Industries with the highest share of unicorns globally 2023
As of 2023, unicorns active in the industries of fintech and software-as-a-service (SaaS), and AI accounted for approximately 33 percent of all unicorn companies worldwide.
Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023
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Hurun Research Institute. (April 9, 2024). Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
Hurun Research Institute. "Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023." Chart. April 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
Hurun Research Institute. (2024). Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
Hurun Research Institute. "Industries with The Highest Share of Unicorns Worldwide as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/
Hurun Research Institute, Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Industries with the highest share of unicorns worldwide as of 2023 [Graph], Hurun Research Institute, April 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092753/share-of-unicorns-worldwide-by-industry/