The public markets saw a record number of IPOs and capital raised in 2021. Around 1,500 companies went public via traditional IPO, direct listing or via SPAC merger. Public listings in 2021 raised over $490 billion.
Here is a look at the five best-performing IPOs of 2021. (The worst-performing IPOs will come in another article.) Results are based on IPO pricing and micro-cap companies have been omitted from the list.