8,909
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newly funded US AI companies, 2013–2025 (China: 1,766; UK: 1,057)
What the chart shows
From 2013 to 2025, 8,909 AI companies based in the United States received their first funding, about five times China’s 1,766. The United Kingdom (1,057) and Canada (560) were next.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| United States | 8,909 |
| China | 1,766 |
| United Kingdom | 1,057 |
| Canada | 560 |
How to read it
- Counts companies in the year of their first recorded private investment, attributed to headquarters country.
- Top 15 countries only.
Source: Quid, 2025, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 4.2.13: Number of newly funded AI companies by geographic area, 2013–25 (sum). Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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