The 25 Most Valuable Unicorns Worldwide

1) Bytedance

ByteDance is an Internet technology company founded to become the market leader in developing and operating content platforms.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $140.00B (April 2017)
• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Yiming Zhang
• Industries: Content, Data Mining, Internet
• Number of employees: 10,000+
• Funding: $7,440.00M
• Funding rounds: 12
• Number of investors: 29

You can find their website here.

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2) SpaceX

SpaceX is space technology company involved in aerospace manufacturing, design of rockets and spacecraft.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $127.00B (December 2012)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: Hawthorne
• Started in: 2002
• Founders: Elon Musk
• Industries: Aerospace, Manufacturing, Space Travel, Transportation
• Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
• Funding: $383.02M
• Funding rounds: 56
• Number of investors: 60

You can find their website here.

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3) SHEIN

Shein is an experienced global brand that delivers quality women’s apparel at simply irresistible prices.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $100.00B (July 2018)
• Country: China
• State: Guangdong
• City: Shenzhen
• Started in: 2008
• Founders: Xiaoqing Ren, Yang Pei, Yangtian Xu
• Industries: Consumer, E-Commerce, Fashion, Marketplace, Textiles
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $553.36M
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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4) Stripe

Stripe is a powerful credit card processor that helps companies of all sizes to accept online payments easily.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $95.00B (January 2014)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2010
• Founders: John Collison, Patrick Collison
• Industries: Finance, FinTech, Mobile Payments, SaaS
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $300.00M
• Funding rounds: 18
• Number of investors: 46

You can find their website here.

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5) Checkout.com

Checkout.com's API allows businesses to integrate a seamless checkout experience across platforms.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $40.00B (May 2019)
• Country: United Kingdom
• State: England
• City: London
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Guillaume Pousaz
• Industries: E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments, Transaction Processing
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $1,830.00M
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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6) Canva

Canva is a free, online design tool that helps you create eye-catching, shareable content.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $40.00B (January 2018)
• Country: Australia
• State: New South Wales
• City: Surry Hills
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Cameron Adams, Cliff Obrecht, Melanie Perkins
• Industries: Graphic Design, Photo Editing, Publishing, Software, Web Design
• Number of employees: 500-1,000
• Funding: $571.26M
• Funding rounds: 16
• Number of investors: 36

You can find their website here.

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7) Instacart

Instacart is a multi-channel grocery delivery service that connects customers with personal shoppers to hand pick items from local stores for same-day delivery or in-store pickup.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $39.00B (December 2014)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Apoorva Mehta, Brandon Leonardo, Max Mullen
• Industries: Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Grocery, Shopping
• Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
• Funding: $2,686.01M
• Funding rounds: 20
• Number of investors: 38

You can find their website here.

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8) Databricks

Databricks is a fast-growing company with best-in-class engineers and data scientists, creating the future of cloud computing, data services and universal computing resources.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $38.00B (February 2019)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Ali Ghodsi, Andy Konwinski, Ion Stoica, Matei Zaharia, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, Scott Shenker
• Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Software
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $557.15M
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 40

You can find their website here.

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9) Revolut

Revolut is a financial services company that provides payment solutions to businesses and individuals.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $33.00B (April 2018)
• Country: United Kingdom
• State: England
• City: London
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Nikolay Storonsky, Vlad Yatsenko
• Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile Payments
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $1,715.98M
• Funding rounds: 15
• Number of investors: 41

You can find their website here.

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10) Epic Games

Epic Games offers full-featured game engine technology, giving developers everything they need to bring their creative visions to life.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $31.50B (October 2018)
• Country: United States
• State: North Carolina
• City: Cary
• Started in: 1991
• Founders: Mark Rein, Tim Sweeney
• Industries: Developer Platform, Gaming, Software, Video Games
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $544.93M
• Funding rounds: 10
• Number of investors: 34

You can find their website here.

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11) Fanatics

Fanatics is a worldwide leader in licensed sports merchandise and fan gear, including jerseys, t-shirts, hats, and much more.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $31.00B (June 2012)
• Country: United States
• State: Florida
• City: Jacksonville
• Started in: 1995
• Founders: Alan Trager, Michael G. Rubin, Mitch Trager
• Industries: Manufacturing, Retail, Sporting Goods, Sports
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $1,170.29M
• Funding rounds: 8
• Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

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12) Chime

Chime is a financial technology company offering an online marketplace where members can find, select, compare financial products made specifically for them.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $25.00B (March 2019)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Chris Britt, Ryan King
• Industries: Banking, Debit Cards, Financial Services, FinTech
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $3,396.75M
• Funding rounds: 10
• Number of investors: 30

You can find their website here.

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13) BYJU's

BYJU’S is an educational technology company that designs and develops personalized, high quality learning programs for K-12 students.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $22.00B (July 2017)
• Country: India
• City: Bengaluru
• Started in: 2008
• Founders: Byju Raveendran, Divya Gokulnath
• Industries: E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Higher Education, Software
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $5,182.78M
• Funding rounds: 21
• Number of investors: 49

You can find their website here.

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14) OpenAI

OpenAI is a non-profit, with a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $20.00B (July 2019)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Sam Altman, Wojciech Zaremba
• Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
• Number of employees: 100-250
• Funding: $1,250.12M
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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15) J&T Express

J&T Express is an E-Commerce Freight Forwarding and Expedited Service provider of international shipping services for businesses and individuals.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $20.00B (April 2021)
• Country: Indonesia
• City: Jakarta
• Started in: 2015
• Founders: Jet Lee, Tony Chen
• Industries: Courier Service, E-Commerce, Freight Service
• Number of employees: 10,000+
• Funding: $4,653.00M
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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16) Xiaohongshu

Xiaohongshu is the latest innovation in social interaction, a way to share your experiences and learn from those around you.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $20.00B (March 2016)
• Country: China
• State: Shanghai
• City: Shanghai
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Charlwin Mao Wenchao, Miranda Qu
• Industries: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Shopping, Social
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $917.50M
• Funding rounds: 8
• Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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17) Miro

Miro is a visual collaboration platform that provides an intuitive, engaging, and in-person collaboration experience for every team.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $17.50B (January 2022)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Andrey Khusid, Oleg Shardin, Oleg Shardin
• Industries: B2B, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software, Product Management, UX Design
• Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
• Funding: $355.00M
• Funding rounds: 4
• Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

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18) Yuanfudao

Yuanfudao aims to revolutionize online education by connecting Chinese and English speakers with a world class education.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.50B (May 2017)
• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Ke Shuai, Xin Li, Yong Li
• Industries: E-Learning, EdTech, Tutoring
• Number of employees: 10,000+
• Funding: $4,044.20M
• Funding rounds: 11
• Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

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19) DJI Innovations

DJI is a world leader in developing, manufacturing, and selling easy-to-fly drones for aerial photography.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.00B (January 2015)
• Country: China
• State: Guangdong
• City: Shenzhen
• Started in: 2006
• Founders: Frank Wang
• Industries: Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Drones, Manufacturing, Photography, Wireless
• Number of employees: 10,000+
• Funding: $1,135.00M
• Funding rounds: 2
• Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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20) goPuff

Gopuff is a mobile app that delivers products such as over-the-counter medication, baby formula, and alcohol from nearby stores.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.00B (October 2020)
• Country: United States
• State: Pennsylvania
• City: Philadelphia
• Started in: 2013
• Founders: Rafael Ilishayev, Yakir Gola
• Industries: Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Grocery, Mobile Apps
• Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
• Funding: $290.88M
• Funding rounds: 9
• Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

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21) Ripple

Ripple offers blockchain solutions to transfer money globally with speed and certainty of settlement.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.00B (December 2019)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Arthur Britto, Chris Larsen, Jed McCaleb, Ryan Fugger
• Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Internet, Payments
• Number of employees: 500-1,000
• Funding: $293.90M
• Funding rounds: 14
• Number of investors: 38

You can find their website here.

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22) Yuanqi Senlin

Genki Forest is a company with Internet genes and sugar-free roots which produces a variety of healthy beverages with original, proprietary formulas.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.00B (March 2020)
• Country: China
• State: Beijing
• City: Beijing
• Started in: 2016
• Founders: Binsen Tang
• Industries: Food and Beverage
• Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
• Funding: $721.31M
• Funding rounds: 5
• Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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23) Discord

Discord is the only Free and Secure All-in-one Voice+Text+Video App designed for gamers that’s trusted by over 38 million gamers.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $15.00B (April 2018)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: Jason Citron, Stanislav Vishnevskiy
• Industries: Communities, Messaging, Social Network, Software, Video Chat
• Number of employees: 500-1,000
• Funding: $979.30M
• Funding rounds: 14
• Number of investors: 28

You can find their website here.

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24) Blockchain.com

Blockchain.com is the premier digital asset platform, the foundational technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $14.00B (February 2021)
• Country: United Kingdom
• State: England
• City: London
• Started in: 2011
• Founders: Benjamin Reeves, Nicolas Cary, Peter Smith
• Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Trading Platform
• Number of employees: 500-1,000
• Funding: $490.50M
• Funding rounds: 6
• Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

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25) Plaid

Plaid’s financial infrastructure makes it fast and easy for developers to integrate financial services into their applications.

Details of the startup:

• Valuation: $13.50B (December 2018)
• Country: United States
• State: California
• City: San Francisco
• Started in: 2012
• Founders: William Hockey, Zachary Perret
• Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
• Number of employees: 500-1,000
• Funding: $734.80M
• Funding rounds: 7
• Number of investors: 21

You can find their website here.

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