is an eight-time Disruptor 50 company, joining Airbnb as the only companies in the history of the list with that distinction, and its $95 billion valuation is the richest in the 10-year history of the Disruptor 50.
CNBC's Disruptor 50 Advisory Council — a group of 55 leading thinkers in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship from around the world — then ranked the quantitative criteria by importance and ability to disrupt established industries and public companies. This year the council again found that scalability and user growth were the most important criteria, followed by sales growth and use of breakthrough technologies .
Special thanks to the 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council, who again offered us their time and insights. As always, we appreciate their contributions: Monica Dean, Managing Director, University of Southern California Center for Entrepreneurial LeadershipClare Gately, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Waterford Institute of Technology and EDHEC Business School
Donald F. Kuratko, Distinguished Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship, Indiana University-Bloomington Kelley School of Business