On September 1, co-sponsored by the Qingdao Municipal People's Government and the China Private Enterprise Research Center of Renmin University of China, and hosted by Qingdao Private Economic Development Bureau, Laoshan District People's Government, and Beijing Invisible Unicorn Information Technology Institute, it was held to "Shape Industrial Development The "2023 Fifth Global Unicorn Top 500 Conference" with the theme of "New Advantages and Stimulating New Vitality for Economic Development" was held in Laoshan District, Qingdao City. During the conference, the "2023 Top 500 Global Unicorn Companies Ranking" was also released. DeepBlue Technology has successfully been on the list for the third consecutive time after being on the list in 2021 and 2022.
This year's list was compiled by the China Private Enterprise Research Center of Renmin University of China and the Beijing Hidden Unicorn Information Technology Institute based on the database of the top 500 global unicorn companies, with company valuations exceeding 7 billion yuan (about 1 billion U.S. dollars) and owned by The core evaluation criteria are based on five aspects: original or disruptive technology, having a business model that is difficult to copy, being established for about 10 years, complying with current policy guidance, and having no major negative public opinion, and are compiled using human-machine fusion intelligent technology. . The companies selected for this list are all selected from more than 1,000 unicorns in the world, and their valuations rank in the top 500. It is the world's first authoritative ranking of the top 500 unicorn companies.
It is reported that this year’s conference attracted many well-known domestic business associations and investment institutions, the top 500 global unicorn companies and new economic high-growth companies in Qingdao, and invited many representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Shandong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology. Leaders attended.
During the conference, Chen Haibo, chairman of Shenlan Technology, was invited by the organizer to give a keynote speech on "Artificial Intelligence Promotes the Fourth Industrial Revolution". He pointed out that the fourth industrial revolution, driven mainly by new generation technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology and biological science, is coming. The world is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. China must seize this opportunity and strive to Make major breakthroughs in the new generation of technology to lead the fourth industrial revolution.
Professor Xie Shujiang, Chairman of the Unicorn Enterprise Innovation Branch of the China Invention Association and President of the International Institute of Science and Technology Finance, also interpreted the "2023 Development Report of the Top 500 Global Unicorn Companies". The report shows that the total valuation of the top 500 global unicorn companies in 2023 is 28.22 trillion yuan, with an average valuation of 56.438 billion yuan. Compared with 2022, the total valuation and average valuation have increased by 3.11 trillion yuan and 6.217 billion yuan, respectively, with increases of 12.38% and 12.38%, both showing an upward trend.
So far, the "Top 500 Global Unicorns Conference" has been successfully held in Qingdao for five consecutive years, attracting a total of more than 350 representatives of the top 500 global unicorns, and more than 100 representatives of investment institutions and experts. Qingdao represents the basic pattern of global unicorn companies.