Home to 14% of Malaysia’s startups, George Town has a vibrant startup ecosystem that is ranked 329 in the world.
In 2023, the startup scene of George Town shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 12 spots.
Understand our ranking methodology and get the latest insights on the startup ecosystems of 100 countries and 1000 cities around the world!
George Town is ranked within the top 400 startup ecosystems globally.
George Town’s startups excel particularly in Education where it ranks 181 and in Ecommerce & Retail, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
2023 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st 0 | 87th + 1 | 8.095 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
2nd 0 | 329th + 12 | 1.144 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
3rd 0 | 594th + 404 | 0.360 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 9 startups for Education.
The Ecommerce & Retail industry in George Town is ranked 189 globally. There are 8 startups for Ecommerce & Retail on our sample database and map.
Marketing & Sales is ranked 204th in the world. Our database contains 4 startups for this industry.
Within George Town there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Education, Ecommerce & Retail, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 55% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of George Town.
George Town is Malaysia's 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 8th in South East Asia. With a population of 0.1M - 0.5M people, George Town is ranked 329th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including FoodMarketHub.
Apply to join hundreds of leading ecosystem developers and represent the George Town startup ecosystem at no cost.
Join Now! Startup Ecosystem Development is a dynamic topic that requires keeping up with the most innovative policies, developments, and practices in the global startup scene. To bring startup ecosystem developers around the world together and help them to network and share knowledge, we decided to launch the StartupBlink Ecosystem Development Community on Slack. In […]
Download the Barcelona and Catalonia Report Ecosystem Report
Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index Unlock the full list of Influencers with the StartupBlink Pro Purchase Now Key Insights: US Entrepreneurs are in a much better position to become influencers The United States has 130 influencers, representing 80% of all influencers globally, mainly hailing from major cities such as San Francisco, New York, […]