startups in this list are less than 10 years old and either headquartered in the specified region or primarily focused on that market (e.g., generating over 80 percent of revenue/customers from it). They are classified as startups or scale-ups, meaning they are 'pre-exit' (not acquired, a subsidiary, or publicly listed) and not controlled by an investor group (for example, through private equity buyouts or significant controlling investments).
Supplementary notes
* Figures for 2020 reflect data for only 100 leading EdTech startups within China.
Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
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Distribution of leading 150 EdTech startups East Asia 2020-2024, by sector
In 2024, approximately ** percent of the leading 150 East Asian EdTech startups were in the STEAM sector. The management systems sector was the second-largest segment that year, accounting for around ** percent of the leading EdTech startups in the region.
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