China had a new unicorn every 3 days in H1 of 2026
The post China had a new unicorn every 3 days in H1 of 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. China has witnessed its second-highest number of new unicorns created in a half-year, amid the boom in AI and robotics. In the first half of 2026, ending June, ITJuzi reports that China produced 67 new unicorns, which are private companies valued at least $1 billion. By that count, it means a new unicorn was created roughly every three days in H1. That’s the second-fastest half-year growth China has witnessed since H2 of 2021, when 76 unicorns were created. AI, robotics mint 53% of new Chinese unicorns At the time in 2021, the growth was spread across electric vehicles, biomedicine, and consumer internet businesses. However, this year’s run was mostly concentrated on AI and robotics, which together accounted for more than 53% of the cohort, according to the report. The standout was DeepSeek.The Hangzhou-based AI company closed its first outside funding round at a valuation of nearly 400