A number of Sri Lankan internet-based businesses are among the top 2000 start-ups worldwide, according to data analysed by www.startupranking.com There are 181 start-ups listed and Sri Lanka is listed 27th. The United States and India top the list with 5,289 and 2,505 start-ups respectively.
Of the many Sri Lankan entities, only three have a global ranking within the top 1000 start-ups to-date. A global ranking of 630 places e-commerce giant wow.lk at the top of Sri Lanka’s start-ups, while the Sri Lankan cricket website islandcricket.lk is at second place with a global rank of 797. The third-ranked ikman.lk, the high-traffic classifieds website, has a global rank of 806.
The Top 5 Sri Lankan start-ups (as of 7 April):
1. Wow.lk (Global Rank: 630)
2. Islandcricket.lk (Global Rank: 797)
3. Ikman.lk (Global Rank: 806)
4. Takas.lk (Global Rank: 1130)
5. Mydeal.lk (Global Rank: 1166)