London maintains tech capital crown but New York threatens

London has kept its title as the tech capital of the world in a closely-watched league table, while New York edged closer to reclaiming the crown.

The Z/Yen Smart Centres Index – which ranks 77 global commercial hubs on their ability to create, develop and deploy tech – showed London remained in first place, a title it has held in the biannual ranking since overtaking New York last May.

In the latest edition, New York took back second place after coming in third behind Zurich six months ago.

The gap between London and New York has narrowed by six points since May, with the UK capital’s score most recently dropping by seven. San Francisco climbed four places to come in fourth, behind Zurich.

London maintains tech capital crown but New York threatens