Asia’s top 20 startup unicorns (INFOGRAPHIC)

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This summer saw investors throw around a lot of money, including rounds approaching or beyond a billion dollars for the likes of Uber, Didi Kuaidi, Flipkart, and Coupang. All that money allowed the ecommerce startups to entrench their leadership in their respective markets, while the newer, scrappier startups in sectors like on-demand services used the cash to build up a war chest to battle fast-moving rivals.

After that summer of madness, here’s a look at Asia’s biggest startup unicorns in terms of how much they’ve raised and what’s their current valuations. There’s also a global ranking so you can see how Asia’s finest fit into the worldwide tech market. The data is from CB Insights’ real-time unicorn tracker, with a couple of adjustments here and there for new valuations reported this month by credible media outlets.

Focusing on Asia’s top 20 startup unicorns, the data reveals – as detailed in the infographic below – that they’re worth a total of US$132 billion and have raised a publicly-disclosed grand sum of over US$18 billion. Gadget maker Xiaomi leads the way for Asia, standing at second place in the global ranking with a purported worth of US$46 billion, just behind Uber’s mammoth US$51 billion valuation.

(Data source: CB Insights’ real-time unicorn tracker)