ASUS Listed Among Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovators 2025

ASUS recognized for demonstrating outstanding innovative performance through its strong patent strategy 

TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 12, 2025 — ASUS today announced that it was listed by Clarivate as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators 2025, which recognizes the world’s most innovation-driven companies. According to Clarivate, ASUS has demonstrated outstanding innovative performance through its strong patent strategy, especially in terms of patent influence and comprehensive geographical reach. 

“We are honored and grateful to be awarded the Top 100 Global Innovators, an award that recognizes our dedication and excellence to innovation and technology,” said S.Y. Hsu, ASUS Co-CEO. “We constantly strive to push the boundaries and be at the forefront of innovation with our user-centric designed products, and patents are a true indication of a company’s innovation footprint.” 

The Top 100 Innovators listing is based on the volume of patent filings, patents awarded, the quality of the patented technology, and the leadership in innovation that the patents hold. ASUS is committed to innovation and research & development (R&D), with intellectual property being one of its key efforts. The number of its patent applications worldwide has grown each year. As of Q3 2024, ASUS had obtained a total of 7,447 patents since its founding, across various countries, and had secured 453 patents globally in 2024, including: 

ASUS has also been active in the high-end telecommunications market. As of Q3 2024, the company had filed 234 patent applications in this field. Furthermore, by the end of 2024, ASUS had declared 367 standard-essential patent (SEP) families to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), demonstrating steady growth in overall SEP holdings within the telecommunications sector. In addition, the quality of these patents can be partially assessed through their utilization, with ASUS actively licensing its patents in the communications field. 

About Top 100 Global Innovators 

The Top 100 Global Innovators uses a complete comparative analysis of global invention data to assess the strength of every patented idea. It uses measures based on uniqueness, success, and influence as well as the individual strength of inventions to identify the organizations that create them more consistently and frequently. 

The Top 100 Global Innovators rankings are generated by the Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research.  Its analyses are underpinned by rigorous research leveraging the proprietary Derwent Strength Index, derived from the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) and global patent data.