No 9 WeWork, US

The co-working space provider has a value of $20 billion, and expanded its business to 20 countries. In China, the startup has opened 10 locations in Beijing and Shanghai. Next year, it plans to enter the markets of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hangzhou.

In the past five months, WeWork has acquired five companies including the mobile communication service provider for the building industry FieldLens, the Singapore-based co-working space provider Spacemob, the smart selling platform Unomy, the programming school Flatiron, and the social group platform Meetup.