Birthplace of the top 30 AI researchers (by citation). The EU: 12, the US: 8, China: 5, Australia, India, Turkiye, Vietnam, and Russia: 1. Despite its talent mass, the largest AI company in the EU, Mistral, only has a market cap that is 1/35th of OpenAIs.

The European Union is home to 12 of the top 30 AI researchers by citation, more than any other region, including the US (8) and China (5). Despite this significant talent pool, no European company ranks among the top 40 largest public AI companies by market capitalization. Mistral, the largest AI company in the EU, has a market cap that is only 1/35th of OpenAI's, highlighting a substantial innovation challenge within the EU.