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Largest IPOs worldwide 2019
Largest IPOs worldwide as of July 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by M. Szmigiera,
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Jul 1, 2019
The statistic presents the largest IPOs worldwide as of July 2019. The initial public offering of Alibaba Group Holding, a Chinese company operating in the e-commerce sector, on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014, was the largest public offering globally as of July 2019. The IPO of Alibaba Group Holding raised approximately 21.77 billion U.S. dollars.
Largest IPOs worldwide – additional information
An initial public offering (IPO), also known as ‘going public’, is the company’s first stock sale to the public. IPO happens when an initially private company decides to open up to the stock market, taking the first step to become a publicly traded enterprise. Shares are traded in the open market after the initial sales, and any public investor can take part on the trade.
In the United States alone, 190 companies made their public-market debut in 2018, with many of the companies were either in the health care sector or in the technology sector. IPOs are made by different companies for a number of reasons. Smaller sized companies may seek an IPO for access to capital and cheaper credit for further expansion. Other companies that may already be of considerable size, however, may use an initial public offering to other ends. Opening up to the stock market can also facilitate merger and acquisitions, considering stocks can be part of a future deal.
Two Chinese companies had the largest IPOs in history as of 2018. Alibaba led the rank, with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as the ninth. Alibaba is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, making the company’s IPO also the largest one in the U.S. to date. ICBC is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Visa was the best-ranked American company in terms of IPO, raising 17.86 billion U.S. dollars in its initial public offering in 2008. Facebook IPO, valued at 16 billion U.S. dollars, is also has one of the largest IPOs in the world. The initial public offering of the social network giant in 2012 is still the second largest amongst internet-based company in the U.S.
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by M. Szmigiera,
last edited
Jul 1, 2019
The statistic presents the largest IPOs worldwide as of July 2019. The initial public offering of Alibaba Group Holding, a Chinese company operating in the e-commerce sector, on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014, was the largest public offering globally as of July 2019. The IPO of Alibaba Group Holding raised approximately 21.77 billion U.S. dollars.
Largest IPOs worldwide – additional information
An initial public offering (IPO), also known as ‘going public’, is the company’s first stock sale to the public. IPO happens when an initially private company decides to open up to the stock market, taking the first step to become a publicly traded enterprise. Shares are traded in the open market after the initial sales, and any public investor can take part on the trade.
In the United States alone, 190 companies made their public-market debut in 2018, with many of the companies were either in the health care sector or in the technology sector. IPOs are made by different companies for a number of reasons. Smaller sized companies may seek an IPO for access to capital and cheaper credit for further expansion. Other companies that may already be of considerable size, however, may use an initial public offering to other ends. Opening up to the stock market can also facilitate merger and acquisitions, considering stocks can be part of a future deal.
Two Chinese companies had the largest IPOs in history as of 2018. Alibaba led the rank, with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) as the ninth. Alibaba is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, making the company’s IPO also the largest one in the U.S. to date. ICBC is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Visa was the best-ranked American company in terms of IPO, raising 17.86 billion U.S. dollars in its initial public offering in 2008. Facebook IPO, valued at 16 billion U.S. dollars, is also has one of the largest IPOs in the world. The initial public offering of the social network giant in 2012 is still the second largest amongst internet-based company in the U.S.
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- Leading countries by number of company IPOs as of the 2nd quarter of 2019Leading countries by number of IPOs 2019
- 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
- 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 IPOs worldwide Q1 2016 - Q4 2017
- 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
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- 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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- 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
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- 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 2nd 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)
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- 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)
- Number of IPOs in the United States in 2014, by sector
- Largest IPOs in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average issuance volume of Chinese IPOs in China and abroad in 2015 (in million yuan)
- Overseas IPO volume of Chinese companies in 2015, by sector ((in billion yuan)
- Largest global IPOs by Chinese companies in 2015 (in billion yuan)
- Global issuance volume of Chinese and non-Chinese IPOs in 2015 (in billion yuan)
- Distribution of Chinese IPOs based on number of IPOs in May 2019, by stock exchange
- Number of Chinese and non-Chinese company IPOs worldwide from 2013 to 2015
- Distribution of Chinese IPOs based on issuing volume in May 2019, by stock exchange
- Volume of overseas IPO's by Chinese companies in 2016, by stock exchange (in million yuan)
- Chinese company IPOs abroad in 2016, by stock exchange
- Largest domestic IPOs of Chinese companies 2015, by volume (in billion yuan)
- Issuing volume of Chinese IPOs in China and abroad from 2016 to 2018 (in billion yuan)
- Number of Chinese company IPOs domestic and abroad from 2013 to 2018
- Largest IPOs in the United States in 2016, by capital raised (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of IPO offerings in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by size
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