An extremely disproportionate number of the smaller publicly traded companies in the world seem to be listed in or from Japan, the UK, or the US. I don't know w

An extremely disproportionate number of the smaller publicly traded companies in the world seem to be listed in or from Japan, the UK, or the US. I don't know why, or exactly what it means, but it's a really prominent feature of the global economy and shows that something is lacking in Europe outside the UK. I sometimes wonder if people are really unaware or just obstinately pretending.