Startup Unicorns in Selected Countries — Hurun 2025
Key Findings
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United States leads in Startup Unicorns with 758 in 2025.
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Average Startup Unicorns in 2025: 166 · median: 48.50.
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Gap in 2025: United States is 42.1× larger than South Korea.
About This Dataset
Startup Unicorns in Selected Countries — Hurun 2025
This chart compares eight selected countries in the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2025, published on 26 June 2025. It is a historical edition, not a live count.
Hurun counts privately held startups founded in the 2000s and valued at least USD 1 billion. Its cutoff is 1 January 2025, with significant valuation changes updated through publication. Countries follow Hurun’s company-location classification.
The chart preserves the eight countries selected for this page; it is not a complete global ranking. Canada, for example, has 28 unicorns in the source and is outside this selection.
Private-company valuations and classifications can change. Counts from other indexes may differ because their dates and inclusion rules differ; these figures should not be described as CB Insights data.
Hurun counts privately held startups founded in the 2000s and valued at least USD 1 billion. Its cutoff is 1 January 2025, with significant valuation changes updated through publication. Countries follow Hurun’s company-location classification.
The chart preserves the eight countries selected for this page; it is not a complete global ranking. Canada, for example, has 28 unicorns in the source and is outside this selection.
Private-company valuations and classifications can change. Counts from other indexes may differ because their dates and inclusion rules differ; these figures should not be described as CB Insights data.
Analysis
The United States leads this selection with 758 unicorns, followed by China with 343 and India with 64. The United States exceeds the other seven selected countries combined (572). Israel has 20 and South Korea 18.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Hurun Research Institute — Global Unicorn Index 2025
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Startup Unicorns
- Last updated
- 9 October 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
Data Sources & References
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