The number of startups worth more than one billion U.S. dollars surpassed 1,000 during the first half of 2022, growing by 22 percent versus the previous year. In 2021, 959 private companies around the world had achieved unicorn status.
Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022
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CB Insights. (July 6, 2022). Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/
CB Insights. "Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022." Chart. July 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/
CB Insights. (2022). Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/
CB Insights. "Number of Unicorn Startups Worldwide from 2017 to 1st Half 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/
CB Insights, Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of unicorn startups worldwide from 2017 to 1st half 2022 [Graph], CB Insights, July 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068995/unicorn-companies-worldwide/