2024 YC Top Companies list</a>!</p><p>This list features the YC alumni with the highest revenue in 2023 (<strong>sorted alphabetically, as revenue is confidential for most startups).</strong></p><p>Revenue is the clearest indicator of a startup’s success, and we’re excited to see so many different types of companies represented.</p><p>Separately, we have updated our list of <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/public/">currently public YC companies</a>, and <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.ycombinator.com/topcompanies/exits/">YC companies with an exit of over $150M</a>. </p><h3 id=\"stats-about-the-2024-top-companies-list\">Stats about the 2024 Top Companies list:</h3><ul><li>The total revenue generated by these companies in 2023 is $57.2B.<br></li><li>The companies on this list are collectively valued at $458B. </li></ul><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><ul>\n<li>Sectors represented:\n<ul>\n<li>B2B software and services (52%)</li>\n<li>Consumer (23%)</li>\n<li>Financial technology and services (19%)</li>\n<li>Healthcare (2%)</li>\n<li>Bio and industrials (2%)</li>\n<li>Real estate and construction (2%)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<!--kg-card-end: markdown--><ul><li>13 companies (27%) on the list have had an exit, 11 are publicly traded. <br></li><li>Together, these companies employ over 80k people. <br></li><li>Over 50% are headquartered in the Bay Area. <br></li><li>The vast majority of these companies (over 90%) were founded by 2 or more co-founders. <br></li><li>Reddit (YC S05) is the oldest company on the list, and Zepto (YC W21) is the youngest company on the list. <br></li><li>The S12 batch is the best represented, with 5 companies on the list: <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.benchling.com//">Benchling, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://www.coinbase.com//">Coinbase, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://instacart.com//">Instacart, <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://smartasset.com//">SmartAsset and <a href=https://www.ycombinator.com/"https://zapier.com//">Zapier
- Sectors represented:
- B2B software and services (52%)
- Consumer (23%)
- Financial technology and services (19%)
- Healthcare (2%)
- Bio and industrials (2%)
- Real estate and construction (2%)
- 13 companies (27%) on the list have had an exit, 11 are publicly traded.
- Together, these companies employ over 80k people.
- Over 50% are headquartered in the Bay Area.
- The vast majority of these companies (over 90%) were founded by 2 or more co-founders.
- Reddit (YC S05) is the oldest company on the list, and Zepto (YC W21) is the youngest company on the list.
- The S12 batch is the best represented, with 5 companies on the list: Benchling, Coinbase, Instacart, SmartAsset and Zapier
- The companies that are new to the Top Revenue list this year:
- Clipboard Health - Connects healthcare facilities with nurses nearby
- Honeylove - Innovative shapewear
- Meesho - Democratizing internet commerce in India
- Odeko - Operations software for running and growing your cafe
- Razorpay - India’s full-stack financial solution for businesses
- Zepto - 10-minute grocery delivery in India
Congrats to the founders who are making something people want.
A note about the list:
- The featured companies all generated above a certain threshold of revenue in 2023.
- The companies opted-in to being featured, so this isn’t 100% reflective of all the YC startups that hit the threshold.
