Highlights

• Enterprise services, retail and automotive are the industries somewhat special for the global startup scene
• In terms of number of unicorn companies, following categories top the list: consumer products, corporate services, fintech, internet services, artificial intelligence, healthcare, logistics supply chain, automotive services and education
• Business models of these startups are mostly shifting from 2C (to-consumer) to 2B (to-business), attracting more and more capital over time
• These unicorns are scattered across 29 countries. The United States and China have the highest amount of them, together accounting for 78%
• Fintech is the hottest sector that comprises 13 (or 26%) of our selected 50 firms, while Artificial Intelligence is the second with 11 (22%) firms