In a new report that ranks the most innovative cities, Chicago ranked No. 5 among those in the U.S. and No. 11 globally.
The Innovative Cities Index list, which has been published annually by 2thinknow since 2007, ranked the 500 most innovative cities in the world, with Tokyo coming in at No. 1. It was followed by London, San Francisco-San Jose and New York.
Los Angeles came in fifth and Boston came in seventh.
On this year’s index, Chicago moved up nine spots. Other U.S. cities that “improved dramatically” include Seattle, Houston, Denver and Philadelphia, according to the report.
Illinois' capital, Springfield, also moved up on the index, jumping 15 spots to 297th.
The next Midwest city to follow Chicago on the index was Minneapolis, which came in at No. 61.
To rank the cities, 2thinknow measures a city’s tech and startup activity, as well as the health of its economy.
In another report that ranked the most innovative cities in the Midwest, released earlier this week, Chicago came in at No. 1, followed by Minneapolis and Pittsburgh.
Both of the rankings come as Amazon is gearing up to announce its decision on which North American city it will put its second headquarters. Chicago is among the 20 finalists and was ranked fifth most likely to win HQ2 in a survey by Geekwire.com.
