For years many cities around the world have attempted to close the gap with the USA and Silicon Valley. We’ve looked at the best cities to work and live in for young innovators and ranked them according to different metrics.
From broadband speed to average salaries, find the world’s rising tech hubs below:
| City | Internet Index | Business Index | Living Index | FULL WEIGHTED INDEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 6.67 | 6.80 | 8.72 | 7.39 |
| Houston | 7.00 | 6.48 | 7.61 | 7.03 |
| Atlanta | 4.66 | 7.30 | 8.15 | 6.70 |
| St. Louis | 6.62 | 5.13 | 7.42 | 6.39 |
| Stockholm | 5.37 | 4.24 | 9.32 | 6.31 |
| Tel Aviv | 2.49 | 6.91 | 8.35 | 5.92 |
| Helsinki | 3.91 | 3.43 | 9.46 | 5.60 |
| Jerusalem | 2.54 | 5.80 | 7.34 | 5.23 |
| Montreal | 3.26 | 5.00 | 7.13 | 5.13 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 4.57 | 6.16 | 4.51 | 5.08 |
| Bangalore | 3.17 | 8.20 | 2.63 | 4.67 |
| Ottawa | 3.97 | 3.38 | 6.38 | 4.57 |
| Malta | 3.24 | 2.53 | 6.78 | 4.18 |
| Quebec City | 3.97 | 5.00 | 3.43 | 4.13 |
| Shenzen | 1.49 | 5.01 | 5.87 | 4.12 |
| Sao Paulo | 2.09 | 4.24 | 5.26 | 3.87 |
| Tallinn | 3.21 | 3.78 | 4.48 | 3.82 |
| Lisbon | 3.10 | 2.31 | 4.87 | 3.43 |
| Santiago | 1.56 | 3.79 | 4.48 | 3.28 |
| Johannesburg | 1.25 | 2.76 | 4.68 | 2.90 |
| Colombo | 1.47 | 4.75 | 1.66 | 2.63 |
| Lagos | 1.12 | 1.45 | 2.34 | 1.64 |
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