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With 4,001 Blockchain related patents published between 2002 and 2022, SoftBank Group Corp holds the most number of Blockchain patents across the world, of which 91.9% was contributed by its subsidiary Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
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The second largest number of Blockchain related patents were published by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd with 2,851 patents, of which 50.5% was contributed by its subsidiary Ping An Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd. The third largest numberBlockchain related patents were published by International Business Machines Corp with 2,044 patents. The fourth largest number of patents were held by nChain Holdings Limited with 1,766 patents. The fifth largest number Blockchain related patents were published by Tencent Holdings Ltd with 1,726 patents, of which 74.4% was contributed by its subsidiary Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd..
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The top five patent holders, i.e., SoftBank Group Corp, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd, International Business Machines Corp, nChain Holdings Limited, and Tencent Holdings Ltd, together held 12,388 Blockchain patents during the period.
