While entrepreneurship may be spreading around the globe, the U.S. is still far and away the leader when it comes to generating fast-growing startups.
Using data from a recent CB Insights report on unicorns, the folks at Silk created an interactive map to see where the 102 private companies known to have valuations of $1 billion or more are located.
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After the 62 located in the U.S., there are 11 in China, 10 in Europe, and 6 in India.
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For the moment, Xiaomi still tops this list as the most valuable private company at $46 billion. But with Uber reportedly on the hunt to raise more money at a $50 billion valuation, that ranking could change soon.
Here’s the map, which you can sort:
Data from cb-insights-unicorn-data.silk.co
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