As of April 2021, two payment solution providers and an IT service management company were the highest valued unicorns in Europe. Checkout.com, a London-based payment provider, had a valuation of approximately 15 billion U.S. dollars, which made it the highest valued unicorn in Europe. A unicorn is a privately held company with a market valuation of one billion U.S. dollars or more. As of April 2021, there were over 590 unicorns globally, with the majority based in the United States and China.
Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation
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A unicorn company is a privately owned startup that has a current valuation of one billion U.S. dollars or over. Once a company has gone public (IPO) or has been acquired it is no longer termed as a unicorn. All published figures are best estimations based on latest publications of sources. Figures are correct as of April 2021. Figures and valuations are rounded as some company valuations have not been externally verified and are self-published. Latest valuations used. As multiple sources were used and valuations vary between sources, the most recent valuation was used. Where valuations differed but the reporting date was the same, mean averages were used. Industries were assigned by the sources. Where companies crossed industries, the major category was used as determined by the source. Where companies have multiple countries listed the country of headquarters has been used.
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Statista. (April 1, 2021). Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/
Statista. "Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/
Statista. (2021). Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/
Statista. "Leading Unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by Market Valuation (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/
Statista, Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading unicorns in Europe as of April 2021, by market valuation (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, April 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094290/ranking-of-highest-valued-startup-companies-europe/