Airbnb tops list of 13 potential tech IPOs in 2020

The 2020 IPO market faces strong headwinds, including lingering disappointment over some of the biggest public tech offerings of 2019. Into this cloud of uncertainty, Airbnb is set to become the most recognizable name to go public this year.

In 2019, overall IPOs suffered a big drop in numbers, from 192 in 2018 to 159, according to Renaissance Capital’s annual IPO Review. Of those, 42 of the U.S. IPOs came from the tech sector, down from 52 in 2018.