List of unicorn startup companies

This is an incomplete list of unicorn startup companies.

In finance, a unicorn is a privately held startup company with a current valuation of USD 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 edit

Historical progress of unicorns
# UnicornsTotal valuation
(US$ billions)
DateReported by
39Late October/Early November 2013TechCrunch[8]
82Late January 2015Forbes, CB Insights[9]
2291,300January 2016VentureBeat[10]
208761December 2016TechCrunch[5]
224771.9April 2017TechCrunch
193665April 2017Inc magazine[11]
266861August 2018CB Insights[3]
3941,200August 2018CB Insights[12]
4951,566November 2020CB Insights[12]
9633,140January 2022CB Insights[12]
1,1703,854June 2022CB Insights[13]
1,2193,823August 2023CB Insights[13]

List edit

Unicorns are concentrated in developed and some developing global regions, including a few dozen countries. As per CB Insights, as of October 7, 2022, the number of unicorn startups in some developed and developing countries were as follows:[14]


Former unicorns edit

These companies were formerly unicorns, but exited the list due to IPO or acquisitions:

References edit