Most Patent Applications Filed by Country 2024

Source: Wikipedia

Most Patent Applications Filed by Country 2024

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Key Findings

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China leads in Patent Applications (Thousands) with 1,593 in 2024.

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Average Patent Applications (Thousands) in 2024: 359 · median: 155.

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Gap in 2024: China is 113.8× larger than United Kingdom.

About This Dataset

Most Patent Applications Filed by Country 2024

Countries ranked by the number of patent applications filed with national and international intellectual property offices in 2024. China became the world's largest filer of patent applications in 2011 and has extended its lead every year since, with the CNIPA receiving over 1.6 million applications annually.

Analysis

The top three in Patent Applications (Thousands) in 2024 are China (1,593), United States (589) and Japan (289). The 8 entries cover a range of 1,579, from 1,593 down to 14. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (1,004 of 1,579); the other 7 are separated by just 575. Only 1 of the 8 reaches even half the leader's figure (796.5 or more).

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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8 categories · 1 year

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1,593

China

Patent Applications (Thousands) · 2024

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Patent Applications (Thousands)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Patent Applications (Thousands)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Patent Applications (Thousands) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	China	1,593
🥈	United States	589
🥉	Japan	289
4	South Korea	244
5	Germany	65
6	India	61
7	France	16
8	United Kingdom	14

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_patent_applications Visit ↗

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