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The U.S. Leads the World in Artificial Intelligence Startups 🦅

The U.S. Leads the World in Artificial Intelligence Startups 🦅

What we’re showing

This graphic shows the top 15 countries by their number of newly funded AI companies over the past decade (2013 to 2023). Figures come from Quid, accessed via Stanford University’s 2024 Artificial Intelligence Index Report.

Note: This dataset only includes startups that received over $1.5M in private investment.

Chasing the American dream

America’s entrepreneurial spirit is evident here, with the U.S. funding more AI startups than all of the other countries on this list.

In terms of capital, American AI startups raised an impressive $335B in private investment between 2013 and 2023, which is again significantly more than other countries. Chinese AI companies raised $104B over the same timeframe, while UK firms raised $22B.

Dataset

RankGeographic areaNumber of newly funded AI startups (2013-2023)
1United States5509
2China1446
3United Kingdom727
4Israel442
5Canada397
6France391
7India338
8Japan333
9Germany319
10Singapore193
11South Korea189
12Australia147
13Switzerland123
14Sweden94
15Spain94

Data sources

Based on number of artificial intelligence startups that have received over $1.5 million in private investment.

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