Based on an article posted by Forbes, we have our hands on the list of the “World’s Most Inventive Cities.” The list has been put together by measuring the total number of patent applications for every 10,000 residents in a metropolitan area in Northern Europe and the US.

1. Eindhoven, Netherlands

Total Population: 693,033
Population Density: 577
Patent applications: 1,565
Patent applications per 10k residents: 22,58

2. San Diego, California

Total Population: 3,003,793
Population Density: 269
Patent applications: 2,689
Patent applications per 10k residents: 8,95

 

3. San Francisco, California

Total Population: 6,785,571
Population Density: 409
Patent applications: 5,138
Patent applications per 10k residents: 7,57

4. Malmo, Sweden

Total Pop: 647,796
Population Density: 183
Patent applications: 444
Patent applications per 10k residents: 6,85

 

5. Grenoble, France

Total Population: 575,092
Population Density: 212
Patent applications: 358
Patent applications per 10k residents: 6,23

6. Stuttgart, Germany

Total Population: 1,980,679
Population Density: 997
Patent applications: 1,124
Patent applications per 10k residents: 6,18

7. Boston

Total Population: 3,804,273
Population Density: 833
Patent applications: 2,208
Patent applications per 10k residents: 5,8

8. Stockholm, Sweden

Total Pop: 1,927,265
Population Density: 270
Patent applications: 1,102
Patent applications per 10k residents: 5,72

9. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Total Population: 3,304,170
Population Density: 208
Patent applications: 1,672
Patent applications per 10k residents: 5,06

10. Munich, Germnay

Total Population: 2,773,443
Population Density: 435.3
Patent applications: 1,377.94
Patent applications per 10k residents: 4,97

[Source: Forbes]