2. Shēnzhèn, China

China's very own Silicon Valley boasts modern skyscrapers, a warehouse arts district, and an indie music scene - no doubt thanks to the flocks of young, cool techies moving to the city.

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People say that Shenzhen was nothing more than a small fishing village in 1979. For the past 35 years since Shenzhen was promoted to city-status and in 1980 designated China’s first Special Economic Zone, the growth has been phenomenal... For the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been the global innovation hub. But just as history has proven, the world’s “center for innovation” cycles from place to place – just as Babylon changed the world, eventually so did Alexandria, then Ancient Greece, and then Berlin. These cities are just some of the places throughout history that have taken form of a “Silicon Valley”. History will repeat the cycle, and sooner than we think. Some candidates are places like government-backed Singapore, renewable energy leader Munich, intellectually and academically centered Boston, progressive and aggressive Bangalore, and even the high-tech and fast transforming city of Rio de Janeiro. “They’ve all shown to be solid candidates for a future epicenter of innovation. With all these places filled with opportunity, the future of innovation on a global scale seems bright but which candidate will take the title? The answer is Shenzhen, China.”- according to Technode, Wired, Forbes, Fast Company and many others.

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