China Leads The U.S. In Patent Applications For Blockchain And Artificial Intelligence

China, thanks to its 1.37 billion residents, leads the world on a number of counts. The smartphone user population totaled 663 million last year, more than anywhere else, and its internet penetration stood at 751 million.

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