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They’re called “unicorns”—companies that have soared to a $1 billion valuation or higher, based on fundraising. The billion-dollar tech

startup was once the stuff of myth, but now they seem to be everywhere, backed by a bull market and a new generation of disruptive

technology.

Some say the proliferation of unicorns is a sign of another tech bubble. Others say the valuations are entirely justified. Whatever the

answer, we’re clearly living in “The Age of Unicorns,” as we called it in our February 2015 cover story by Erin Griffith and Dan Primack.

See Fortune’s list of unicorn startups below, ranked by valuation. (Where there are ties, rankings are based on alphabetical order.) The lis

is based on a combination of data from PitchBook, CB Insights, news reports, and our own investigation. Be forewarned: The valuations

of these companies are in constant flux, and the list you see below may not necessarily reflect the most recent estimates. Our first list,

published on January 22, 2015, included more than 80 unicorns and eight “decacorns,” those with valuations of $10 billion or more. As

you’ll see below, there are now many more. Stay tuned.

—Daniel Roberts and Andrew Nusca

» The list below was last updated on August 25, 2015

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Valuation $51.0B

Sector Transportation

Headquarters San Francisco

Founded 2009

Current CEO Travis Kalanick

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Valuation $46.0B

Sector Consumer electronics

Headquarters Beijing

Founded 2010

Current CEO Lei Jun

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Valuation $25.5B

Sector Lodging


Founded 2008

Current CEO Brian Chesky

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Valuation $20.0B

Sector Big data

Headquarters Palo Alto

Founded 2004

Current CEO Alex Karp

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Valuation $16.0B

Sector Social media

Headquarters Venice CA

Founded 2012

Current CEO Evan Spiegel







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Valuation $15B


Headquarters Beijing

Founded 2012

Current CEO Wei Cheng and Dexter Chuanwei Lu


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Valuation $15.0B

Sector Internet retail

Headquarters Bangalore

Founded 2007

Current CEO Sachin Bansal

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Valuation $12.0B


Headquarters Hawthorne CA

Founded 2002

Current CEO Elon Musk

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Valuation $11.0B

Sector Social media


Founded 2008

Current CEO Ben Silbermann



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Valuation $10.4B

Sector Cloud storage


Founded 2007

Current CEO Drew Houston

Dropbox

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