Worldwide · updated 10 November 2026

The cities with the most AI startups

San Francisco alone is home to 44% of the AI startups on the map. Beside each city: AI startups founded in 2023–24, then in 2025–26.

  1. 11,567
  2. 2382
  3. 3193
  4. 456
  5. 556
  6. 647
  7. 742
  8. 838
  9. 934
  10. 1033
  11. 1133
  12. 1228
  13. 1322
  14. 1420
  15. 1520
  16. 1620
  17. 1716
  18. 1814
  19. 1912
  20. 2012
  21. 2112
  22. 2211
  23. 2311
  24. 2411
  25. 2511
  26. 269
  27. 279
  28. 289
  29. 299
  30. 309
  31. 319
  32. 329
  33. 339
  34. 348
  35. 358
  36. 368
  37. 378
  38. 388
  39. 398
  40. 407
  41. 417
  42. 427
  43. 437
  44. 447
  45. 457
  46. 466
  47. 476
  48. 486
  49. 496
  50. 506

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How this list is ranked

By the number of AI-native startups on the map in each city. The trend compares companies founded in the last two windows. Rebuilt every morning. Methodology.