The Hurun Research Institute recently unveiled the "Global Unicorn Index 2025" in Guangzhou, listing non‑listed companies founded after 2000 with valuations exceeding 1 billion dollars. According to the report, 24 firms headquartered in Guangzhou earned places on the Global Unicorn Index, ranking 11th among global cities and 4th among Chinese cities.

Guangzhou nearly matches the combined total in South Korea and Japan (27), and aligns closely with other major startup hubs such as Boston (25) and Berlin (21), while nearly doubling that of Los Angeles (14).

China contributes one-quarter of the world's unicorns, with a strong emphasis on AI, semiconductors, and new energy sectors. This trend is particularly pronounced in Guangzhou, where over half of its unicorns are active in these cutting-edge industries.

Guangzhou's "Intelligent Manufacturing" landscape spans the modern industrial system. Companies like SHEIN and ZhiJing Technology leverage AI and digital tools to upgrade traditional sectors. Meanwhile, CanSemi and AscenPower exemplify the city's noteworthy advances in the semiconductor sector.

In aerospace and low-altitude sectors, Guangzhou is laying the groundwork for multi‑billion‑dollar industries. The Kinetica 1 rocket from CAS Space has successfully deployed 63 satellites into precise orbits, marking it as China's only civil and commercial rocket capable of consecutive heavy payload launches. Meanwhile, firms such as XPENG AEROHT, XAG, and China Southern Air Logistics are bolstering Guangzhou's emerging leadership in the urban low-altitude economy.

广州24家企业登上全球独角兽榜，数量接近日韩两国总和

近日，胡润研究院于广州发布《2025全球独角兽榜》，列出了全球成立于2000年之后、价值10亿美元以上的非上市公司。数据显示，广州有24家企业登上全球独角兽榜，数量位列全球城市第11位，国内城市第4位。

广州的独角兽企业数量相当于韩国和日本两国独角兽企业总数（27家），相当于波士顿（25家）或柏林（21家）等城市的独角兽企业数量，较洛杉矶（14家）多出近一倍。

中国贡献了全球四分之一的独角兽企业，主要分布在人工智能、半导体和新能源领域。而广州这一趋势更加明显，上榜的独角兽企业中，超过一半都活跃于这些前沿领域。

广州“智造”版图深度覆盖现代产业体系。希音、致景科技等企业以AI、数字技术赋能传统行业；粤芯半导体、芯粤能等则彰显了广州在半导体领域的突破。

航天、低空领域蓄势千亿产业。中科宇航力箭一号火箭已将63颗卫星精准送入预定轨道，是我国唯一连续发射吨级以上载荷的民商火箭；小鹏汇天、极飞科技、南方航空物流则形成了广州低空经济领先新优势。

文 | 记者 李钢
翻译丨柯妃娟
审校丨肖凯欣