In half a year, 44 new unicorns appeared in the world
In total, there are 600 unicorns in the world with a total valuation of $ 2 trillion.
In the first six months of 2020, 44 new unicorns appeared in the world – companies with a capitalization of more than $ 1 billion. They attracted $ 12 billion of investments and their total valuation is $ 64 billion. There are 600 unicorns in the world with a total valuation of $ 2 trillion, the Crunchbase report said.
The largest number of new unicorns in the USA is 27. In second place are China (4 companies) and Great Britain (3 companies).
The top three most expensive new unicorns include British electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival, US-based drone solutions developer Pony.ai and Indian biotech startup Biocon Biologics. Each of these companies was valued at $ 3 billion and above.
Over the past five years, two-thirds of unicorns have performed public offerings (IPOs). In 2020, five IPOs took place. The largest placement was carried out by the manufacturer of electric trucks Nikola Motor. Its capitalization reached $ 12 billion.
It is expected that in the near future, Lemonade insurance company, Snowflake cloud data company, Palantir Technologies data analysis company and nCino banking operating systems will place their shares on the exchange.
