Number of 'unicorn' startups in China exceeds US number for first time

There were 206 Chinese firms out of a global total of 494 ultra-valuable start-ups -- known as "unicorns" -- in June 2019

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China now has more privately-held start-ups valued by investors at over $1 billion than the US, a report said Monday.

There were 206 Chinese firms out of a global total of 494 ultra-valuable start-ups -- known as "unicorns" -- in June 2019, according to the research firm Hurun Report.

This makes China the country with the largest number of unicorns in the world, with the US coming in second with 203 such companies.

First Published: Oct 21 2019 | 12:57 PM IST

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