Taipei City boasts 738 startups in our sample database which represents about 74% of Taiwan’s sampled startups. Taipei City is the highest-ranked startup ecosystem in Taiwan.
While Taipei City decreased by 6 spots in its global rank in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index of 2022, its ranking in Taiwan remained stable at 1 nationally since 2021.
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Taipei City is ranked within the top 50 startup ecosystems globally.
Taipei City’s startups excel particularly in Hardware & IoT where it ranks 7 and in Transportation, and Social & Leisure. Find out more
2022 National Rank & Change | City | Global Rank & Change | Total Score | Quantity Score | Quality Score | Business Score |
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1st 0 | 47th - 6 | 14.955 | 3.40 | 8.34 | 3.22 | |
2nd 0 | 196th + 89 | 4.309 | 0.23 | 1.45 | 2.64 | |
3rd 0 | 440th + 70 | 0.959 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.74 | |
4th 0 | 586th + 163 | 0.528 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.41 | |
5th 0 | 614th + 256 | 0.481 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.37 | |
6th 0 | 726th + 178 | 0.339 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.26 |
On our map, you can explore a total of 215 startups for Hardware & IoT.
In East Asia, Taipei City's Transportation is in top 29. Taipei City has a concentration of about 0% of the country's total Transportation startups that are represented on our map.
Social & Leisure is ranked 30th in the world. Our database contains 115 startups for this industry.
Within Taipei City there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Transportation, Social & Leisure. These three industries represent about 64% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Taipei City.
Taipei City is Taiwan's 1st best startup ecosystem and is ranked 8th in East Asia. With a population of 5M - 10M people, Taipei City is ranked th in the world. The city boasts some notable startup success stories including KKday and its startup ecosystem infrastructure is strengthened by organizations such as Asus and UR Space.
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