1. In 2016 UK digital tech investment reached £6.8 billion, which is 50% higher than any other European country.
2. The UK is home to 8 of Europe’s top 20 universities, more than any other European country.
3. London hosted 22,000 Meetups in 2016, that’s three times as many as in Berlin, Amsterdam or Paris.
4. The turnover of digital tech businesses reached £170 billion, an increase of £30 billion in just five years.
5. There are now 1.64 million digital tech jobs in the UK, and the digital sector is creating jobs 2X faster than the non digital sector.
