Hurun Research Institute on June 25 published its 2026 Global Unicorn List in
Guangzhou. Claude parent ANTHROPIC topped the list at 6.6 tln yuan, up 6.1 tln
yuan in one year — a Hurun record. ChatGPT parent OpenAI was second at 5.8 tln
yuan and ByteDance ranked third at 3.3 tln yuan. DeepSeek led 308 new unicorns
and broke into the global top 15 with a 340 bln yuan valuation. Bezos co-founded
physical-AI firm Project Prometheus was the No.2 new entrant at 258 bln yuan; US
regulated prediction-market Kalshi was third among new unicorns at 150 bln yuan.