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Most Innovative Tech Unicorns (80)

Ranked by objective public data. Data snapshot 2026-09-22.

📏 Ranking Criteria

Rankings are computed from the authoritative public sources listed below, weighted into a single objective index.

1
B

ByteDance

Douyin and TikTok parent company, over 3 billion global users, massive AI investment.

100
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2
S

SpaceX

Founded by Musk, Falcon rockets and Starlink constellation, world's most valuable aerospace company.

99.5
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3
O

OpenAI

Creator of ChatGPT, leading the generative AI wave, deeply backed by Microsoft.

99
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4 S
Shein 希音

China-founded fast fashion e-commerce, serving 150 countries, once valued over $100 billion.

98.5
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5 S
Stripe

World's largest online payment infrastructure, serving millions of businesses.

98
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6 D
Databricks

Pioneer of the data lakehouse architecture, serving over 10,000 enterprises, leading AI data platform.

97.5
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7 A
Ant Group

Alipay parent company, world's largest fintech unicorn.

97
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8 C
Canva

Australian online design platform, over 200 million monthly users, design with zero barriers.

96.5
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9 R
Revolut

British digital bank, Europe's most valuable fintech company.

96
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10 A
Anthropic

Developer of the Claude AI model, pioneer in AI safety research.

95.5
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11 X
xAI

Musk-founded AI company developing the Grok model and supercomputing clusters.

95
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12 F
Figure AI

American humanoid robotics company, Figure robots already piloted in factories.

94.5
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13 W
WeBank

Tencent-backed internet bank serving over 400 million individual customers.

94
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14 S
Safe Superintelligence SSI

Superintelligence company founded by Ilya Sutskever, focused on AI safety.

93.5
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15 E
Epic Games

Developer of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, giant in gaming and 3D ecosystems.

93
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16 F
Fanatics

American licensed sports e-commerce giant covering jerseys, trading cards, and collectibles.

92.5
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17 A
Anduril Industries

Rising American defense tech company, AI autonomous weapons and unmanned systems.

92
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18 S
Scale AI

Leader in AI data labeling and model evaluation, serving the US military and tech giants.

91.5
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19 C
Cursor Anysphere

Developer of AI code editor Cursor, fastest-growing developer tool.

91
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20 C
Cainiao

Alibaba's smart logistics platform with a global network spanning 200 countries.

90.5
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21 J
JD Technology

JD technology group offering supply chain finance and enterprise digitalization services.

90
22 X
Xiaohongshu

Chinese lifestyle community with over 300 million monthly users, icon of the influencer-driven shopping economy.

89.5
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23 C
Chime

America's largest digital banking startup, offering fee-free accounts to tens of millions of users.

89
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24 D
DJI

Global consumer drone leader holding over 70% market share.

88.5
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25 M
miHoYo

Developer of Genshin Impact and Honkai series, benchmark for Chinese games going global.

88
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26 P
Perplexity AI

AI search engine rebuilding search and Q&A experiences with generative AI.

87.5
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27 M
Miro

Online whiteboard collaboration platform, visual collaboration tool for remote teams worldwide.

87
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28 D
Deel

Global hiring and payroll platform serving remote teams in 150 countries.

86.5
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29 R
Rippling

American unified HR and IT management platform covering the full employee lifecycle.

86
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30 R
Ramp

American expense management and corporate card platform, rising star in AI finance automation.

85.5
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31 D
Discord

Community chat platform that started with gaming, over 150 million monthly active users.

85
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32 P
PhonePe

India's largest mobile payment app with over 500 million registered users.

84.5
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33 K
Klarna

Swedish buy-now-pay-later giant serving about 450,000 merchants worldwide.

84
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34 P
Plaid

Financial data connectivity platform linking bank accounts with financial apps.

83.5
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35 C
Celonis

German process mining leader helping enterprises discover and optimize business processes.

83
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36 G
Grammarly

AI English writing assistant with over 30 million daily active users.

82.5
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37 B
Brex

American corporate card and spend management platform serving startups and mid-to-large businesses.

82
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38 R
Ripple

Blockchain cross-border payment provider and issuer of the XRP token.

81.5
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39 C
Checkout.com

British online payment processor serving cross-border e-commerce and large merchants.

81
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40 A
Airtable

Low-code spreadsheet collaboration platform connecting data and team workflows.

80.5
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41 D
Dewu

Chinese streetwear e-commerce community, pioneered the authenticate-before-shipping model

80
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42 N
Notion

All-in-one note-taking and knowledge management tool with tens of millions of users worldwide

79.5
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43 V
Vercel

Frontend cloud platform built by the team behind the Next.js framework

79
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44 N
N26

German digital bank, among Europe's first branchless banks

78.5
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45 K
Kavak

Latin America's largest used-car marketplace, a Mexican unicorn

78
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46 P
Personio

Leading German HR software provider for small and medium businesses

77.5
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47 T
Toss

Korea's go-to finance app with over 30 million users

77
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48 B
Bolt

Estonian mobility platform, a rising force in European ride-hailing and food delivery

76.5
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49 D
Dream11

Indian fantasy sports platform with over 150 million cricket users

76
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50 R
Razorpay

Indian online payment gateway serving millions of merchants

75.5
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51 G
Gong

AI sales conversation analysis platform that helps teams close more deals

75
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52 M
Mollie

Dutch payment service provider serving around 250,000 European merchants

74.5
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53 D
Doctolib

French online medical booking platform covering tens of thousands of European healthcare providers

74
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54 C
CRED

Indian credit card rewards and payments community platform targeting premium users

73.5
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55 M
Mistral AI

French open-source large model company behind the Mistral model series

73
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56 B
Back Market

French refurbished electronics marketplace promoting eco-friendly consumption

72.5
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57 P
Postman

The world's most popular API development, testing, and collaboration tool

72
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58 H
Harvey

AI legal services platform serving top global law firms and legal teams

71.5
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59 M
Meesho

Indian social commerce platform with over 150 million users in lower-tier markets

71
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60 L
Lenskart

India's leading eyewear retailer with over 2,000 online and offline stores

70.5
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61 Z
Zepto

Rising Indian 10-minute instant delivery player, a leading dark-store model

70
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62 M
Mynt GCash

The Philippines' largest e-wallet with over 90 million users

69.5
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63 V
Vinted

Lithuanian secondhand fashion marketplace, Europe's largest secondhand community

69
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64 Q
Qonto

French digital banking and financial management platform for small businesses

68.5
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65 H
Hugging Face

The world's largest open-source AI model community with over a million models

68
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66 D
Dataiku

French data science platform for enterprise AI collaboration and governance

67.5
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67 V
Via

US public transit technology company offering on-demand bus dispatch systems

67
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68 M
Mercury

US digital banking and financial management platform for startups

66.5
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69 M
Moonshot AI

Developer of the Kimi AI assistant, a leader in long-context large models

66
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70 T
Tabby

Middle East buy-now-pay-later platform and Saudi Arabia's first unicorn

65.5
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71 A
AI Zhipu AI

Tsinghua-affiliated large model company, developer of the GLM model series

65
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72 T
Traveloka

Indonesian online travel platform, Southeast Asia's leading travel booking service

64.5
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73 O
Oyo

Indian hotel chain platform operating in over 80 countries

64
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74 P
Preferred Networks

Japanese AI company backed by Toyota and Fanuc, focused on deep learning

63.5
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75 M
MiniMax

Chinese large model company, developer of Hailuo AI and Talkie

63
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76 B
Bitso

Mexican cryptocurrency exchange, Latin America's largest digital asset platform

62.5
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77 S
SmartNews

Japanese news aggregation app with over 50 million downloads worldwide

62
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78 S
Supabase

Open-source Firebase alternative, a backend development tool for the AI era

61.5
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79 U
Unitree

Hangzhou humanoid and quadruped robot company that went viral at the Spring Festival Gala

61
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80 C
Carousell

Singapore-based secondhand marketplace, Southeast Asia's leading classifieds platform

60.5
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🔄 Data snapshot 2026-09-22

📚 Data Sources

This ranking is aggregated from the following authoritative sources:

CB Insights 全球独角兽榜 www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies 胡润百富全球独角兽榜 www.hurun.net PitchBook 私募市场数据 pitchbook.com Forbes 全球独角兽报道 www.forbes.com

About this ranking

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