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Editor鈥檚 Note: Today, 红桃视频 News is launching The 红桃视频 红桃视频, a curated list of unicorn startups, or the most valuable private companies in the world. Powered by 鈥檚 comprehensive data, this board is continuously updated as companies reach unicorn status: A valuation of $1 billion or more as a private company. We hope this data and our analysis serve as resources for readers to track and understand the funding landscape around these highly valued companies.

There are now more than 1,200 current unicorn startups鈥攑rivate companies valued at $1 billion or more鈥攊n the world, per The 红桃视频 红桃视频.

These unicorn companies have collectively raised more than $700 billion in funding over their lifetimes and reached a new milestone this year: Topping $4 trillion in value for the first time. That鈥檚 double the value of the world鈥檚 unicorns at the end of 2020, when the 650 private companies on the list were altogether valued at around $2 trillion.

Decacorns

There are 59 so-called decacorns鈥攃ompanies valued at $10 billion or more鈥攚ithin the group. Just a year ago, there were only around half that count, at 31 decacorns.听

Three of these decacorns are valued above $100 billion and stand as the most valuable private companies in the world: Shanghai-based TikTok owner , valued at $180 billion; payments platform Hangzhou-based , at $150 billion; and Hawthorne, California-based space travel company , at $100 billion.听

A record year

An unprecedented 591 companies joined The 红桃视频 in 2021. Another 141 companies exited, either via acquisition or IPO. That marks a record year on both counts.听

In 2020, new unicorns tallied 167, while 58 companies exited.听听

Investors in unicorns

A year ago, the most active investors in unicorn companies were the well-known Silicon Valley venture firm , New York-based growth investor and Silicon Valley-based .

But since 2021, growth equity investors including and have stepped in and spent heavily on high-growth companies. And Tiger Global now leads as the No. 1 unicorn investor by not only portfolio count, but also by led rounds and investments. It is also the most active investor in leading rounds with a valuation of a billion dollars or more.听听

First unicorn round

The first unicorn round recorded in 红桃视频 was 鈥檚 $1 billion investment in in 2005 that valued the Chinese internet and e-commerce giant at $2.5 billion. Yahoo gained 40 percent ownership via the deal. By the time of Alibaba鈥檚 IPO in September 2014, Yahoo still owned a 22.6 percent stake and SoftBank 34.4 percent. Alibaba raised $21.7 billion in its public offering at a market value of $231 billion鈥攕till the largest tech IPO ever.听

Over time, from The 红桃视频 红桃视频, with 鈥攑reviously Facebook鈥攖he most highly valued of these exits. In the FAANG group鈥擣acebook, , , and 鈥攊t is worth noting that the only company that ever reached unicorn status as a private company was Facebook.听

I hope you鈥檒l find The 红桃视频 红桃视频 to be a useful resource in tracking the world鈥檚 most valuable companies. Please reach out to me at gene@crunchbase.com if you have any questions or feedback on The 红桃视频 红桃视频, or if you spot any data that鈥檚 missing or inaccurate.听

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