A unicorn company is a privately owned startup that has a current valuation of one billion U.S. dollars or over. Once a company has gone public (IPO) or has been acquired it is no longer termed as a unicorn.
Where companies crossed industries, the major category was used as determined by the source. Where companies have multiple countries listed the country of headquarters has been used.
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Highest valued e-commerce startup companies in the U.S. 2026
Online retail company Fanatics was the most valued e-commerce and direct-to-consumer startup in the United States as of 2026. The unicorn company reached a valuation of ** billion U.S. dollars, followed by GoPuff, a rapid grocery delivery company, whose worth stood at *** billion.
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