The global tech talent landscape is becoming increasingly decentralized as fast-growing hubs across Asia, Europe, and beyond rival traditional strongholds like Silicon Valley in size.

This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Kayla Zhu, shows the top global tech talent hubs in the world by number of tech workers as of the year 2023.

Data comes from CBRE Consulting’s Global Tech Talent Guidebook 2025.

Powerhouse markets are defined as major urban centers with large tech talent pools, mature tech ecosystems, stable regulatory environments, access to capital, and the ability to attract tech entrepreneurs and talent from around the world.

Which Cities Have the Most Tech Workers?

Below, we show the top global tech talent hubs by number of tech talent workers.

Market
Country
Region
Tech Talent Workforce
Beijing
🇨🇳 Mainland China
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Bengaluru
🇮🇳 India
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Shanghai
🇨🇳 Mainland China
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Tokyo
🇯🇵 Japan
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Delhi-Gurugram
🇮🇳 India
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Hyderabad
🇮🇳 India
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Mumbai
🇮🇳 India
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Shenzhen
🇨🇳 Mainland China
Asia-Pacific
500,000+
Guangzhou
🇨🇳 Mainland China
Asia-Pacific
300,000-500,000
London
🇬🇧 U.K.
Europe
300,000-500,000
New York Metro
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
300,000-500,000
Paris
🇫🇷 France
Europe
300,000-500,000
S.F. Bay Area
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
300,000-500,000
Toronto
🇨🇦 Canada
North America
300,000-500,000
Singapore
🇸🇬 Singapore
Asia-Pacific
200,000-300,000
Dallas-Ft. Worth
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
200,000-300,000
L.A.-Orange County
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
200,000-300,000
Madrid
🇪🇸 Spain
Europe
200,000-300,000
Manila
🇵🇭 Philippines
Asia-Pacific
200,000-300,000
Mexico City
🇲🇽 Mexico
Latin America
200,000-300,000
Sao Paulo
🇧🇷 Brazil
Latin America
200,000-300,000
Sydney
🇦🇺 Australia
Asia-Pacific
200,000-300,000
Washington, D.C.
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
200,000-300,000
Boston
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
150,000-200,000
Seattle
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
150,000-200,000
Chicago
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
150,000-200,000
Melbourne
🇦🇺 Australia
Asia-Pacific
150,000-200,000
Montreal
🇨🇦 Canada
North America
150,000-200,000
Santiago
🇨🇱 Chile
Latin America
150,000-200,000
Seoul
🇰🇷 South Korea
Asia-Pacific
150,000-200,000
New Taipei City
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Asia-Pacific
150,000-200,000
Amsterdam
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Europe
100,000-150,000
Atlanta
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
100,000-150,000
Barcelona
🇪🇸 Spain
Europe
100,000-150,000
Berlin
🇩🇪 Germany
Europe
100,000-150,000
Bogota
🇨🇴 Colombia
Latin America
100,000-150,000
Bucharest
🇷🇴 Romania
Europe
100,000-150,000
Buenos Aires
🇦🇷 Argentina
Latin America
100,000-150,000
Denver
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
100,000-150,000
Dublin
🇮🇪 Ireland
Europe
100,000-150,000
Hong Kong
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Asia-Pacific
100,000-150,000
Milan
🇮🇹 Italy
Europe
100,000-150,000
Munich
🇩🇪 Germany
Europe
100,000-150,000
Philadelphia
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
100,000-150,000
Phoenix
🇺🇸 U.S.
North America
100,000-150,000
Stockholm
🇸🇪 Sweden
Europe
100,000-150,000
Vancouver
🇨🇦 Canada
North America
100,000-150,000
Warsaw
🇵🇱 Poland
Europe
100,000-150,000

The Asia-Pacific region is challenging the United States’ long-standing dominance in tech talent.

In 2023, all eight markets with 500,000 or more tech talent workers were located in Asia, specifically in India, China, and Japan.

The biggest Asian tech talent hubs are home to some of the world’s most influential tech companies, including the world’s most valuable unicorn ByteDance (Beijing), Infosys (Bengaluru), Alibaba (Shanghai), Sony (Tokyo), and Tencent (Shenzhen)–one of the most valuable companies in the world.

The San Francisco Bay Area, home to Silicon Valley, was among the top powerhouse markets from this year’s report and the largest tech talent hub in North America.

Powerhouse markets were mostly found in Asia and North America, with Paris, France being the only European powerhouse market. Paris is home to multinational IT consulting company Capgemini and an up-and-coming generative AI startup, Mistral AI.

Across all regions, demand for skilled workers in AI, software development and data engineering is driving growth in both established and emerging markets.

The Asia-Pacific region had the most tech talent hubs overall at 16, followed by North America at 15.

To learn about significant hubs for research and innoation, check out this graphic that visualizes the world’s top 50 science and technology (S&T) clusters in 2024.