27 Remarkable Facts and Developments for Startups [Infographic]

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Startups are hot! Every year, countless new start-ups are created by people who think their product can be a big success. In which countries is the startup spirit most prevalent? Which startups are booming and which are so-called 'unicorns'?


Most of these people can be found in the United States; there are already 4.8 million startups there! India is in second place with a total of 2 million, but countries such as the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Brazil also contain a large number of startups. The most favorable place to start as a starter is and remains Silicon Valley in America. After all, this is where most investors are located.

Successful unicorns
A 'tech startup' that is doing very well is MailChimp. It is therefore only a matter of time before this company can call itself a real 'unicorn'. You are only a unicorn if your startup is estimated to be worth more than 1 billion dollars! The most successful unicorn is Uber , a handy app of American origin. With a total of $51 billion, it is pakistan telegram number list above startups such as Xiaomi ($46 billion) and Airbnb ($25.5 billion). The estimated value of all unicorns together is no less than $503 billion and is therefore worth more than Google with its value of $451.4 billion!

Acquired startups
You can imagine that big companies are doing everything they can to acquire these successful start-ups. Everyone remembers how Google bought YouTube for $1.6 billion, and Microsoft bought the famous Skype for $8.5 billion. The biggest acquisition remains Facebook, who bought WhatsApp for an amount of $19 billion!

With sites like AngelList it is becoming easier to invest in startups. The top investor is Dave McClure with a total of 608 different investments, but names like Scott and Cyan Banister, Jeremie Berrebi and Naval Ravikant are also not unknown on this site.

In any case, it is certain that startups have a great influence on daily life and therefore also on our future. This infographic shows in a clear way the 27 most striking facts about this revolutionary industry!