ASUS Earns Prestigious Spot on Clarivate's Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 List
The global technology leader ASUS has achieved significant recognition by being named to Clarivate's Top 100 Global Innovators 2026 list. This prestigious annual ranking identifies the world's most innovation-driven organizations based on comprehensive analysis of patent portfolios, technological impact, and market leadership.
Recognition Based on Exceptional Patent Performance
According to Clarivate's rigorous evaluation criteria, ASUS demonstrated exceptional performance across multiple innovation metrics. The company's influential patents, market success, and strong commitment to intellectual property protection contributed to this distinguished recognition. This achievement follows ASUS's prominent showcase at CES 2026, where the company unveiled groundbreaking products including Copilot+ PCs, the innovative Zenbook DUO, ExpertBook Ultra, Zephyrus DUO laptops, and advanced material technologies like Ceraluminum™.
Leadership Perspective on Innovation Strategy
S.Y. Hsu, ASUS Co-CEO, expressed the company's honor in receiving this recognition. "Guided by our user-centric design thinking, we are expanding our patent portfolio beyond hardware into frontier fields like 5G SEPs and artificial intelligence," Hsu stated. "Through close collaboration with academic institutions on international innovative technologies, we continue to demonstrate our global influence in patents."
Comprehensive Patent Portfolio Details
The Top 100 Global Innovators assessment considers multiple factors including:
- Volume of patent filings
- Patents awarded globally
- Quality of patented technology
- Innovation leadership demonstrated through patents
ASUS maintains a strong commitment to research and development, with intellectual property representing a cornerstone of its innovation strategy. As of the third quarter of 2025, the company had secured 9,761 patents across various countries since its founding.
Diverse Technological Coverage
ASUS's patent portfolio extends well beyond traditional hardware design to encompass cutting-edge technological domains:
- Communication standards and networking technologies
- Cybersecurity and post-quantum cryptography solutions
- Mobile devices with advanced guidance and navigation mechanisms
- AI server technologies and generative artificial intelligence
- Medical information platforms and Internet of Things solutions
Recent Patent Achievements and Geographic Distribution
During the first three quarters of 2025, ASUS secured 342 patents globally, with the following geographic distribution:
- 139 patents awarded in Taiwan
- 203 patents across other Asian regions, Europe, North America, and Brazil
Additionally, the company's focused investment in Taiwan's high-end communications market during this period resulted in 109 patents. ASUS also maintains active engagement with telecommunications standards through regular declarations of Standard-Essential Patents with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, accumulating 416 patent families as of 2025.
Sustained Innovation Leadership
This recognition from Clarivate underscores ASUS's ongoing commitment to technological advancement and intellectual property development. The company's consistent performance across diverse technological disciplines and geographic markets demonstrates its position as a global innovation leader, with a patent strategy that spans from core hardware technologies to emerging fields like artificial intelligence and telecommunications standards.
