Clarivate, a global intellectual property and technology information analytics firm, recently released the "Top 100 Global Innovators 2025" report. A total of six Chinese mainland companies made the list, with Guangdong-based companies Tencent and Huawei both cracking the top ten, ranking 2nd and 9th respectively.
Since 2012, Clarivate has evaluated organizations based on patent quantity and quality, global footprint, citation impact, and related metrics. This year, it introduced a new macro-innovation framework of five driving forces, including sustainability, social well-being, efficient mobility, connectivity, and automation. The report shows that Japanese firms remain the largest contributors, with 33 companies selected. Chinese mainland and Chinese Taiwan together account for 19 companies, and South Korea for eight companies. Combined, these east Asian economies make up 60% of the list, underscoring the region's pivotal role in global innovation.
Chinese mainland companies on the list include Tencent (2nd), Huawei (9th), BOE (12th), Ant Group (77th), CATL (90th), and AAC Technologies (91st). Notably, Tencent has made rapid strides in recent years, with R&D investment reaching 7.07 billion yuan in 2024, over 85,000 global patent applications, and over 45,000 granted patents. Huawei's R&D investment in 2024 even soared to 179.7 billion yuan, representing about 20.8% of its annual revenue.
AI has become a key engine for company innovation. Since establishing its AI Lab in 2016, Tencent has accelerated its efforts, rolling out its self-developed large model "Hunyuan" in 2023 and an open-source model covering text, images, video, and 3D generation in 2024, which lowered barriers to entry and realized "AI for everyone." Zhu Keli, a standing director of the China Information Association, noted that "AI+" not only brings new growth drivers but also helps traditional industries transform and upgrade, injecting fresh momentum into the development of new quality productive forces.
Source: Lingnan on the Cloud
腾讯华为进入全球前十背后
近日，全球知识产权与科技信息分析机构科睿唯安发布2025年度《全球百强创新机构》报告，中国大陆共有6家企业上榜，其中广东企业腾讯与华为双双跻身前十，分别位列第2和第9位。
自2012年起，科睿唯安以专利数量与质量、全球布局、引用情况等为评选标准，今年新增“可持续发展、社会福祉、高效流动、互联互通与自动化”五大创新宏观力量框架。此次报告显示，日本企业仍是该榜单的重大贡献者，共33家入选；中国大陆与台湾共19家，韩国8家，中日韩合计占据榜单六成，显示东亚在全球创新中扮演关键角色。
中国大陆入选企业包括腾讯（2）、华为（9）、京东方（12）、蚂蚁集团（77）、宁德时代（90）和瑞声科技（91）。其中，腾讯近年来进步迅猛，2024年研发投入达707亿元，全球专利申请超8.5万件，授权逾4.5万件。华为2024年研发投入更高达1797亿元，占全年营收约20.8%。
人工智能成为推动企业创新的重要引擎。腾讯自2016年设立AI Lab以来不断发力，2023年推出自研大模型“混元”，2024年推出覆盖文本、图像、视频和3D生成的开源模型，降低使用门槛，实现“人人可用”。中国信息协会常务理事朱克力指出，“人工智能+”不仅带来新的增长点，更助推传统产业转型升级，为发展新质生产力注入新动能。
文｜记者 王丹阳
译｜柯妃娟
英文审校｜林佳岱
