Neuralink, by the numbers
Participants, trials, signal, and funding.
27+
Neuralink trial participants (cumulative implants; editor / Neura Pod tracking, August 2026)
8
Clinical trial sites (cumulative distinct hospitals)
$9.6B
Post-money valuation
The clinical program
The company
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Data sources (9)
- Neuralink-sponsored trial registrations: PRIME, CONVOY, VOICE, CAN-PRIME, UAE-PRIME, GB-PRIME plus outcome study; start dates, first-post dates, enrollment targets, and hospital sites
- 2026-01-28 update: 21 participants worldwide, over 10 bits per second (Nick), up to 40 words per minute, up to 17 hours per day (Sebastian), zero serious device-related adverse events, plan to raise 1000 to 3000 electrodes
- 2025-02-05 update: three participants, over 4,900 cumulative usage hours, over 670 implant-days, 6.5 hours per day average independent use
- 2024-08-21 update: second participant Alex implanted July 2024 at Barrow, broke prior BCI cursor record on day one, no thread retraction
- 2024-05-08 update: P1 Noland 4.6 then 8.0 bits per second, thread retraction and recalibration, engineers about 10 bits per second with a mouse
- Funding: Series D 280 million (Aug 2023), Series E 650 million (2025) at about 9.6 billion post-money, over 1.2 billion total raised; participant history; 12 implants and 15,000 hours by September 2025
- Participant roster context: 27+ as of August 2026 (editor / Neura Pod tracking). Neuralink's 28 January 2026 update: 21 enrolled worldwide. P13 Paul (first UK, UCLH, Oct 2025), Kenneth Shock 21st patient (VOICE, UT Southwestern, Jan 2026)
- @elonmusk 2024-01-29: first human received an implant from Neuralink the prior day, promising neuron spike detection (confirms 2024-01-28)
- @elonmusk 2024-01-29: first Neuralink product is called Telepathy
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