2 Contents 3 4 5 7 12 15 17 Who Made the Cut Our Tech Hubs: 25 Metro Areas Executive Summary 2018 Tech Hubs Compared Who’s Up, Who’s Down Defining Our Tech Hubs Heavyweight Hubs 25 33 42 49 53 55 High Growth Hubs Up and Comers The Rise of Asia The Exit Strategy Tech Hubs That Didn’t Make It This Year Methodology3Who made the cut4OUR TECH HUBS 25 Metro Areas AMSTERDAM AUSTINBENGALURU BARCELONA BEIJING BERLIN BOSTON DENVER LOS ANGELES LONDON MUMBAI NEW DELHI NEW YORK PARIS SOPAULO SEATTLE SEOUL SHANGHAI STOCKHOLM SILICON VALLEY SYDNEY TEL AVIV TOKYO TORONTO VANCOUVER 。。。。。。