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This is a curated list of unicorn startup companies globally—private firms founded within the last 10 years with a valuation of at least $1 billion. The list tracks global unicorn trends, regional distributions, and high-profile industry leaders.

Key moments

  • 2013Coined term 'unicorn startup' by Aileen Lee
  • 2025-06Global unicorn count reaches 1523, US leads with 758 firms
  • 2026-01Top global unicorns include SpaceX, OpenAI, ByteDance and xAI

Core Definition and Context

A unicorn startup is defined as a privately held startup company valued at over $1 billion that is not yet publicly traded. The term was first coined in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee, as these firms were considered rare at the time. Today, the global unicorn ecosystem has grown dramatically, with major concentrations in the US, China, India and the UK.

Industry and Regional Trends

The majority of unicorns cluster in high-growth sectors: artificial intelligence, fintech, cloud computing, healthcare tech and e-commerce. Geographically, North America and Asia Pacific dominate the global rankings, with China and the US accounting for over 70% of all unicorns as of 2025. Regional hubs like Silicon Valley, Beijing, Bengaluru and London continue to attract the majority of venture capital funding for emerging startups.

Significance of the List

This Wikipedia list serves as a key reference for tracking startup valuation trends, venture capital activity, and the rise of disruptive new companies. It highlights how quickly new unicorns can emerge in fast-evolving fields like generative AI, with firms such as OpenAI and xAI reaching billion-dollar valuations just a few years after founding.

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] Traxcn[7] and Tech in Asia.[8]

History

Countries

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:[18]

List

Note: below list does not include very-high-value private companies that are not startups (founded more than 20 years ago), such as: Huawei, Valve Corporation, Ferrero SpA, In-N-Out Burger, Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's, Love's, Wawa, Publix, H-E-B, Aldi, Bosch and Koch.

Former unicorns

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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