There are fewer publicly traded companies and the ones that do exists are larger... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		take_a_breath on June 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Declining worker power vs. rising monopoly power: ... There are fewer publicly traded companies and the ones that do exists are larger than ever. From Bloomberg: ==About 3,600 firms were listed on U.S. stock exchanges at the end of 2017, down more than half from 1997.== https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-04-09/where-...

lotsofpulp on June 3, 2020 [–]

This article also has some good statistics:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/business/shrinking-stock-...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact