The Hurun Research Institute released the Hurun Global Gazelle Index 2021, a list of the world’s start-ups founded in the 2000s, worth over US$500mn, not yet listed on a public exchange and most likely to ‘go unicorn’, ie hit a valuation of US$1bn, within three years. The cut-off date used was 1 November 2021. There are 26 in the UK. This is the first time Hurun Research has launched the Hurun Gazelle Index on a global level.