The 10 Most Valuable Start-Ups in the World

Office-sharing start-up WeWork became the latest start-up to be valued at above $10 billion this week after completing a round of founding that puts the company’s value at $16 billion. WeWork is now tied with Snapchat and Didi Kuaidi for sixth place in the list of the world’s most valuable start-ups, which is topped by ride-hailing company Uber, valued at an incredible $51 billion.

WeWork operates co-working spaces in more than 20 cities across North America, Europe and in Israel. Its services are targeted at start-ups, freelancers and small businesses who can pay a monthly fee for access to workspaces at one or several locations.

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This chart shows the latest valuation of the ten most valuable venture-backed private companies.

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Most valuable start-up companies based in New York in 2016, by estimated value (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Market valuation of selected tech companies at IPO and November 19, 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Leading Proptech unicorns worldwide as of 2019, by valuation (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Leading unicorns worldwide as of April 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Highest valuation of startup companies in Australia as of December 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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