Perplexity

Active#1 worldwide · Consumer assistants

AI answer engine that replies to questions with cited sources, sold to consumers through subscriptions, with its Comet browser and an agent for longer tasks.

Artificial intelligence›Consumer assistants

HQUnited States

Last roundFunding round · Sep 2025

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How the AI ranks →

Ranking	Tier	Rank	Edition	Next update
Consumer assistants · worldwide	Top 17	#1	Edition 0 · Oct 2026	11 Mar 2027

Rank historyOct 2026 · #1 Consumer assistantsFirst edition: no movements yet.

Estimated valuation

AI · Consumer assistants ranking (worldwide)

≈ USD 24bnUSD 16–37bn · Decacorn

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Anchor: Last known equity round: Funding round · USD 200M · Sep 2025
Published valuation: USD 20bn post-money · Sep 2025

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Funding history

Date	Round	Amount	Type	Investors
Sep 2025	Funding round	USD 200M	Equity	Nvidia, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, IVP, NEA, Accel

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Investors in Perplexity: NVIDIA · SoftBank Vision Fund · IVP · NEA · Accel

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