There are 63,869,921 companies and businesses in the USA in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 43,653,169 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in the USA
The USA has 63,869,921 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 43,653,169 of them are corporations. We build the records from the state business registers and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 90% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in the USA, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 63,869,921 US companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our US company database.
63,869,921 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies63,869,921
Corporations43,653,169
States50 + DC
Largest stateCalifornia 10%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1-100K
Email15%
Phone42%
Website24%
US company list: all 63,869,921 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in the USA, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. Search all 63,869,921 US businesses in the USA business directory.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon.com, INC. | USA | Seattle | 410 Terry Ave N | King | 98109-5210 | *****.com | 1994 | $716,924,000,000 | 1,576,017 | Corporation | 3718 | 2620453 |
| 2 | Walmart INC. | USA | Bentonville | 1 Customer Dr | Benton | 72716-5004 | *****.com | 1945 | $713,163,000,000 | 2,100,000 | Corporation | 9827 | 732109 |
| 3 | State Of California | USA | Sacramento | 1021 O St Ste 9000 | Sacramento | 95814-5704 | *****.gov | 1850 | $482,537,075,000 | 208,580 | Corporation | 7677 | N/A |
| 4 | Apple INC. | USA | Cupertino | 1 Apple Park Way | Santa Clara | 95014-0642 | *****.com | 1977 | $416,161,000,000 | 166,000 | Corporation | 783 | 0806592 |
| 5 | Berkshire Hathaway INC. | USA | Omaha | 3555 Farnam St Ste 1440 | Douglas | 68131-3378 | *****.com | 1889 | $410,522,000,000 | 387,800 | Corporation | 8816 | 2908471 |
| 6 | Mckesson CORPORATION | USA | Irving | 6555 State Highway 161 | Dallas | 75039 | *****.com | 1833 | $403,430,000,000 | 43,000 | Corporation | 910 | 2417015 |
| 7 | Alphabet INC. | USA | Mountain View | 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy | San Bernardino | 94043-1351 | *****.google | 1998 | $402,836,000,000 | 190,822 | Corporation | 517 | 5786925 |
| 8 | Cvs Health CORPORATION | USA | Woonsocket | 1 Cvs Dr | Providence | 02895-6146 | *****.com | 1963 | $402,067,000,000 | 300,000 | Corporation | 10694 | 2656078 |
| 9 | Exxon Mobil CORPORATION | USA | Spring | 22777 Springwoods Village Pkwy | Harris | 77389 | *****.com | 1882 | $332,238,000,000 | 58,000 | Corporation | 1495 | 3793794100 |
| 10 | Exxonmobil Holdings CORPORATION | USA | Spring | 22777 Springwoods Village Pkwy | Harris | 77389-1425 | *****.com | 2026 | $332,238,000,000 | 58,000 | Corporation | 1495 | 0806416477 |
| 11 | Cencora, INC. | USA | Conshohocken | 1 W 1st Ave | Montgomery | 19428-1800 | *****.com | 1871 | $321,332,819,000 | 51,010 | Corporation | 845 | 3368747 |
| 12 | State Of New York | USA | Albany | State Capitol | Albany | 12224 | N/A | 1788 | $283,250,000,000 | 464,954 | Corporation | 4980 | N/A |
| 13 | Microsoft CORPORATION | USA | Redmond | 1 Microsoft Way | King | 98052-8300 | *****.com | 1975 | $281,724,000,000 | 228,000 | Corporation | 1125 | 600413485 |
| 14 | Jpmorgan Chase & CO. | USA | New York | 270 Park Ave | New York | 10017-2014 | *****.com | 1968 | $280,345,000,000 | 318,512 | Corporation | 6695 | 0691011 |
| 15 | Costco Wholesale CORPORATION | USA | Issaquah | 999 Lake Dr | King | 98027-5367 | *****.com | 1976 | $275,235,000,000 | 341,000 | Corporation | 1055 | 601024674 |
| 16 | The Cigna Group | USA | Bloomfield | 900 Cottage Grove Rd | Ct | 06002-2920 | *****.com | 1792 | $274,900,000,000 | 67,700 | Corporation | 481 | 6784873 |
| 17 | Cardinal Health, INC. | USA | Dublin | 7000 Cardinal Pl | Franklin | 43017 | *****.com | 1979 | $222,578,000,000 | 57,700 | Corporation | 789 | 535613 |
| 18 | Nvidia CORPORATION | USA | Santa Clara | 2788 San Tomas Expy | Santa Clara | 95051-0952 | *****.com | 1993 | $215,938,000,000 | 42,000 | Corporation | 135 | 2862596 |
| 19 | Meta Platforms, INC. | USA | Menlo Park | 1 Meta Way | San Mateo | 94025-1444 | *****.gov | 2004 | $200,966,000,000 | 78,865 | Corporation | 193 | 3835815 |
| 20 | Elevance Health, INC. | USA | Indianapolis | 220 Virginia Ave | Marion | 46204-3709 | *****.foundation | 1944 | $199,125,000,000 | 97,100 | Corporation | 546 | 2001071800272 |
| 21 | Centene CORPORATION | USA | Saint Louis | 7700 Forsyth Blvd | St. Louis City | 63105-1849 | *****.com | 1984 | $194,777,000,000 | 61,100 | Corporation | 735 | 3439838 |
| 22 | Sycamore Partners Management, L.P. | USA | New York | 9 W 57th St Fl 31 | New York | 10019-0618 | *****.com | 2011 | $193,969,227,422 | 316,366 | Partnership of unknown type | 4654 | 4945170 |
| 23 | Bank Of America CORPORATION | USA | Charlotte | 100 N Tryon St Ste 170 | Mecklenburg | 28202-4024 | *****.com | 1968 | $191,567,000,000 | 213,000 | Corporation | 4822 | 2927442 |
| 24 | Chevron CORPORATION | USA | Houston | 1400 Smith St | Harris | 77002-7327 | *****.com | 1926 | $189,031,000,000 | 43,039 | Corporation | 1616 | 195715 |
| 25 | State Of Texas | USA | Austin | 1100 San Jacinto Blvd | Travis | 78701 | *****.gov | 1845 | $188,430,560,000 | 144,175 | Corporation | 4734 | N/A |
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Companies and businesses in the USA
63,869,921
2 November 2026
There are 63,869,921 companies and businesses in the USA in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 43,653,169 corporations (Inc., Corp. and most LLCs), 3,397,549 sole traders (sole proprietorships) and 898,976 partnerships (LP and LLP).
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 60,144,210 94%
- Head offices
- 869,474
- Branch locations
- 2,856,237
Legal form
- Corporations
- 43,653,169 68%
- Sole traders
- 3,397,549
- Partnerships
- 898,976
Per working day this year
≈ 13,626
new companies registered · 2,970,531 so far in 2026
How to search the US company register, or pull these counts yourself with the Company Data API.
Largest companies in the USA
Which are the largest companies in the USA? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Walmart, with 2,100,000 staff, ahead of Amazon.com and The Home Depot. By yearly revenue the largest company is Amazon.com, ahead of Walmart and Apple. Below are the top companies of the USA ranked three ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue and the largest public-sector employers. 262 US companies employ more than 10,000 people and 5,187 report more than $1 billion a year.
Walmart has the largest headcount of any company in the USA in our data. 262 US companies list more than 10,000 people, 28,725 more than 500.
- 12,100,000 staff
- 21,576,017 staff
- 3472,401 staff
- 4460,000 staff
- 5440,045 staff
- 6415,000 staff
- 7403,000 staff
- 8387,800 staff
- 9341,000 staff
- 10320,000 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Amazon.com is the largest company in the USA by revenue; 5,187 US companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$716.9B
- 2$713.2B
- 3$416.2B
- 4$410.5B
- 5$403.4B
- 6$402.8B
- 7$402.1B
- 8$332.2B
- 9$321.3B
- 10$281.7B
State of New York is the largest public body in our data for the USA, with 464,954 staff.
- 1464,954 staff
- 2310,000 staff
- 3100,000 staff
- 435,000 staff
- 524,460 staff
- 622,000 staff
By employee size · 62,872,981 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 56,481,754 | 90% | |
| 5-9 | 3,942,013 | 6% | |
| 10-19 | 1,199,271 | 2% | |
| 20-49 | 751,820 | 1% | |
| 50-99 | 282,128 | 0.4% | |
| 100-199 | 124,617 | 0.2% | |
| 200-499 | 62,653 | <0.1% | |
| 500+ | 28,725 | <0.1% |
90% have 1 to 4 employees; 28,725 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 34,626,399 | 58% | |
| $100K-$500K | 22,328,585 | 37% | |
| $500K-$1M | 1,493,373 | 2% | |
| $1M-$5M | 1,146,301 | 2% | |
| $5M-$10M | 152,033 | 0.3% | |
| $10M-$100M | 154,650 | 0.3% | |
| $100M-$1B | 23,924 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 5,187 | <0.1% |
29,111 companies report more than $100 million; 5,187 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in the USA
Most companies in the USA are small businesses. Of the 62,872,981 with a known headcount, 60,423,767 (96%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 1,951,091 are small (10 to 49) and 469,398 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 28,725 employ 500 people or more, so 99.95% of US companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 60,423,767 | 96% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 1,951,091 | 3% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 469,398 | 0.7% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 28,725 | <0.1% |
56,481,754
companies have 1 to 4 employees (90%). 34,626,399 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
3,397,549
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
100%
of the 2,970,531 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (2,768,654). Only 169 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in the USA based?
California has more companies than any other state in the USA: 6,572,587, or 10% of the total, ahead of Florida (6,446,272) and Texas (5,786,432). Below you find all 50 states plus DC and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
50 states plus DC
| State | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 6,572,587 | 10% | |
| Florida | 6,446,272 | 10% | |
| Texas | 5,786,432 | 9% | |
| New York State | 4,221,538 | 7% | |
| Georgia | 2,442,865 | 4% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2,441,810 | 4% | |
| Ohio | 2,332,742 | 4% | |
| Arizona | 1,920,026 | 3% | |
| Illinois | 1,817,661 | 3% | |
| North Carolina | 1,810,257 | 3% | |
| Michigan | 1,705,604 | 3% | |
| New Jersey | 1,667,121 | 3% | |
| Missouri | 1,455,786 | 2% | |
| Virginia | 1,385,632 | 2% | |
| Colorado | 1,341,394 | 2% | |
| Washington State | 1,204,288 | 2% | |
| South Carolina | 1,142,658 | 2% | |
| Louisiana | 1,087,612 | 2% | |
| Maryland | 1,020,221 | 2% | |
| Massachusetts | 992,688 | 2% | |
| Indiana | 992,649 | 2% | |
| Minnesota | 947,376 | 1% | |
| Tennessee | 890,989 | 1% | |
| Wyoming | 854,520 | 1% | |
| Utah | 848,385 | 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 825,333 | 1% | |
| Oregon | 809,984 | 1% | |
| Alabama | 767,922 | 1% | |
| Kentucky | 759,919 | 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 649,498 | 1% | |
| Iowa | 638,723 | 1% | |
| Connecticut | 611,307 | 1.0% | |
| Nevada | 543,214 | 0.9% | |
| Mississippi | 529,667 | 0.8% | |
| Kansas | 427,852 | 0.7% | |
| Idaho | 393,011 | 0.6% | |
| Arkansas | 392,349 | 0.6% | |
| Montana | 384,973 | 0.6% | |
| New Mexico | 370,078 | 0.6% | |
| Nebraska | 317,682 | 0.5% | |
| New Hampshire | 275,522 | 0.4% | |
| Hawaii | 252,425 | 0.4% | |
| Maine | 210,527 | 0.3% | |
| West Virginia | 201,302 | 0.3% | |
| South Dakota | 178,702 | 0.3% | |
| Delaware | 169,719 | 0.3% | |
| Alaska | 148,697 | 0.2% | |
| Rhode Island | 147,669 | 0.2% | |
| District of Columbia | 145,667 | 0.2% | |
| North Dakota | 142,860 | 0.2% | |
| Vermont | 131,112 | 0.2% |
Main industries in the USA
Business services and IT is the biggest industry in the USA by number of companies: 5,556,391, or 11% of all firms with an industry code. Next come engineering, accounting and management (4,005,756) and real estate (3,769,314). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies and our 334 industry lists for the USA.
- Business services and IT5,556,39111%
- Engineering, accounting and management4,005,7568%
- Real estate3,769,3147%
- Health care2,961,3326%
- Holding and investment companies2,681,7405%
- Construction trades2,409,8165%
- Associations2,289,0414%
- Personal services2,175,2274%
- Other shops1,911,8794%
- Restaurants and bars1,888,1504%
- Building construction1,762,8953%
- Leisure and recreation1,304,6543%
- Travel and transport services1,292,8442%
- Social services1,170,6862%
- Car repair1,045,8182%
- Other industries15,622,64330%
The fifteen largest of 82 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in the USA
5,556,391
SIC 73: Business Services
- 192,450 staff
- 238,760 staff
- 334,000 staff
4,005,756
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 132,270 staff
- 230,000 staff
- 312,075 staff
2,409,816
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 126,866 staff
- 24,600 staff
- 34,340 staff
2,289,041
Associations
SIC 86: Membership Organizations
- 16,000 staff
- 23,860 staff
- 33,500 staff
2,175,227
SIC 72: Personal Services
- 125,187 staff
- 28,600 staff
- 34,802 staff
1,911,879
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 1105,200 staff
- 265,000 staff
- 360,735 staff
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Every US list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
E · Water and waste
F · Construction
H · Transport and storage
I · Accommodation and food
J · Information and communication
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
- Accounting companies
- Advertising companies
- Animal feed
- Animal shelters
- Architects companies
- Carpet layers in the
- Civil rights lawyers
- Consulting companies
- Criminal lawyers
- Engineering companies
- Graphic designers
- Interior designers
- IT consultants
- Lawyers
- Market research companies
- Notaries
- Pet companies
- PR companies
- Tax consultants
- Tax lawyers in the
- Translation companies
- Vets
N · Administrative and support
- Cleaning companies
- Crane rentals
- Cybersecurity companies
- Drycleaners
- Employment agencies
- Landscape designers
- Landscapers
- Leasing companies
- Portable toilets rental companies in the
- Rental companies
- Safety companies
- Security companies
- Staffing companies
- Travel agencies
- Trucks and industrial vehicles rentals in the
- Window cleaners
P · Education
Q · Health and social work
- Adoption clinics
- Cosmetic surgeons
- Daycares
- Dental laboratories
- Dental supplies stores
- Dentists
- Doctors
- General practitioners
- General surgeons
- Health food stores in the
- Healthcare companies
- Home care
- Hospitals
- Maxillofacial surgeons in the
- Nursing homes
- Optical manufacturers in the
- Opticians
- Orthodontists
- Pharmacy companies
- Physiotherapists
- Psychiatrists
R · Arts and recreation
S · Other services
C · Manufacturing
- Automotive companies
- Breweries
- Candy companies
- Car parts companies
- Carpet manufacturers in the
- Chemical companies
- Clothing companies
- Concrete products manufacturers in the
- Cosmetics companies
- Electric motor manufacturers
- Electronics companies
- Fire protection equipment
- Fitness equipments and accessories
- Flags and banners manufacturers
- Food companies
- Furniture companies
- Furniture makers
- Garden furniture manufacturers
- Glass companies
- Golf equipments
- Hydraulic equipments
- Leather companies
- Manufacturing companies
- Mattress companies
- Meat companies
- Medical device companies
- Office furniture companies
- Packaging companies
- Paper companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Printing companies in the
- Protective clothing companies in the
- Rubber companies
- Shipbuilders
- Shoe companies
- Sportswear companies
- Steel companies
- Tools companies
- Toy companies
- Tyre companies
- Window manufacturers in the
- Wine companies
- Workwear companies
G · Wholesale and retail
- Audio visual retailers
- Auto body shops
- Auto glass shops
- Automotive aftermarkets
- Bakeries
- Bicycle repair shops
- Billiards store
- Bookstores
- Butchers
- Car dealers in the
- Cheese shops
- Construction tools manufacturers and wholesalers
- DIY shops
- E-commerce companies
- Fish shops
- Florists
- FMCG companies
- Greengrocer shops
- Grocery wholesalers
- Kid’s clothing stores
- Liquor stores
- Lubricants manufacturers and wholesalers in the
- Marketing companies
- Maternity clothing stores in the
- Muffler shops in the
- Music stores in the
- Paper wholesalers in the
- Party supplies stores in the
- Perfume shops
- Pizza shops in the
- Retail companies
- Secondhand car dealers in the
- Seed producers and wholesalers in the
- Shopping malls in the
- Souvenir stores in the
- Sporting goods stores in the
- Sports equipments wholesalers in the
- Supermarkets in the
- Toy shops
- Trucks and industrial vehicle dealers in the
- Wholesale companies
More industries
- Aerospace industry
- AI companies
- Allergists
- Aluminium materials
- Ammunition
- Anesthesiologists
- Antiquairs
- Archers
- Art conservation and restorations
- Auctions
- Auto electrical services
- Auto mechanics
- Auto radiator repair services
- Automation components
- Batteries
- Beer distribution companies
- Beverages companies
- Biotech companies
- Biscuit companies
- Bowling alleys
- Boxing trainers
- Building materials
- Butane and propane gas
- Cakes and pastries
- Campsites
- Car service stations in the
- Car washing services
- Caravan companies
- Cardiologists
- Cemeteries
- Cereal
- Chiropractors
- Churches
- Civil engineers in the
- Cocoa and coffee importers and traders
- Coffee companies
- Coins and medals
- Cold storages and refrigerated warehouses
- Compressors
- Computer maintenance and repair
- Consumer goods (CPG) companies in the
- Contact lenses companies
- Cottages
- Curtain companies
- Debt collection agencies
- Demolition companies
- Dermatologists
- Direct mail companies
- Doors and gateways
- Drilling boring and pump services
- Endocrinologists
- Facility management companies
- Fencing contractors
- Film studios
- Fintech companies
- Garage doors
- Gastroenterologists
- Gemstones
- Geriatricians
- Gold companies
- Hematologists
- Horticulture companies
- Internists
- ISPs
- Jewelers
- Kitchen companies
- Laboratories
- Lighting companies
- Lotteries
- Make up companies
- Manicurists in the
- Marinas in the
- Massagists in the
- Metal companies
- Mineral water production companies in the
- Nephrologists in the
- Oncologists
- Ophthalmologist in the
- Orthopedic physicians in the
- Osteopaths in the
- Paving tile traders in the
- Pawnbrokers in the
- Pediatricians in the
- Pest control companies in the
- Piercing
- Private detectives
- Promotional companies
- Psychotherapists in the
- Pulmonologists in the
- Radio and television broadcasting companies in the
- Radiologists in the
- Refrigeration companies
- Shutters and blinds companies in the
- Signage companies
- Swimming pools in the
- Tobacco companies
- Towing services companies in the
- Town halls
- Urologists in the
- Warehousing
- Water distribution companies in the
- Weapon companies
- Zoos in the
E to H
I to L
T to Z
A to D
- Akron
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Albuquerque
- Alexandria
- Allentown
- Amarillo
- Anaheim
- Anchorage
- Ann Arbor
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Arlington
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Aurora
- Austin
- Bakersfield
- Baltimore
- Baton Rouge
- Bellevue
- Berkeley
- Birmingham
- Boise
- Boston
- Boulder
- Buffalo
- Burbank
- Cambridge
- Carlsbad
- Cary
- Cedar Rapids
- Chandler
- Charleston
- Charlotte
- Chattanooga
- Chula Vista
- Cincinnati
- Clearwater
- Cleveland
- College Station
- Colorado
- Colorado Springs
- Columbia
- Columbus
- Concord
- Connecticut
- Coral Springs
- Corona
- Corpus Christi
- Dallas
- Dayton
- Delaware
- Denton
- Denver
- Des Moines
- Detroit
- District of Columbia
- Durham
M to P
- Madison
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- McKinney
- Memphis
- Mesa
- Miami
- Michigan
- Midland
- Milwaukee
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Modesto
- Montana
- Nashville
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Haven
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New Orleans
- New York
- New York City
- Newark
- Newport News
- Norfolk
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Norwalk
- Oakland
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Omaha
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Orlando
- Overland Park
- Oxnard
- Pasadena
- Pennsylvania
- Peoria
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Pittsburgh
- Plano
- Pomona
- Portland
- Providence
- Provo
Q to S
- Raleigh
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Reno
- Rhode Island
- Richardson
- Richmond
- Riverside
- Rochester
- Rockford
- Roseville
- Round Rock
- Sacramento
- Salem
- Salt Lake City
- San Antonio
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Mateo
- Santa Ana
- Santa Clara
- Santa Clarita
- Santa Maria
- Santa Rosa
- Savannah
- Scottsdale
- Seattle
- Shreveport
- Simi Valley
- Sioux Falls
- South Bend
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Spokane
- Springfield
- St. Louis
- St. Petersburg
- Stamford
- Sterling Heights
- Stockton
- Sugar Land
- Sunnyvale
- Surprise
- Syracuse
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
New companies and startups in the USA in 2026
2,970,531 new companies and startups registered in the USA so far in 2026, about 13,626 every working day, after a record 4,783,573 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 100% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 2,951,025 of them are corporations (Inc., Corp. and most LLCs).
≈ 13,626
new companies register every working day in 2026
100%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
4,783,573
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 3,537,3802022
- 4,156,7592023
- 4,246,6592024
- 4,783,5732025
- 2,970,5312026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 15,000 staff
- 24,000 staff
- 38,200 staff
- 43,014 staff
- 52,200 staff
Find the new businesses of 2026 by city and trade in the USA business directory.
Oldest companies in the USA
The oldest company in the USA that still trades is Molson Coors Beverage, founded in 1774. Older still is City of Suffolk, from 1609, the oldest organisation in our data that is still active. In total our data holds 454 US organisations founded before 1700, 3,229 before 1800, 67,213 before 1900 and 252,760 before 1950.
Oldest organisations still active
- 1609928 staff
- 16119,178 staff
- 1635801 staff
- 163613,500 staff
- 1636475 staff
- 16501,382 staff
Oldest large trading companies
- 1774$11.1B
- 1784$40.8B
- 1785$2.6B
- 1790$4.7B
- 1792$274.9B
- 1792$21.4B
The founding year is the year a business traces itself to, as recorded in the register and company filings, not the incorporation date of the current legal entity. Trading companies listed here report $100 million or more a year.
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2,685,305
US companies were founded before 1990
174,585
were founded in 1990
57,478,860 US companies, 96% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 2,685,305 are older.
Types of companies in the USA
Seven in ten US businesses in our data are corporations (Inc., Corp. and most LLCs), and one in nineteen is a sole trader (sole proprietorships). Partnerships (LP and LLP) make up 1%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations43,653,16968%
- No legal form on record15,920,22725%
- Sole traders3,397,5495%
- Partnerships898,9761%
Which US companies are part of a group?
Most US companies stand alone: 94% are single-site businesses. The other 3,725,711 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 869,474 head offices or 2,856,237 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is CVS Health, with 10,694 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 110,694 companies
- 29,827 companies
- 38,816 companies
- 45,267 companies
- 54,205 companies
- 63,868 companies
- 73,718 companies
- 83,331 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 63,869,921; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on US companies
15,050,751 US companies have a website on record (24%), 26,994,670 a phone number (42%) and 9,363,937 an email address (15%). Among corporations: 18% have a website and 11% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 15,050,751 | 24% | |
| Phone | 26,994,670 | 42% | |
| 9,363,937 | 15% |
Questions about companies in the USA
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
63,869,921. That includes 3,397,549 sole traders and 898,976 partnerships.
43,653,169 corporations, 68% of all US businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 62,872,981 US companies with a known headcount, 62,844,256 have fewer than 500 employees: 60,423,767 micro, 1,951,091 small and 469,398 medium-sized. 28,725 are large enterprises.
Amazon.com, with $716.9 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Walmart ($713.2B) and Apple ($416.2B).
Walmart, with 2,100,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
Among large trading companies, Molson Coors Beverage, founded in 1774. The oldest organisation still active is City of Suffolk, 1609.
6,572,587, 10% of all US companies (2 November 2026).
2,970,531 so far in 2026, about 13,626 per working day, after a record 4,783,573 in 2025.
From the state business registers and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
15,050,751, 24% of all US companies. 26,994,670 have a phone number and 9,363,937 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 63,869,921 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our US company database.
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All 63,869,921 companies in the USA with address, SIC code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our US company database.
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