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  Factoid - Friday, February 20, 2026
Posted Under: Factoid • Sectors • Technology-Telecommunications
PitchBook reported that there were 1,590 active "unicorn" companies with a cumulative valuation of $6.4 trillion worldwide as of 2/2/26, according to its own release. Globally, 24 companies with a total valuation of $42.7 billion have been added to the unicorn list year-to-date through January. The term "unicorn" was introduced in 2013 to describe startup software companies valued at $1 billion or more. Just 39 companies met the criteria at that time.
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