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Largest IPOs in the U.S. 2018
Largest IPOs in the United States as of January 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Totaling 21.77 billion U.S. dollars, the 2014 initial public offering (IPO) of Alibaba Group Holding Limited remains the largest IPO ever. Trailing by almost four billion U.S. dollars, Visa takes second place, followed by ENEL SpA, an energy company based in Italy.
What is an IPO?
An IPO is when a private company offers shares to the public for the first time through a stock exchange. Companies do this to raise money, as seen with Alibaba. However, public companies are subject to more scrutiny, such as publishing quarterly reports for investors. Also, not all IPOs are profitable. A bad IPO can result in significant losses.
Companies that could go public
Unicorns are private companies valued over a billion U.S. dollars. Any of these could go public, raising significant funds. However, most IPOs are valued in the millions, not billions. The median deal size of these offerings in the United States tends to be a little more than 100 million U.S. dollars. Investors keep a watch for the next IPO, since a strong offering means high returns for those who buy the stock early.
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
Totaling 21.77 billion U.S. dollars, the 2014 initial public offering (IPO) of Alibaba Group Holding Limited remains the largest IPO ever. Trailing by almost four billion U.S. dollars, Visa takes second place, followed by ENEL SpA, an energy company based in Italy.
What is an IPO?
An IPO is when a private company offers shares to the public for the first time through a stock exchange. Companies do this to raise money, as seen with Alibaba. However, public companies are subject to more scrutiny, such as publishing quarterly reports for investors. Also, not all IPOs are profitable. A bad IPO can result in significant losses.
Companies that could go public
Unicorns are private companies valued over a billion U.S. dollars. Any of these could go public, raising significant funds. However, most IPOs are valued in the millions, not billions. The median deal size of these offerings in the United States tends to be a little more than 100 million U.S. dollars. Investors keep a watch for the next IPO, since a strong offering means high returns for those who buy the stock early.
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- Leading technology initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2017, by proceeds (in million U.S. dollars)Leading technology IPOs worldwide Q4 2017, by proceeds
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- Total proceeds of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide from 3rd quarter of 2016 to 3rd quarter of 2017, by region (in million U.S. dollars)Total proceeds of tech IPOs worldwide 2016-2017, by region
- Total proceeds of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide in 4th quarter of 2017, by subsector (in million U.S. dollars)Total proceeds of tech IPOs worldwide 2017 by subsector
- U.S. overview
The most important statistics
- Median deal size of IPO in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Median deal size of IPO in the U.S. 2005-2018
- Average share of company sold in IPO in the United States from 2014 to 2016, by deal sizeShare of company sold in U.S. IPO 2014-2016, by deal size
- Average underwriter fee in IPO in the United States from 2014 to 2016, by deal sizeUnderwriter fees in U.S. IPO, 2014-2017, by deal size
- Underwriters of largest IPOs in the United States as of July 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)Underwriters of largest IPOs in the U.S. 2019
- Average IPO return in the United States in 2018, by sectorU.S. average IPO return in 2018, by sector
- Share of IPO deals in the United States with negative first day return from 2010 to 2018Share of U.S. IPO deals with negative first day return 2010-2018
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- Number of IPOs in the United States from 1999 to 2018Number of IPOs in the U.S. 1999-2018
- Largest IPOs in the United States as of January 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Largest IPOs in the U.S. 2018
- Number of venture-backed IPOs in the United States from 2004 to 2018Number of venture-backed IPOs in the U.S. 2004-2018
- Number of IPOs in the United States in 2016, by value of transactionsNumber of IPOs in the U.S. 2016, by value of deals
- Largest internet company IPOs in the United States as of January 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Largest internet company IPOs in the U.S. 2016
- Median amount of equity raised before initial public offering in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million of U.S. dollars)Median amount raised by companies before IPO in the U.S. 2008-2018
- Value of U.S.-based IPOs
The most important statistics
- Value of venture capital backed IPOs in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of venture capital backed IPOs in the U.S. 2005-2018
- Value of IPOs in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of capital raised by IPOs in the U.S. 2000-2018
- IPOs with highest return in the United States in 2018Best performing IPOs in the U.S. 2018
- IPOs with lowest return in the United States in 2018Worst performing IPOs in the U.S. 2018
- Value of IPOs in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of IPOs in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Value of IPOs in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of IPOs in the U.S. 2018, by sector
- Median firm valuation before initial public offering in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Median company valuation before IPO in the U.S. 2008-2018
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- Leading countries by number of company IPOs as of the 1st quarter of 2019
- Leading technology initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide in the 4th quarter of 2017, by proceeds (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total proceeds of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide from 1st quarter of 2016 to 4th quarter of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total proceeds of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide from 3rd quarter of 2016 to 3rd quarter of 2017, by region (in million U.S. dollars)
- Total proceeds of tech initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide in 4th quarter of 2017, by subsector (in million U.S. dollars)
- Median deal size of IPO in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average share of company sold in IPO in the United States from 2014 to 2016, by deal size
- Average underwriter fee in IPO in the United States from 2014 to 2016, by deal size
- Underwriters of largest IPOs in the United States as of July 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Average IPO return in the United States in 2018, by sector
- Share of IPO deals in the United States with negative first day return from 2010 to 2018
- Number of IPOs in the United States from 1999 to 2018
- Largest IPOs in the United States as of January 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of venture-backed IPOs in the United States from 2004 to 2018
- Number of IPOs in the United States in 2016, by value of transactions
- Largest internet company IPOs in the United States as of January 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Median amount of equity raised before initial public offering in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million of U.S. dollars)
- Value of venture capital backed IPOs in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of IPOs in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- IPOs with highest return in the United States in 2018
- IPOs with lowest return in the United States in 2018
- Value of IPOs in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of IPOs in the United States in 2018, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Median firm valuation before initial public offering in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Overseas IPO volume of Chinese companies in 2015, by sector ((in billion yuan)
- Average IPO offering costs in the United States in 2012, by company revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of Chinese company IPOs domestic and abroad from 2013 to 2018
- Distribution of Chinese IPOs based on issuing volume in May 2019, by stock exchange
- Chinese company IPOs abroad in 2016, by stock exchange
- Largest global IPOs by Chinese companies in 2015 (in billion yuan)
- Average issuance volume of Chinese IPOs in China and abroad in 2015 (in million yuan)
- Largest IPOs in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Issuing volume of Chinese IPOs in China and abroad from 2016 to 2018 (in billion yuan)
- Number of IPOs in the United States in 2014, by sector
- Largest domestic IPOs of Chinese companies 2015, by volume (in billion yuan)
- Value of domestic initial public offerings (IPOs) in Africa and the Middle East in 2018, by select country (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions (M&As) in Africa and the Middle East from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of capital investment in blockchain globally from 2012 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of transactions in the TV industry in the United States in 2016 and 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of domestic mergers and acquisitions transactions (M&As) in Indonesia from 2014 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Total value of e-commerce transactions in Turkey from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Turkish liras)
- Transaction value of search engine providers in China from 1st quarter 2016 to 1st quarter 2018 (in billion yuan)
- Total value of direct debit transactions for Landesbanken and savings banks in Germany from 2011 to 2017 (in billion euros)
- Average transaction value of Poundland in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland from financial year 2013 to 2016 (in GBP)
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