World's biggest stock IPOs to date

Chinese giant Alibaba holds the record with a $25 billion IPO in New York in 2014

Published: November 17, 2019 17:37 AFP

1 of 12

Saudi Aramco announced Sunday it would sell 1.5 percent of the company in a blockbuster IPO worth up to $25.6 billion - which could be the world's largest stock offering. Image Credit: Reuters

2 of 12

Saudi Arabia put a value of up to $1.71 trillion on the energy giant, which began taking bids from investors based on a price of $8.00-8.50 per share. Image Credit: Reuters

3 of 12

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba holds the record with a $25 billion IPO in New York in 2014. Alibaba is also aiming to raise another $20 billion if it goes ahead with plans to list on the Hong Kong stock market. Here is a list of some of the other biggest IPOs to date: Image Credit: Facebook

4 of 12

Multinational conglomerate SoftBank raised $23.5 billion via the IPO of its mobile unit in 2018, in Japan's largest stock offering. Image Credit: Reuters

5 of 12

ICBC ($21.9 billion). Industrial and Commercial Bank of China went public in 2006, also trading on the Hong Kong and Shanghai markets. Image Credit: Facebook

6 of 12

AIA Group ($20.5 billion). A unit of US insurance giant AIG was spun off in 2010 on the Hong Kong exchange. Image Credit: Supplied

7 of 12

Visa Inc. ($19.6 billion). The US card payment giant went public in New York in 2008. Image Credit: Facebook

8 of 12

NTT DoCoMo ($18.4 billion). The Japanese mobile operator, spun off from NTT, made its market debut in Tokyo in 1998. Image Credit: Facebook

9 of 12

General Motors ($18.1 billion). The US auto giant returned to the stock market in New York and Toronto in 2010, a year and a half after a government-led rescue. Image Credit: Facebook

10 of 12

Enel ($17.4 billion). The Italian energy group began trading in 1999 in Milan and New York. Image Credit: Facebook

11 of 12

Facebook ($16 billion). The world's leading social network was the largest tech sector IPO in 2012 in New York. Image Credit: IANS

12 of 12

Deutsche Telekom ($13 billion). The German telecom giant hit the market in 1996, trading in Frankfurt, New York and Tokyo. Image Credit: Facebook

Photos Business

World's biggest stock IPOs to date

More From Photos

Dubai resident starts diamond jewellery business, makes first million in two years

Binance's founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing over money laundering violations

Digital investments at e& pays off as tech-telco posts 7% rise in Q1 net profit

Saudi Arabia to use AI in its healthcare: Al Swaha

GULFNEWS SECTIONS

Trending

World's biggest stock IPOs to date

More From Photos

Dubai resident starts diamond jewellery business, makes first million in two years

Binance's founder Changpeng Zhao faces sentencing over money laundering violations

Digital investments at e& pays off as tech-telco posts 7% rise in Q1 net profit

Saudi Arabia to use AI in its healthcare: Al Swaha

GULFNEWS SECTIONS