📈 The Dotcom Boom and Bust in One Chart

What We’re Showing

A chart with the number of tech IPOs on American exchanges from 1980–2023. Data is from “Initial Public Offerings: Updated Statistics” a database run by economist Jay R. Ritter, from the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida.

Key Takeaways

• Since the heydays of the Dotcom boom, the number of tech IPOs has dropped steeply over the years.
• However, pandemic-fueled social-distancing resulted in soaring demand for digital services in 2020–21. This raised prospects for new tech listings; especially in the e-commerce and remote work space.