Startup Genome Global Ranking of Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026
- Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux

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Startup News World - Here is the Startup Genome Global Ranking of Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026, with their number of unicorns, according to the report published on June 17th, 2026:
Startup Genome Global Ranking of Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026:
1 - Reno - USA
Reno ranks No. 1 in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 251 billion.
Reno ranks No. 6 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 6 Unicorns.
2 - Nanjing - China
Nanjing ranks 2nd in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 93 billion.
3 - Abu Dhabi - UAE
Abu Dhabi ranks 3rd in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with 4 Unicorns.
The Abu Dhabi Startup Ecosystem Value is USD 73 billion in H2 2023 - 2025 with a value growth of 3057% compared to H2 2018 - 2020.
4 - Mumbai - India
Mumbai ranks 4th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 61 billion.
Mumbai ranks No. 1 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 17 Unicorns.
5 - Salt Lake - Provo - USA
Salt Lake - Provo ranks 5th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 45 billion.
Salt Lake - Provo ranks No. 2 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 11 Unicorns.
6 - Jakarta - Indonesia
Jakarta ranks 6th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 35 billion.
Jakarta ranks No. 5 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 7 Unicorns.
7 - Lisbon - Portugal
Lisbon ranks 7th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 34 billion.
Lisbon ranks No. 15 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 4 Unicorns.
8 - Copenhagen - Denmark
Copenhagen ranks 8th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 32 billion.
9 - Dubai - UAE
Dubai ranks 9th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 30 billion.
Dubai ranks No. 18 Emerging Startup Hub globally per number of Unicorns with 4 Unicorns.
10 - Wuhan - China
Wuhan ranks 10th in the Startup Genome Global Ranking of the Top 10 Emerging Startup Hubs by Value in 2026 with an ecosystem value of USD 29 billion.




