List of unicorn startup companies

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This is a list of unicorn startup companies:

In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of US$1 billion or more. Notable lists of unicorn companies are maintained by The Wall Street Journal,[1] Fortune Magazine,[2] CNNMoney/CB Insights,[3][4] TechCrunch,[5] PitchBook/Morningstar,[6] and Tech in Asia.[7]

History

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Historical progress of unicorns
# Unicorns Total valuation
(US$ billions)
Date Reported by
39 Late October/early November 2013 TechCrunch[8]
82 Late January 2015 Forbes, CB Insights[9]
229 1,300 January 2016 VentureBeat[10]
208 761 December 2016 TechCrunch[5]
224 771.9 April 2017 TechCrunch
193 665 April 2017 Inc magazine[11]
266 861 August 2018 CB Insights[3]
394 1,200 August 2018 CB Insights[12]
495 1,566 November 2020 CB Insights[12]
963 3,140 January 2022 CB Insights[12]
1,170 3,854 June 2022 CB Insights[13]
3,823 August 2025 CB Insights[13]
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Countries

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List

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Unicorns are concentrated in developed and some developing global regions, including a few dozen countries. As per CB Insights, as of July 13, 2024, the number of unicorn startups in some developed and developing countries were as follows:[20]

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Former unicorns

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These companies were formerly unicorns, but exited the list due to IPO or acquisitions by a company or by a group of companies:

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