Daily Management Review

China doubles over US in number of quantum technology patents


03/15/2021


The total number of quantum technology patents held by Chinese organisations is double the number held by US companies. This was reported by the Nikkei Asia newspaper.



Gary Lerude
Gary Lerude
Analyst firm Valuenex estimates that by March 2021, the total number of quantum technology patents registered by private and state-owned Chinese entities exceeded the 3,000 mark. 

The second highest number of patents is in the US, with just over 1,500.

It is noted that the USA retains the leadership in the number of patents in the field of hardware for quantum computers. 

China leads in hardware and software for quantum communications and cryptography.

source: asia.nikkei.com