Watchlist of World-Changing Tech Companies Preparing for Stock Market Entry in 2026

The year 2026 is poised to be notable as companies of all sizes worldwide, especially in technology, finance, and AI sectors, plan to list on stock exchanges. It is also predicted that some of these IPOs will create new historic milestones for the market.

Thairath Money has compiled a list of world-changing companies expected to IPO in 2026 as follows.

• SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, is a space technology and transportation company founded by Elon Musk, the world's richest billionaire. It is forecasted that SpaceX will go public between mid and late 2026.
  
  This public listing could enable SpaceX to raise approximately 30 billion U.S. dollars and potentiallyvalue the companyat as high as 2 trillion U.S. dollars.

• OpenAI OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, after restructuring, plans to IPO in late 2026 or early 2027. Under Sam Altman's leadership, OpenAI has continuously partnered with both existing and new collaborators to expand its business base.
  
  This IPO is expected to be a significant milestone in the technology industry because this former startupcould have a valuationreaching up to 1 trillion U.S. dollars.

• ByteDance The Chinese technology firm behind popular applications like TikTok, Lemon8, Douyin, and CapCut plans to list on the stock market. These apps have positioned ByteDance as one of the fastest-growing tech companies worldwide.
  
  However, ByteDance has not officially confirmed its IPO plans, leaving the exact timing uncertain. It is estimated the company's valuation could surpass 500 billion U.S. dollars.

• Anthropic Anthropic is an AI research and development company behind the chatbot Claude. In 2025, its valuation rose to 61.5 billion U.S. dollars following partnerships with major tech firms.
  
  It is predicted that Anthropicwill go publicin the second half of 2026, potentially valuing the company at as much as 3.8 trillion U.S. dollars.

• Databricks Databricks, founded in 2013, develops and provides a comprehensive cloud-based data and AI platform. In 2024, after raising more than 10 billion U.S. dollars, its valuation surged to 62 billion U.S. dollars.The company raisedover 10 billion U.S. dollars, propelling its valuation past 62 billion U.S. dollars.
  
  Databricks is expected to IPO in the first or second quarter of 2026 and may achieve a valuation up to 160 billion U.S. dollars.

• Stripe Stripe is a comprehensive online payment platform serving businesses, e-commerce, and startups, offering API integration for business development on its platform. Currently,its enterprise valuestands at 92 billion U.S. dollars.
  
  Stripe is projected to go public around the first half of 2026, with a potential peak valuation of approximately 120 billion U.S. dollars.

• Canva Canva is a renowned Australian online graphic design platform currentlyvalued at42 billion U.S. dollars. In recent years, Canva has integrated AI to elevate its platform, transforming the design market.
  
  Previously, Canva's CEO Melanie Perkins signaled plans to take the company public, expected in the latter half of 2026, potentially boosting its valuation to over 75 billion U.S. dollars.

• Shein Shein is a Chinese e-commerce platform famous for affordable fast fashion. It has filed for IPOs multiple times across global markets including the United States, and more recently in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, while accelerating store openings in Europe.Shein hasfiled IPO documents
  
  multiple times but faces regulatory hurdles in various countries, leaving its Hong Kong listing uncertain. Market estimates place its valuation potentially at 50 billion U.S. dollars.

• Strava Strava, a U.S.-based fitness social platform, is currently filing for a stock market listing. In 2025, this startupwas valued atapproximately 2.2 billion U.S. dollars after early-year fundraising.
  
  Reports indicate Strava has confidentially filed with U.S. regulators, expecting to complete the process within the year, withcompany valuationpossibly reaching up to 3 billion U.S. dollars.

Information compiled by Thairath Money.

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