CB Insights, an analytics corporation, recently released a report focusing on hotspots of technology activity globally. 

The platform analyzed investments in 25 metropolitan areas from high-growth hubs like Shanghai, and up-and-coming cities like Stockholm.

According to the report, Silicon Valley still plays the dominant role. Since 2012, companies there saw 12,000 deals, more than all the non-U.S. metropolitan hubs combined. Silicon Valley companies brought in a total of US$140 billion. Beijing was second with US$75 billion.

Beijing and Shanghai are catching up, and lead among high-growth hubs for unicorns. Since 2012, Beijing has seen a total of 29 such births, the largest number among technological hubs in Asia.

The following are the top ten global technology hubs with highest unicorn numbers:

   Tokyo