The United States Of Unicorns

Jon Government

The United States is home to 105 unicorn companies valued at $1B+.
As of 7/25/2017, CBInsights.com reports that six private US companies are worth over $10B. The two most valuable unicorns in the US are Uber ($68B) and Airbnb ($29.3B). Palantir Technologies and WeWork, both valued at $20B, are tied for third.
Of the top four highest valued, only WeWork (which is based in NYC) is headquartered outside California.
California has the highest unicorn ‘population’ of any US state by far, with 62 billion-dollar startups inside its borders. New York ranks second with 15, followed by Massachusetts and Illinois with five each. Eight other states and the District of Columbia are also home to at least one company worth $1B+.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Aug 6, 2017.