BC's technology industry contributes $10.6 billion to the province's GDP, representing 6% of total GDP. It directly employs over 164,000 people and indirectly supports another 50,000 jobs. There are over 15,000 technology companies in BC located across different regions of the province, with the majority in the Lower Mainland Southwest region. The industry also supports over 114,000 technology jobs in non-technology companies.