With the measures and metrics the Top 100 Global Innovators™ program has at its disposal, the question becomes: what if we looked ahead? If we took the macro-view and extended out the trend lines? Can we use excellence in innovation performance to assess the likely future shape of ideation?
On this page, explore the world’s leading innovators by industry and region – beyond those included on the Top 100 list.
Please note that companies are listed in alphabetical order by default.
| Innovator | Region | Industry |
| Shimano | APAC | Consumer goods and food |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Siemag Weiss | EMEA | Mining and metals |
| Siemens | EMEA | Industrial conglomerate |
| Signify | EMEA | Energy and electrical |
| SiliconMotion | APAC | Semiconductors |
| SK Group | APAC | Industrial conglomerate |
| Softbank | EMEA | Industrial conglomerate |
| Sony | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Sorbonne, University of Paris | EMEA | Government and academic research |
| STMicroelectronics | EMEA | Semiconductors |
| Sumitomo Chemical | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Sumitomo Electric | APAC | Energy and electrical |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining | APAC | Mining and metals |
| Sumitomo Osaka Cement | APAC | Mining and metals |
| Sumitomo Rubber Industries | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Swatch Group | EMEA | Consumer goods and food |
| Sysmex | APAC | Medical and biotechnology |
| Taiyo Yuden | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Takeda | Americas | Pharmaceuticals |
| Tanaka Kikinzoku | APAC | Mining and metals |
| Tata Group | EMEA | Industrial conglomerate |
| TDK | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| TE Connectivity | Americas | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Techtronic Industries | Americas | Industrial systems |
| Tencent | APAC | Software, media, fintech |
| Terumo | APAC | Medical and biotechnology |
| TetraLaval | EMEA | Industrial systems |
| Textron | Americas | Industrial conglomerate |
| Thales | EMEA | Aerospace and defense |
| ThermoFisher | Americas | Medical and biotechnology |
| ThyssenKrupp | EMEA | Industrial conglomerate |
| TNO | EMEA | Government and academic research |
| Tokyo Electron | APAC | Semiconductors |
| Toray Industries | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Toshiba | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Toyota | APAC | Automotive |
| TSMC | APAC | Semiconductors |
| UACJ | APAC | Mining and metals |
| UMC | APAC | Semiconductors |
| Umicore | EMEA | Mining and metals |
| Unicharm | APAC | Consumer goods and food |
| Unilever | EMEA | Consumer goods and food |
| University of Tokyo | APAC | Government and academic research |
| Valeo | EMEA | Automotive |
| Vestas | EMEA | Energy and electrical |
| Vitesco Technologies | EMEA | Automotive |
| Voestalpine | EMEA | Mining and metals |
| Volkswagen | EMEA | Automotive |
| Vorwerk | EMEA | Consumer goods and food |
| Innovator | Region | Industry |
| 3M | Americas | Chemicals and materials |
| ABB | EMEA | Industrial systems |
| Airbus | EMEA | Aerospace and defense |
| Alphabet | Americas | Software, media, fintech |
| AMS | EMEA | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Analog Devices | Americas | Semiconductors |
| Ant Group | APAC | Software, media, fintech |
| Apple | Americas | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Applied Materials | Americas | Semiconductors |
| Arkema | EMEA | Chemicals and materials |
| ASML | EMEA | Semiconductors |
| Atlas Copco | EMEA | Industrial systems |
| AUO | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| BASF | EMEA | Chemicals and materials |
| Becton Dickinson | Americas | Medical and biotechnology |
| BOE Technology | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Boeing | Americas | Aerospace and defense |
| BorgWarner | Americas | Automotive |
| Bosch | EMEA | Industrial conglomerate |
| Boston Scientific | Americas | Medical and biotechnology |
| British American Tobacco | EMEA | Consumer goods and food |
| Brother Industries | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Canon | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Carrier | Americas | Energy and electrical |
| Caterpillar | Americas | Industrial systems |
| CEA | EMEA | Government and academic research |
| Cirrus Logic | Americas | Semiconductors |
| CNH Industrial | EMEA | Industrial systems |
| CNRS | EMEA | Government and academic research |
| Colgate-Palmolive | Americas | Consumer goods and food |
| Continental | EMEA | Automotive |
| Corning | Americas | Chemicals and materials |
| Covestro | EMEA | Chemicals and materials |
| Danaher | Americas | Industrial conglomerate |
| Deere & Company | Americas | Industrial systems |
| Delta Electronics | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Denso | APAC | Automotive |
| Dow | Americas | Chemicals and materials |
| DuPont | Americas | Chemicals and materials |
| Emerson | Americas | Industrial systems |
| Ericsson | EMEA | Telecommunications |
| Evonik | EMEA | Chemicals and materials |
| Fanuc | APAC | Industrial systems |
| Faurecia | EMEA | Automotive |
| Ford | Americas | Automotive |
| Foxconn | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft | EMEA | Government and academic research |
| FujiFilm | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| Fujitsu | APAC | Electronics and computing equipment |
| GE | Americas | Industrial conglomerate |
| Innovator | Region | Industry |
| 3M | Americas | Chemicals and materials |
| ABB | EMEA | Industrial systems |
| Accenture | EMEA | Software, media, fintech |
| AGC | APAC | Chemicals and materials |
| Airbus | EMEA | Aerospace and defense |
| Aisin | APAC | Automotive |
| Alcon | Americas | Medical and biotechnology |
| Alibaba | APAC | Software, media, fintech |
| Alphabet | Americas | Software, media, fintech |
| Alstom | EMEA | Energy and electrical |
| Amgen | Americas | Pharmaceuticals |
| Analog Devices | Americas | Semiconductors |
| Ant Group | APAC | Software, media, fintech |
| Applied Materials | Americas | Semiconductors |
| AptarGroup | EMEA | Medical and biotechnology |
| ArcelorMittal | EMEA | Mining and metals |
| Arkema | EMEA | Chemicals and materials |
| ASML | EMEA | Semiconductors |
| AstraZeneca | EMEA | Pharmaceuticals |
| Atlas Copco | EMEA | Industrial systems |
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