How many unicorns are there on earth

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Stay up to date with recent funding rounds, acquisitions, and more with the Crunchbase Daily. When Sequoia Capital announced it was changing its fund structure, some viewed the shift as revolutionary. However, while , it also in many ways Venture capital investment is a major economic driver in some U. In others, it plays a much smaller role. Some unicorns that have announced plans to go public are Bytedance, Nubank, and One97 Communications.

ByteDance plans to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by early next year, but the plan may change due to the rapidly changing regulatory environment. While some unicorns will exit, more are expected to be created before the end of the year, due to the active venture capital market and the growing startup ecosystems.

Fintech and internet software and services are top producers of unicorns Fintech and internet software and services have produced the most unicorns. Leave your Comments. Write Comment Recent Comments. Figures and valuations are rounded as some company valuations have not been externally verified and are self-published.

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Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. Premium statistics. Read more. The number of unicorn companies found in China in early was bigger than those of 11 other countries, including Germany, India and the UK, combined. The country with the most unicorns, or privately owned companies with a valuation of one billion U.

Made in China Although China did not have the highest number of unicorns worldwide, the country was home to some of the world's most important ones.