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Re:Revolut down as users report app not working by cromka on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @07:16AM (#50164531)
> Revolut is the biggest private company in all of Europe.

As in not publicly traded? That's surprising, to be honest. How is that even measured?

Re:Revolut down as users report app not working by altmanaltman on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @07:55AM (#50164938)
A simple google search or AI prompt can tell you that they are not the biggest private company in all of Europe by a decent margin.
Re:Revolut down as users report app not working by roryirvine on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @09:24AM (#50166047)
I suspect they might be if you were to squint a bit and invent a hypothetical valuation based on their latest funding round.

But, yeah, certainly not by revenue, income, assets, number of employees, or any of the other metrics you might use for a private company.

Re:Revolut down as users report app not working by boxed on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @08:38AM (#50165440)
IKEA is private. That's just from the top of my head. Pretty sure IKEA is way bigger than Revolut.