more
changing their approach as the defined view is increasingly needed.
needs of the market evolve.
The observable difference,
How to distil the strength of the measured edge, is focused
innovators and gain defined here on exceptionalism.
insight into its otherwise elusive Those that think forward.
nature requires rigor and data,
and a different viewpoint. The Introducing Top 100 Global
ability to achieve and succeed Innovators™ 2024 by Clarivate.
is measurable. Patents provide a
measurable indicator for output. This year, ranked.

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Measuring
the difference
Measuring and ranking innovative performance is not just a
volume game. To overcome its complexities, we use live
thresholds of differentiation – updated daily, as every record
enters the measurement pool. We measure the quality of
patented ideas, the potency of their contribution and their
effect on their field.

We have combined modern analytical architecture with

our 60 years of experience measuring global innovation,
providing immediate and strategic implications.

Innovating organizations have to pass two qualifying hurdles

based on inventive activity. They have to have filed more
than 500 inventions since 2000 and be issued more than 100
granted inventions within a five-year evaluation window of
2024. Candidates must meet this threshold criteria based on
the volume of inventive activity.

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 1.1
million innovators
and organizations

> 61
million
inventions

3,500
qualifying companies
and institutions

100
ranks
* Note: Graphic is not to scale.

The top

0.0001%

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Innovation Ranking
Methodology
International factor

the scale and ratio of two-country

protection of the same invention,
measured at the entity level

Influence
the level of technical leadership of the
invention, via its effect on the ideas of others

Success
the level of economic asset the invention
produced as a valid, novel idea
Invention strength

the combined score across the

four factors for the invention
Investment
the level of monetary and geographic
investment in the invention

Rarity
where the invention sits on the
development curve

Global Innovator Score

International factor x median

invention strength

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 Data sources

Derwent World Patents Index™ (DWPI™)

A database of the patented ideas, DWPI records where and when inventions
are protected across 60 patent-issuing states and authorities, with each
idea distilled into English-language summaries and categorized into the
industry, the technology and the need. Created by thousands of Clarivate
science and engineering expert editors over more than 60 years, DWPI acts
as the library of global human invention and patented problem solving .

Derwent Patents Citation Index™

A sister database to DWPI, Derwent Patents Citation Index focuses on

inventions that have been referenced by applicants and patent examiners
in later, downstream patent applications. Emulating DWPI invention-
level structure, Derwent Patents Citation Index automatically removes
double, triple (or more) counting of citation events between the same
patented ideas. Accessing the same distillation of industry and technology,
it provides a record of the links between ideas as they develop.

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What
defines the
next level?
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 Top 100 Global
Innovators 2024
Rankings
The Top 100 methodology is
concerned with the atypical. It
is not about accumulation, but
contribution. It is about those that
materially add to the global stock of
technology. Other accolades exist for
other purposes, but here Clarivate
measures global innovation.

Those that earn a rank are the

companies and research institutions
that invest in innovation with
force and consistency. They have
gone further. Their work bleeds
across disciplines and industries,
shaping the direction to come.

This cohort is united by a common

purpose: the pursuit of excellence
and the act of contributing itself.

Making it onto our list signals

output beyond benchmarks, where
technology leadership and extension,
the atypical, are business as usual.

The Top 100 Global Innovators are

above 99.99% of all other innovators
globally. They exemplify excellence.

The 1% of the 1%.

Here we present the companies and

research institutions recognized as
this year’s Top 100 Global Innovators.

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Top 100 Global Innovators 2024
Rankings

Top 100 Global HQ Country/

Rank Industry Recognition (2012-24)
Innovator, 2024 Region
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
1 Samsung Electronics South Korea Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022*, 2023*, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

2 Canon Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

3 Honda Japan Automotive 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

4 Toyota Japan Automotive 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

5 Seiko Epson Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

6 LG Chem South Korea Chemicals and materials 2022*, 2023*, 2024

2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,

7 Huawei Mainland China Telecommunications 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

8 FujiFilm Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

9 Fanuc Japan Industrial systems 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021,

10 RTX United States Aerospace and defence 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018,

11 Mitsubishi Electric Japan Energy and electrical 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

12 BOE Technology Mainland China Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

13 GE United States Industrial conglomerate 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019,

14 Siemens Germany Industrial conglomerate 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

15 LG Electronics South Korea Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

16 Tencent Mainland China Software, media, fintech 2020, 2021, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

17 Panasonic Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

18 Sony Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

19 Hitachi Japan Industrial conglomerate 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

20 General Motors United States Automotive 2022, 2023, 2024

21 Murata Manufacturing Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2012, 2022, 2023, 2024

22 AUO Taiwan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

23 TSMC Taiwan Semiconductors 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

* In 2022 and 2023, this recipient was grouped under a wider family of companies, and not evaluated individually. This has been changed for 2024.

13-Year Top 100 Global Innovator Innovator to Watch 2020-2023 Re-entry New entrant

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Top 100 Global Innovators 2024
Rankings

Top 100 Global HQ Country/

Rank Industry Recognition (2012-24)
Innovator, 2024 Region
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
24 Toshiba Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

25 Sumitomo Electric Japan Energy and electrical 2022, 2023, 2024

26 Kia South Korea Automotive 2022, 2023, 2024

27 Foxconn Taiwan Electronics and computing equipment 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

28 Ericsson Sweden Telecommunications 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

29 Hyundai Motor South Korea Automotive 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

31 CEA France Government and academic research 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

32 MediaTek Taiwan Semiconductors 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024

33 Tokyo Electron Japan Semiconductors 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

34 Airbus France Aerospace and defence 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

35 Qualcomm United States Telecommunications 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

36 Dow United States Chemicals and materials 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

37 Wistron Taiwan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

38 Ford United States Automotive 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

39 Denso Japan Automotive 2012, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

40 SK Hynix South Korea Semiconductors 2022*, 2023*, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

41 Fujitsu Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

42 Royal Philips Netherlands Medical and biotechnology 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,

43 ITRI Taiwan Government and academic research 2022, 2023, 2024

44 STMicroelectronics Switzerland Semiconductors 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

45 Realtek Semiconductor Taiwan Semiconductors 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

46 Safran France Aerospace and defence 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

47 Yazaki Japan Automotive 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

48 Kyocera Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

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Top 100 Global Innovators 2024
Rankings

Top 100 Global HQ Country/

Rank Industry Recognition (2012-24)
Innovator, 2024 Region

49 Volkswagen Germany Automotive 2022, 2023, 2024

50 Bosch Germany Industrial conglomerate 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

51 Boeing United States Aerospace and defence 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

52 Ant Group Mainland China Software, media, fintech 2022, 2023, 2024

53 Sumitomo Chemical Japan Chemicals and materials 2022, 2023, 2024

2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,

54 Omron Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

55 SCREEN Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

56 Infineon Technologies Germany Semiconductors 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

57 Samsung SDI South Korea Industrial systems 2022*, 2023*, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

58 Shin-Etsu Chemical Japan Chemicals and materials 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

59 Kioxia Japan Semiconductors 2022, 2023, 2024

60 Brother Industries Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

61 Nitto Denko Japan Chemicals and materials 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

62 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan Industrial systems 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

63 Deere & Company United States Industrial systems 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024

64 Philip Morris International United States Consumer goods and food 2022, 2023, 2024

2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019,

65 TDK Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

66 Ricoh Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024

67 Applied Materials United States Semiconductors 2012, 2023, 2024

68 Otis United States Industrial systems 2023, 2024

69 Nidec Japan Energy and electrical 2023, 2024

2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

70 BASF Germany Chemicals and materials 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

71 Johnson & Johnson United States Pharmaceuticals 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

72 Nanya Technology Taiwan Semiconductors 2023, 2024

73 Swatch Group Switzerland Consumer goods and food 2022, 2023, 2024

74 Halliburton United States Energy and electrical 2022, 2023, 2024

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Top 100 Global Innovators 2024
Rankings

Top 100 Global HQ Country/

Rank Industry Recognition (2012-24)
Innovator, 2024 Region
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
75 Honeywell United States Industrial systems 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

76 Winbond Taiwan Semiconductors 2023, 2024

2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

77 Thales France Aerospace and defence 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

78 Procter & Gamble United States Consumer goods and food 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

79 Komatsu Japan Industrial systems 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

80 Coretronic Taiwan Electronics and computing equipment 2024

81 Delta Electronics Taiwan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

82 Yamaha Japan Industrial conglomerate 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

83 Alphabet United States Software, media, fintech 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

84 AAC Technologies Mainland China Electronics and computing equipment 2023, 2024

2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

85 Daikin Industries Japan Industrial systems 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024

86 ZEISS Germany Industrial systems 2022, 2024

87 Evonik Germany Chemicals and materials 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

88 NEC Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,

89 Roche Switzerland Pharmaceuticals 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,

90 CNRS France Government and academic research 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024

91 Nichia Japan Chemicals and materials 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

92 NXP Semiconductors Netherlands Semiconductors 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

2012, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021,

93 ABB Switzerland Industrial systems 2022,2023, 2024

94 ASML Netherlands Semiconductors 2012, 2022, 2023, 2024

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,

95 Emerson United States Industrial systems 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

96 Shimano Japan Consumer goods and food 2022, 2023, 2024

97 Michelin France Automotive 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024

98 Konica Minolta Japan Electronics and computing equipment 2022, 2023, 2024

2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,

99 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japan Industrial conglomerate 2021, 2023, 2024

100 Disco Japan Industrial systems 2024

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The difference
this year
Countries and regions, Top 100 Global Innovators 2024

United States 17 Sweden 1

Netherlands 3
Germany 7
South Korea 8
France 6 Switzerland 4 China,Mainland 5

Taiwan 11 Japan 38

Increase No change Decrease

Industry sectors, Top 100 Global Innovators 2024

Aerospace Chemicals
Automotive 10
and defense 5 and materials 8

Consumer Electronics and Energy and

goods and food 4 computing equipment 26 electrical 4

Government and Industrial Industrial

academic research 3 conglomerate 6 systems 12

Medical and Mining

Pharmaceuticals 2
biotechnology 1 and metals —

Software, media,
Semiconductors 13 Telecommunications 3
fintech 3

Increase No change Decrease

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 Industrial segments have increased representation in this year's list,
a trend seen in last year's report. Industrial systems saw a significant
increase (+4) alongside Semiconductors (+2) and Software, media,
and fintech (+1). However, momentum has not been uniform, with
decreases observed across several segments this year. Chemicals
and materials declined (-3), as did Industrial conglomerates (-2).

18 all-time recipients,
retaining Top 100
Global status
3 companies
re-enter the
Top 100
2 companies awarded
Top 100 status
for the first time

• Samsung Electronics • Tencent, an Internet and • Taiwan electronics

• Honda technology company hailing company Coretronic
• Toyota from Mainland China
• GE • From Japan, precision
• LG Electronics • From Japan, Daikin tool manufacturer, Disco
• Panasonic Industries, now a nine-
• Sony time recipient
• Hitachi
• Toshiba • German manufacturer of
• Ericsson optical systems, ZEISS
• Qualcomm
• Dow
• Fujitsu
• Boeing
• Shin-Etsu Chemical
• Honeywell
• NEC
• Roche

Japan maintains its position as the biggest contributor of Top 100 entities,
showcasing its continued global penetration. More than half of those companies
that made the Top 10 are Japanese and come from different sectors, including
Electronics and computing equipment and Automotive segments. While
Japan’s presence is clear, representation from Japanese entities has not
increased this year and their share of Top 100 entities has remained the same.

Mainland China, on the other hand, has made marginal gains compared
to the previous year, Top 100 Global Innovators 2023. A look at the bigger
picture, based on the Top 1000 entities, suggests continued growth in
the Asia-Pacific region. Innovators in Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan
and South Korea are predicted to improve their average rankings.

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Forecast global innovator ranking, by segment
Average rank of organizations within the Top 1,000 global innovators; displayed as position

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Aerospace and defense Telecommunications

Industrial conglomerate Semiconductors

Semiconductors Mining and metals

Automotive Automotive

Electronics and Electronics and

computing equipment computing equipment

Pharmaceuticals Software, media, ntech

Energy and electrical Chemicals and materials

Chemicals and materials Energy and electrical

Government and
Consumer goods and food
academic research

Industrial systems Industrial systems

Mining and metals Aerospace and defense

Telecommunications Consumer goods and food

Medical and biotechnology Industrial conglomerate

Software, media, ntech Pharmaceuticals

Government and Medical and biotechnology

academic research

Forecast improvement in average organizational

Top 1,000 Global Innovators ranking

In future, entities in high-tech segments, including Telecommunications

(which saw no change in representation this year) and Software,
media and fintech are expected to improve rankings. In this
year’s list, three institutions from the public sector have been
recognised. Based on predictions from the Top 1,000 organizations,
the Government and academic research segment will grow.

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Forecast global innovator ranking, by country / region
Average rank of organizations within the Top 1,000 global innovators; only countries/regions with >10
entities in year; displayed as position

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

France South Korea

Sweden Taiwan

United Kingdom Japan

Netherlands China, Mainland

Switzerland United Kingdom

Germany United States

Taiwan France

Japan Germany

United States Netherlands

China, Mainland Sweden

South Korea Switzerland

Forecast improvement in average organizational

Top 1,000 Global Innovators ranking

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Are you
redefining
innovation?
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 The changing
game

Being at the top of the innovation ecosystem is a

high-stakes game. Experimentation and risk must
be balanced with discipline and reward. The best
way of playing the game is not always obvious.
With the landscape always changing, the goal of
Clarivate is to define what good looks like.

The rapid rise of patent activity

means that the level of competition
is accelerating. With more activity
coming from smaller companies,
the competitors can be hidden.
Companies and institutions are
connected in ways that are difficult
to see. The rules can change
without anyone being aware.

The demands placed on innovators

require them to anticipate how their
markets are moving, what their
customers will want, and how the
tech of others impacts their own.

Maintaining an edge is
harder than ever.

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 More fragmentation,
more players

Our analysis of the top of the global innovation ecosystem extends beyond
the 1% of the 1%. We also examine those organizations down to the Top
1,000, and we look at how the sources of ideas have changed historically.

The Top 1,000’s share of global innovation is shrinking at pace. In 2016,

they created more than one-third of inventions. Today, it is 17%.

More players and more diversity change the landscape, with new
innovation coming from smaller organizations. There is risk here,
that these smaller entities will slip outside traditional competitive
intelligence, their activity more difficult to track or missed altogether.

Number of new inventions from Top 1,000 entities

vs total global invention activity

4.5M
4.0M
3.5M
3.0M
2.5M
2.0M
1.5M
1.0M
0.5M

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

First Publication Year

All inventions Inventions from Top 1,000 entities

Looking at the fragmentation trend highlights the importance of

using more progressive ways of working and more open approaches
to innovation, as well as the dangers of silos. If you only define risk
in relation to your stock peers, you will miss something.

Larger enterprises need to consider the rising influence of smaller entities and
the corresponding risk of decreased market share, including the cascading
danger of being pushed out of today’s position of strength. While Top 100 is
an exclusive list, the rite of passage to the wider innovation ecosystem is not.

The traceability of competition, markets and technologies is no longer

straightforward. As AI comes, the consequences are not obvious. When an
industry is upended by another, the later implications may go unnoticed.

The outcome is that defining competition solely in terms of who

you consider to be competitors is no longer correct.

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 The elevated bar

Securing a Top 100 Global Innovators spot is itself intensifying.

An observable trend reveals a constant elevation in the score needed
for inclusion, beyond the benchmarks set by earlier recipients.

The highest tier of the innovation ecosystem is constricting. Despite

a decline in the volume of patent activity from the 100, we see upticks
where we measure leadership, rarity and investment.

Today, the quality of ideas prevails.

Threshold for inclusion

Top 100 Global Innovators

0.25

0.2

0.15

0.1

0.05

0
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Top 100 Reporting Year

In this evolving landscape, the Top 100 signifies a change in

basic assumptions. It reflects a transformed ecosystem where
success is closely tied to deliberate, high quality output.

Strategy, in this game, is how organizations select their

next move and no longer how many they make.

Success is knowing which moves are available.

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Can you
see the big
picture?
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A measured
edge

Benchmarking has become a around us, unified by common Which innovators – in your
figurative expression, but its but differentiated goals. or other industries – should
roots tell us what it is for.
Having the right vantage point you be watching?
Long before industrialization, means seeing things others cannot.
a benchmark was a survey
marker. Masons chiseled lines Benchmarking introduces With comparables, the cause
onto stone structures, providing objectivity to innovation, and effect of people, policy, and
a reference for leveling. invention and intellectual property practice come into focus.
measurement — a panoramic view
Markings mapped physical terrains. for placing efforts, intelligently. The moves become obvious.
They determined the height of points Organizations can find strengths to
of interest and identified the baseline, invest in, or double down on, and That is where we find the
their elevation from sea level. identify weaknesses to correct. effect of difference.

Today, it is about having the Benchmarking reinforces the

ability to see, describe, and telling R&D and IP value story.
navigate. Finding the curve. It reframes the narrative.

In the innovation economy, even Which research programs provide

those who define their own territory competitive advantage? Where
are not isolated entities. Nothing are you likely to need partners? In
happens in a vacuum - we riff, we the modern innovation ecosystem,
react, and we reverberate with those where is the pinpointed risk?

At Clarivate, we aim to provide the guidance and the clarity to

understand and take advantage of the complex. This is our
Think forward™ promise — connecting you to intelligence you
can trust to ensure an IP-empowered tomorrow. To understand
more about how to leverage performance benchmarking
based on the techniques, information and expertise in Top 100,
contact experts at the Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation
Research today: clarivate.com/top-100-innovators/contact-us

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Will your
next move
be decisive?
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 Author
credits

Arun Hill

Lead author and Senior consultant

for the Clarivate Center for
IP and Innovation Research

Ed White

Co-author and Head,

Clarivate Center for IP and
Innovation Research

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