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The 10 Biggest Stock Market Debuts Ever
The largest first-time share sales in history, ranked by money raised when the shares were priced.
- No. 1: SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq)
- 10 places
- 5 AIs
01Final list
5 AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq)
Raised $75B at a value of about $1.77T, roughly three times the old record, on about $18.7B of 2025 revenue.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Kimi. Did not include: Gemini.In their lists: ChatGPT: 1 · Claude: 1 · Grok: 1 · Kimi: 1
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 1
Raised $75.0B at its 2026 Nasdaq debut; offer value about $1.77T; 2025 revenue was $18.67B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 1
Raised $75B at pricing (about $86.2B with the over-allotment option) at about $1.8T valuation, roughly 3x the old record; the filing reports 2025 revenue of about $18.7B with a $4.9B net loss.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 1
Raised $75 billion on Nasdaq in June 2026, before extra shares, at a value of about $1.77 trillion; revenue in 2025 was about $18.7 billion.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 1
Raised a record $75B on Nasdaq in June 2026 at a ~$1.77T valuation; 2025 revenue was $18.67B (up from $14.02B in 2024), driven by Starlink and launch services.
Source ↗
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Saudi Aramco (2019, Tadawul)
Raised $25.6B at a $1.7T value by selling only 1.5% of the world's most profitable oil company.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 2 · Claude: 2 · Gemini: 1 · Grok: 3 · Kimi: 3
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 2
Raised $25.6B on Tadawul in 2019; offer value about $1.7T; 2018 revenue was $318.5B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 2
Raised about $25.6B at pricing (about $29.4B with the over-allotment option) at a valuation of about $1.7T; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 1
Raised $25.60 billion on its December 2019 debut on the Tadawul at a valuation of $1.70 trillion, underpinned by $355.90 billion in full-year 2018 pre-listing revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 3
Raised $25.6 billion on the Tadawul in December 2019 at a value of $1.7 trillion; revenue in 2018, the last full year before the listing, was $359.9 billion.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 3
Raised $25.6B on Tadawul in December 2019 at a $1.7T valuation, selling just 1.5% of the company; 2018 revenue was about $356B — by far the largest business on this list.
Source ↗
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Alibaba Group (2014, NYSE)
Raised $21.8B at about $168B value on about $8.5B of yearly revenue; shares jumped 38% on day one.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 3 · Claude: 3 · Gemini: 2 · Grok: 4 · Kimi: 4
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 3
Raised $21.8B on the NYSE in 2014; offer value about $167.6B; fiscal 2014 revenue was $8.46B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 3
Raised about $21.8B at $68 a share and a valuation of about $167.6B (Reuters figure); shares closed up 38% on day one; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 2
Raised $21.77 billion on its September 2014 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of $167.62 billion, supported by $8.46 billion in fiscal 2014 revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 4
Raised $21.8 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014 at a value of about $168 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2014 was $8.46 billion.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 4
Raised $21.8B on the NYSE in September 2014, valued at ~$175B at pricing (shares jumped 38% on day one); revenue in the fiscal year before listing was about $8.4B.
Source ↗
5 of 5 - 4
SoftBank Corp (2018, Tokyo)
Japan's biggest listing raised $21.3B (about $23.5B with extra shares) at a value near $64B.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 4 · Claude: 4 · Gemini: 3 · Grok: 5 · Kimi: 5
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 4
Raised $21.3B in Tokyo in 2018; offer value about $64B; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was ¥3.58T.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 4
Raised about $21.3B at pricing (about $23.5B after the extra share sale) at a market value of about ¥7.18T; Japan's largest IPO; revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 3
Raised $21.30 billion on its December 2018 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $62.00 billion, backed by $33.10 billion in FY2017 annual revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 5
The base sale was about $21.3 billion before extra shares that took it to about $23.5 billion, listed in Tokyo in December 2018 at a value near $64 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was 3.54 trillion yen.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 5
The Japanese mobile unit raised $21.3B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2018 at a ~$64B valuation; annual revenue before listing was roughly $33B (¥3.7T).
Source ↗
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Agricultural Bank of China (2010, Shanghai and Hong Kong)
Raised $19.2B by selling shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong together, at a value of about $130B.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Did not include: Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 5 · Claude: 5 · Gemini: 4
What each AI noted 3
- ChatGPTplace 5
Raised $19.2B across Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2010; debut value about $130B; 2009 bank operating income was RMB223.6B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 5
Raised about $19.2B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 4
Raised $19.23 billion across its July 2010 dual listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges at a $128.00 billion valuation, supported by $32.00 billion in 2009 revenue.
Source ↗
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ICBC (2006, Hong Kong and Shanghai)
China's biggest bank raised $19.1B across two exchanges at a value of about $130B.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Did not include: Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 6 · Claude: 6 · Gemini: 5
What each AI noted 3
- ChatGPTplace 6
Raised $19.1B across Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2006; offer value about $129B; 2005 bank operating income was RMB171.6B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 6
Raised about $19.1B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 5
Raised $19.09 billion in its October 2006 dual Hong Kong and Shanghai debut at a $139.00 billion valuation, supported by $23.80 billion in 2005 full-year revenue.
Source ↗
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NTT DoCoMo (1998, Tokyo)
The biggest IPO of the 1990s raised about $18.1B, opening at a market value of about $76B.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 7 · Claude: 7 · Gemini: 6 · Grok: 6 · Kimi: 6
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 7
Raised about $18.1B in Tokyo in 1998; debut-day market value was about $76B; revenue for the year ended March 1998 was ¥2.63T.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 7
Raised about $18.4B (the same source's text says $18.1B); valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 6
Raised $18.40 billion in its October 1998 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of ~$80.00 billion, anchored by $27.00 billion in FY1997 annual revenue.
- Grokplace 6
Raised about $18.1 billion on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 and opened with a market value of about $76 billion; it already had more than 20 million subscribers, about 60 percent of Japan's mobile market.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 6
Raised $18.1B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 at a ~$76B valuation — the biggest IPO of the 1990s; pre-listing annual revenue was roughly $23B (¥3T).
Source ↗
5 of 5 - 8
Visa (2008, NYSE)
Raised $17.9B in the middle of the financial crisis, at about $34B value on $5.2B of yearly revenue.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 8 · Claude: 8 · Gemini: 7 · Grok: 7 · Kimi: 7
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 8
Raised $17.9B on the NYSE in 2008; offer value about $34B; fiscal 2007 operating revenue was $5.2B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 8
Raised about $17.9B gross at $44 a share (net proceeds $19.1B per its 10-K) and closed up about 28% on day one; Q4 2007 revenue was $1.49B (quarterly, not yearly), and I found no IPO-date valuation.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 7
Raised $17.86 billion in its March 2008 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at an $86.00 billion valuation, underpinned by $3.91 billion in FY2007 annual revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 7
Raised $17.9 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2008 at a market value of about $36 billion; revenue for the year ended September 2007 was $5.2 billion, and legal costs left an $861 million loss.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 7
Raised $17.9B on the NYSE in March 2008 — mid-financial-crisis — at a ~$34B valuation; fiscal 2007 revenue was about $5.2B, the smallest revenue base among the top 10.
Source ↗
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AIA Group (2010, Hong Kong)
Raised $17.8B at about $31B value, which helped its bailed-out parent AIG pay back the U.S. government.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 9 · Claude: 9 · Gemini: 8 · Grok: 8 · Kimi: 8
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 9
Raised $17.8B in Hong Kong in 2010; offer value about $30.6B; fiscal 2009 total revenue was $19.0B, including investment returns.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 9
Raised about $17.8B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 8
Raised $17.83 billion in its October 2010 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $30.50 billion, supported by $14.80 billion in 2009 revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 8
Raised $17.8 billion in its October 2010 Hong Kong debut, which closed at a market value of $35.8 billion after a 17 percent first-day rise; profit for 2010 was forecast to exceed $2 billion.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 8
Raised $17.8B on the Hong Kong Exchange in October 2010 at a ~$31B valuation, helping bailed-out parent AIG repay the US government; annual revenue was about $15B.
Source ↗
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Enel (1999, Milan and NYSE)
Italy's state power company raised $16.5B at about $55B value in Europe's landmark privatization.
Included it: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.In their lists: ChatGPT: 10 · Claude: 10 · Gemini: 9 · Grok: 9 · Kimi: 9
What each AI noted 5
- ChatGPTplace 10
Raised $16.5B with Milan and NYSE listings in 1999; offer value about $55B; 1998 sales were $22.9B.
Source ↗ - Claudeplace 10
Raised about $16.5B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 9
Raised $16.45 billion in its November 1999 privatization debut on Borsa Italiana and the NYSE at a $53.00 billion valuation, backed by $20.20 billion in 1998 revenue.
Source ↗ - Grokplace 9
Listed in Milan and New York in November 1999 at a company value of about $54.8 billion; reports put the sale near $19 billion with extra shares, and about $16.5 billion before them.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 9
Italy's state utility raised $16.5B on the NYSE in November 1999 at a ~$55B valuation in Europe's landmark privatization; annual revenue was roughly €25B (~$27B).
Source ↗
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02Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
SpaceX was priced at roughly 90–95 times its 2025 revenue, while Aramco brought about $356B of yearly revenue to its debut.
Extra shares sold after pricing raised the totals: SpaceX's sale grew to about $85.7B and Aramco's to $29.4B.
A record size does not guarantee a strong debut: SoftBank Corp closed 14.5% below its offer price on day one.
SK hynix's $26.5B Nasdaq sale in July 2026 is left off because its shares were already trading in Seoul, so it was not a first listing.
03How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 Largest Stock Market Debuts (IPOs) in History
2Why this topic
Anthropic plans to sell its shares to the public, and many people want to know how its debut could compare with the biggest ones ever.
3Where it applies
Global stock markets, completed listings only
4What we looked at
- Total money raised on the first day of listing, in U.S. dollars
- Company value at the time of listing
- Year and stock exchange of the listing
- Company's yearly revenue just before listing, to show size behind the price
5Who ranked
5 AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
04Each AI's own list
Claude10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1SpaceX (2026, Nasdaq: SPCX)
Raised $75B at pricing (about $86.2B with the over-allotment option) at about $1.8T valuation, roughly 3x the old record; the filing reports 2025 revenue of about $18.7B with a $4.9B net loss.
Source ↗ - 2Saudi Aramco (2019, Tadawul)
Raised about $25.6B at pricing (about $29.4B with the over-allotment option) at a valuation of about $1.7T; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 3Alibaba Group (2014, NYSE)
Raised about $21.8B at $68 a share and a valuation of about $167.6B (Reuters figure); shares closed up 38% on day one; pre-listing revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 4SoftBank Corp (2018, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Raised about $21.3B at pricing (about $23.5B after the extra share sale) at a market value of about ¥7.18T; Japan's largest IPO; revenue was not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 5Agricultural Bank of China (2010, Hong Kong and Shanghai)
Raised about $19.2B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 6ICBC (2006, Hong Kong and Shanghai)
Raised about $19.1B in a dual listing; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 7NTT DoCoMo (1998, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Raised about $18.4B (the same source's text says $18.1B); valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 8Visa (2008, NYSE)
Raised about $17.9B gross at $44 a share (net proceeds $19.1B per its 10-K) and closed up about 28% on day one; Q4 2007 revenue was $1.49B (quarterly, not yearly), and I found no IPO-date valuation.
Source ↗ - 9AIA Group (2010, Hong Kong)
Raised about $17.8B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗ - 10Enel (1999, Borsa Italiana)
Raised about $16.5B; valuation and pre-listing revenue were not found in my sources.
Source ↗
What Claude noticed
SpaceX's $75B raise was about three times Saudi Aramco's previous record, and the stock rose 19% on its first day.
SpaceX's roughly $1.75T target valuation was reported as more than 90 times its 2025 revenue, a very large multiple next to the older giants.
Aramco's $1.7T valuation came in below the roughly $2T the Saudi crown prince had reportedly wanted.
Record size does not guarantee a strong debut: SoftBank Corp's shares closed 14.5% below the offer price on day one.
ChatGPT10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1SpaceX
Raised $75.0B at its 2026 Nasdaq debut; offer value about $1.77T; 2025 revenue was $18.67B.
Source ↗ - 2Saudi Aramco
Raised $25.6B on Tadawul in 2019; offer value about $1.7T; 2018 revenue was $318.5B.
Source ↗ - 3Alibaba Group
Raised $21.8B on the NYSE in 2014; offer value about $167.6B; fiscal 2014 revenue was $8.46B.
Source ↗ - 4SoftBank Corp
Raised $21.3B in Tokyo in 2018; offer value about $64B; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was ¥3.58T.
Source ↗ - 5Agricultural Bank of China
Raised $19.2B across Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2010; debut value about $130B; 2009 bank operating income was RMB223.6B.
Source ↗ - 6Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Raised $19.1B across Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2006; offer value about $129B; 2005 bank operating income was RMB171.6B.
Source ↗ - 7NTT DoCoMo
Raised about $18.1B in Tokyo in 1998; debut-day market value was about $76B; revenue for the year ended March 1998 was ¥2.63T.
Source ↗ - 8Visa
Raised $17.9B on the NYSE in 2008; offer value about $34B; fiscal 2007 operating revenue was $5.2B.
Source ↗ - 9AIA Group
Raised $17.8B in Hong Kong in 2010; offer value about $30.6B; fiscal 2009 total revenue was $19.0B, including investment returns.
Source ↗ - 10Enel
Raised $16.5B with Milan and NYSE listings in 1999; offer value about $55B; 1998 sales were $22.9B.
Source ↗
What ChatGPT noticed
These ranks use proceeds from the initial offering, before later extra-share options: SpaceX's $75B subsequently became $85.7B.
Aramco raised $25.6B while initially offering only 1.5% of a company valued around $1.7T.
The two Chinese bank debuts combined Hong Kong and Shanghai share sales; counting only one exchange understates each IPO.
SK hynix's $26.5B Nasdaq sale is excluded: it was an American depositary receipt debut for a company already trading in Seoul.
Grok10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Grok alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1SpaceX
Raised $75 billion on Nasdaq in June 2026, before extra shares, at a value of about $1.77 trillion; revenue in 2025 was about $18.7 billion.
Source ↗ - 2SK hynix
Raised $26.5 billion in a July 2026 Nasdaq debut of American depositary shares, at a value near $1.1 trillion, while its shares already traded in Seoul; 2025 revenue was 97.1 trillion won, about $70.4 billion.
Source ↗ - 3Saudi Aramco
Raised $25.6 billion on the Tadawul in December 2019 at a value of $1.7 trillion; revenue in 2018, the last full year before the listing, was $359.9 billion.
Source ↗ - 4Alibaba
Raised $21.8 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014 at a value of about $168 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2014 was $8.46 billion.
Source ↗ - 5SoftBank Corp.
The base sale was about $21.3 billion before extra shares that took it to about $23.5 billion, listed in Tokyo in December 2018 at a value near $64 billion; revenue for the year ended March 2018 was 3.54 trillion yen.
Source ↗ - 6NTT DoCoMo
Raised about $18.1 billion on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 and opened with a market value of about $76 billion; it already had more than 20 million subscribers, about 60 percent of Japan's mobile market.
Source ↗ - 7Visa
Raised $17.9 billion on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2008 at a market value of about $36 billion; revenue for the year ended September 2007 was $5.2 billion, and legal costs left an $861 million loss.
Source ↗ - 8AIA Group
Raised $17.8 billion in its October 2010 Hong Kong debut, which closed at a market value of $35.8 billion after a 17 percent first-day rise; profit for 2010 was forecast to exceed $2 billion.
Source ↗ - 9Enel
Listed in Milan and New York in November 1999 at a company value of about $54.8 billion; reports put the sale near $19 billion with extra shares, and about $16.5 billion before them.
Source ↗ - 10Facebook (now Meta)
Raised $16 billion on Nasdaq in May 2012 at a value of $104 billion; revenue in 2011 was $3.7 billion.
Source ↗
What Grok noticed
SpaceX raised about three times the old record on roughly $18.7 billion of 2025 sales, close to 95 times revenue, at a $1.77 trillion offer value.
The year before Aramco's listing, Moody's put its revenue at $359.9 billion and its profit at $111.1 billion, so the $1.7 trillion price sat on a business already larger than the biggest tech debuts.
Extra shares changed the headlines after pricing: reports put SpaceX's full sale at about $85.7 billion and Aramco's, with the later overallotment, at $29.4 billion.
Size did not guarantee a first-day jump. SoftBank Corp. fell 14.5 percent on its first day in Tokyo even after one of the largest sales on record.
Kimi10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Kimi alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1SpaceX
Raised a record $75B on Nasdaq in June 2026 at a ~$1.77T valuation; 2025 revenue was $18.67B (up from $14.02B in 2024), driven by Starlink and launch services.
Source ↗ - 2SK hynix
Raised $26.5B via Nasdaq ADRs in July 2026 at a ~$1.09T valuation — the largest first-time US listing by a foreign company; 2025 revenue was about $64B (₩97.1T) on AI memory-chip demand.
Source ↗ - 3Saudi Aramco
Raised $25.6B on Tadawul in December 2019 at a $1.7T valuation, selling just 1.5% of the company; 2018 revenue was about $356B — by far the largest business on this list.
Source ↗ - 4Alibaba
Raised $21.8B on the NYSE in September 2014, valued at ~$175B at pricing (shares jumped 38% on day one); revenue in the fiscal year before listing was about $8.4B.
Source ↗ - 5SoftBank Corp
The Japanese mobile unit raised $21.3B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2018 at a ~$64B valuation; annual revenue before listing was roughly $33B (¥3.7T).
Source ↗ - 6NTT DoCoMo
Raised $18.1B on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1998 at a ~$76B valuation — the biggest IPO of the 1990s; pre-listing annual revenue was roughly $23B (¥3T).
Source ↗ - 7Visa
Raised $17.9B on the NYSE in March 2008 — mid-financial-crisis — at a ~$34B valuation; fiscal 2007 revenue was about $5.2B, the smallest revenue base among the top 10.
Source ↗ - 8AIA Group
Raised $17.8B on the Hong Kong Exchange in October 2010 at a ~$31B valuation, helping bailed-out parent AIG repay the US government; annual revenue was about $15B.
Source ↗ - 9Enel
Italy's state utility raised $16.5B on the NYSE in November 1999 at a ~$55B valuation in Europe's landmark privatization; annual revenue was roughly €25B (~$27B).
Source ↗ - 10Facebook (Meta)
Raised $16.0B on Nasdaq in May 2012 at a $104B valuation despite a glitchy debut; 2011 revenue was just $3.7B — the list's starkest price-to-size gap.
Source ↗
What Kimi noticed
SpaceX's $75B raise is larger than the next three biggest IPOs in history combined — SK hynix ($26.5B), Saudi Aramco ($25.6B) and Alibaba ($21.8B) add up to about $73.9B.
Two of the three largest IPOs ever happened within a month of each other in summer 2026 (SpaceX in June, SK hynix in July), helping US IPO proceeds hit $115.6B in the first half of 2026 alone.
The biggest raise did not mean the best investment: Saudi Aramco sits about 13% below its 2019 offer price, while Visa — listed at a modest $34B valuation — turned $1,000 into roughly $30,610.
Size behind the price varies wildly: Facebook was valued at $104B on only $3.7B of yearly revenue, while Saudi Aramco brought about $356B of revenue to its debut — a nearly 100-fold difference in business size per dollar of valuation.
Gemini10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1Saudi Aramco
Raised $25.60 billion on its December 2019 debut on the Tadawul at a valuation of $1.70 trillion, underpinned by $355.90 billion in full-year 2018 pre-listing revenue.
Source ↗ - 2Alibaba Group
Raised $21.77 billion on its September 2014 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation of $167.62 billion, supported by $8.46 billion in fiscal 2014 revenue.
Source ↗ - 3SoftBank Corp.
Raised $21.30 billion on its December 2018 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $62.00 billion, backed by $33.10 billion in FY2017 annual revenue.
Source ↗ - 4Agricultural Bank of China
Raised $19.23 billion across its July 2010 dual listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges at a $128.00 billion valuation, supported by $32.00 billion in 2009 revenue.
Source ↗ - 5Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Raised $19.09 billion in its October 2006 dual Hong Kong and Shanghai debut at a $139.00 billion valuation, supported by $23.80 billion in 2005 full-year revenue.
Source ↗ - 6NTT DoCoMo
Raised $18.40 billion in its October 1998 listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at a market valuation of ~$80.00 billion, anchored by $27.00 billion in FY1997 annual revenue.
- 7Visa Inc.
Raised $17.86 billion in its March 2008 debut on the New York Stock Exchange at an $86.00 billion valuation, underpinned by $3.91 billion in FY2007 annual revenue.
Source ↗ - 8AIA Group
Raised $17.83 billion in its October 2010 listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at a market valuation of $30.50 billion, supported by $14.80 billion in 2009 revenue.
Source ↗ - 9Enel S.p.A.
Raised $16.45 billion in its November 1999 privatization debut on Borsa Italiana and the NYSE at a $53.00 billion valuation, backed by $20.20 billion in 1998 revenue.
Source ↗ - 10Facebook, Inc. (Meta)
Raised $16.01 billion on its May 2012 debut on Nasdaq at an initial market valuation of $104.20 billion, supported by $3.71 billion in 2011 pre-listing revenue.
Source ↗
What Gemini noticed
Natural monopolies versus software multiples: Saudi Aramco carried $355.9 billion in annual revenue to justify its $25.6 billion debut, while tech entrants like Alibaba and Facebook commanded high multiples despite pre-listing revenues under $10 billion.
Counter-cyclical liquidity: Visa completed what was then the largest U.S. IPO ($17.9 billion) in March 2008, demonstrating that essential financial network infrastructure could raise record capital amidst wider market instability.
Asian exchange dominance: Half of the ten largest stock market listings in history were hosted across Asian exchanges—including Riyadh, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.