5 Most Advanced Countries in Computer Technology

3. People’s Republic of China (PRC)

Number of Computer Technology Patents Between 1999 and 2019: 35,436

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the world’s largest country in terms of population and the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. China’s rise has been meteoric over the past few decades, and the country has aggressive plans through which it aims to become self sufficient and lead the world in key areas such as semiconductor fabrication and artificial intelligence. Chinese inventors saw 35,436 patents granted to their name between 1999 and 2019 but that isn’t all there is to the country’s computer technology prowess. as its number of patent applications in quantum technology has grown by six fold over the past two years. The Chinese are taking their quantum computing seriously it seems.