On September 1, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Top 100 Innovation Clusters Ranking.Hangzhou ranks 13th in the 2025 GII Global Top 15 Innovation Clusters, securing a spot in the world's top 15 for four consecutive years.

The global innovation clusters ranking uses metrics such as PCT international patent applications to gauge the concentration of innovative activities..The global innovation clusters ranking uses metrics such as PCT international patent applications to gauge the concentration of innovative activities. The PCT international patent applicationsin the past five years account for 0.85 percent of the total quantity in the world.

In recent years, Hangzhou has rolled out the laws, regulations and policies to encourage innovation, and has achieved remarkable results.