The 10 Most Valuable Fintech Companies in the World Revealed - Worth Almost $300 Billion Combined

FinTech StartUps
29.12.2022 09:00 am

The fintech industry is estimated to be worth over $130 billion as of 2022, with predictions of the valuation surpassing $400 billion by 2027. With this in mind, which of these fintech giants dominating the industry are the most valuable?

The team at Utility Bidder have revealed which fintech companies reached a $1 billion valuation the fastest, which fintech companies are the most valuable, and which countries are home to the most fintech companies.

You can view the full research here: https://www.utilitybidder.co.uk/compare-business-energy/the-fintech-billion/

Top 10 most valuable fintech companies in the world

Rank	Company	Valuation ($B)	Country	City
1	Stripe	$95	United States	San Francisco
2	Checkout.com	$40	United Kingdom	London
3	Revolut	$33	United Kingdom	London
4	FTX	$32	Bahamas
5	Chime	$25	United States	San Francisco
6	Ripple	$15	United States	San Francisco
7	Blockchain.com	$14	United Kingdom	London
8	Plaid	$14	United States	San Francisco
9	Brex	$12	United States	San Francisco
10	Deel	$12	United States	San Francisco

The research revealed:

Stripe has been revealed as the most valuable fintech company in the world, with a total valuation of $95 billion. After being established in 2010, it took the company 4 years to achieve unicorn status in early 2014.
Checkout.com’s $40 billion valuation places them in second place - after being founded in 2009, the company took 10 years to achieve unicorn status.
Tying up the top three is Revolut with a $33 billion valuation - the fintech company reached a $1 billion valuation in 2018, taking less than 3 years from launch.

The research also revealed the following:

Pacaso reached unicorn status the fastest out of all the companies on the list - taking less than 6 months to reach a valuation of $1 billion. They are followed by Magic Eden who achieved the status in just over 9 months.
The United States takes the crown for fintech capital of the world - home to 132 companies with a unicorn status, the fintech companies in the US make up over 50% of all companies in the list.
The UK has the second highest number of fintech companies valued at over $1 billion with a total of 26 - apart from one of these being based in Peterborough, all are based in London.