创新是深圳的基因。深圳是中国首个以城市为基本单元的国家自主创新示范区，正加快建设具有全球重要影响力的产业科技创新中心，把发展战略性新兴产业和培育未来产业作为加快形成新质生产力的重要抓手，塑造了以新能源汽车、新型储能、低空经济等为代表的一系列高质量发展“新引擎”。深圳孕育出了华为、中兴、腾讯、比亚迪、大疆等一大批高科技企业，是名副其实的“创新之都”。
Innovation is in Shenzhen’s genes. Shenzhen is the first National Demonstration City of Innovation in China. It is developing itself as an industrial center for scientific and technological innovation. With fostering strategic emerging and future industries as the pillar of its efforts to nurture new quality productive forces, Shenzhen has developed multiple new drivers for high-quality development, with new energy vehicles, new energy storage and low-altitude economy in particular. Shenzhen has given birth to numerous high-tech companies such as Huawei, ZTE, Tencent, BYD, and DJI. It is truly a city of innovation.
深圳国家高新技术企业总量达2.5万家。
There are over 25,000 state-level high-tech companies in Shenzhen.
PCT国际专利申请量连续21年居全国城市首位。
Shenzhen ranked first among all Chinese cities in the number of PCT patent applications for 21 consecutive years.
2024年，全社会研发投入2236.61亿元，占GDP比重6.46%。企业研发投入占全社会研发投入比重93.3%，居全国第一。
Shenzhen's R&D expenditure reached RMB 223.661 billion, accounting for 6.46% of GDP in 2024. Shenzhen companies' spending on research and innovation accounted for 93.3% of the city's total R&D expenditure, ranking first in the nation.