Most of the world's unicorns as of March 2024 were active in the software industry. Over 800 privately owned startups with a valuation of over one billion U.S. dollars were active in this sector. In comparison, there were 390 unicorns operating in the financial services sector, the industry with the sector-largest volume of unicorns.
Number of unicorns worldwide as of March 2024, by industry
A unicorn company is a privately owned startup that has a current valuation of one billion U.S. dollars or over. Once a company has gone public (IPO) or has been acquired it is no longer termed as a Unicorn.
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