There are over billions of startups in the world. Every startup strives to be successful but only a few reach the top and become successful companies. Unicorn startups are successful startups with a valuation of above $1 billion. There are around 900+ unicorn startups in the world. Among them, only some of the unicorn companies make quite successful impacts in software, healthcare, and automotive, aerospace manufacturer, game developers, and other industries.
Top 15 Highest-Valued unicorn startups
Here, we have enlisted the handful of companies that have massive reach, sales, and influence in the world. Today, these companies are at their peak, but to reach this stage they have also faced so many challenges and controversies. The below mentioned companies are not only the biggest startups in the world, but also they are considered to be the top decacorn (a company with a valuation of more than $10 billion) in the world.
| Founded on | Company | Founder | Valuation ($ in Billion) | Country | Industry |
| 2012 | ByteDance | Zhang Yiming | $280 | China | Artificial Intelligence |
| 2011 | Kuaishou | Su Hua, Cheng Yixiao | $160 | China | Internet |
| 2014 | Antgroup | Jack Ma | $144 | China | Fintech |
| 2008 | Airbnb | Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia,Nathan Blecharczyk | $130 | California | Lodging |
| 2009 | SpaceX | Elon Musk | $100 | USA | Space Flight |
| 2009 | Stripe | Patrick Collison and John Collison | $95 | USA | Fintech |
| 2005 | Klarna | Sebastian Siemiątkowski, Niklas Adalberth, Victor Jacobsson | $46 | Sweden | Fintech |
| 2004 | Roblox Corporation | David Baszucki, Erik Cassel | $41.9 | USA | Gaming |
| 2013 | Canva | Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams | $40 | Australia | Software and Graphic Design |
| 2012 | Instacart | Apoorva Mehta, Max Mullen, Brandon Leonardo | $39 | California | Technology, E-grocery |
| 2013 | Databricks | Ali Ghodsi, How Many Unicorn Startups Are There in the World?
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$38 | California | Data Management |
| 2005 | UiPath | Daniel Dines, Marius Tîrcă | $35 | New York | AI, Robotic Process Automation |
| 2015 | Revolut | Nikolay Storonsky, Vlad Yatsenko | $33 | England,UK | Fintech |
| 1991 | Epic Games | Tim Sweetney | $28.7 | USA | Gaming |
| 2013 | Chime | Chris Britt and Ryan King | $25 | USA | Financial Service |