{ "title": "Startup Statistics 2026: New Businesses, Survival Rates and Venture Funding", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/", "updated": "2026-10-28", "licence": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data-licence/", "attribution": "Source: [publisher] via StatisticsGlobal (https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/)", "statistics": [ { "id": "su-ba-2025", "sentence": "Americans filed 5.65 million new business applications in 2025, the most since the weekly series began in 2006, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 5.65, "unit": "million", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "Sum of weekly not seasonally adjusted business applications (BA_NSA) for weeks 1 to 52 of 2025 (29 December 2024 to 27 December 2025) = 5,652,190. Highest 52-week total in the series, which starts in 2006. Week 53 is left out so every year has 52 weeks.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ba-2025" }, { "id": "su-ba-ytd-2026", "sentence": "Americans filed 4.94 million business applications in the first 39 weeks of 2026, 15.3% more than a year earlier, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 15.3, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "Sum of BA_NSA for weeks 1 to 39 of 2026 (4 January to 3 October 2026) = 4,936,770. Same weeks of 2025 (29 December 2024 to 27 September 2025) = 4,281,940. 4,936,770 / 4,281,940 - 1 = 15.29%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ba-ytd-2026" }, { "id": "su-bls-10yr-2013", "sentence": "34.7% of US private-sector establishments born in March 2013 were still operating in March 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 34.7, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2023", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "34.7 percent of business establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023 (The Economics Daily)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "source_published": "12 January 2024, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151055/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "sample": "Business Employment Dynamics data on private-sector establishments that opened in March 2013, followed each March to 2023.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-10yr-2013" }, { "id": "su-cb-q3-2026", "sentence": "Global venture funding totalled $159 billion in Q3 2026, with close to 6,000 startups funded, according to Crunchbase News.", "value": 159, "unit": "USD billion", "place": "Worldwide", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Research", "publisher": "Crunchbase News", "source_title": "Crunchbase Data: Q3 2026 Posted A Record Count Of Billion-Dollar Rounds As The Global AI Race Heats Up", "source_url": "https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/q3-2026-global-startup-funding-ai-billion-dollar-rounds-exits-data/", "source_published": "5 October 2026 (data as of 2 October 2026), accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011081721/https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/q3-2026-global-startup-funding-ai-billion-dollar-rounds-exits-data/", "sample": "Crunchbase reported funding rounds from seed to growth stage. Seed totals are revised up as late data arrive.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-cb-q3-2026" }, { "id": "su-cb-ai-2026", "sentence": "AI startups raised $102 billion in Q3 2026, 64% of global venture funding, according to Crunchbase News.", "value": 102, "unit": "USD billion", "place": "Worldwide", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Research", "publisher": "Crunchbase News", "source_title": "Crunchbase Data: Q3 2026 Posted A Record Count Of Billion-Dollar Rounds As The Global AI Race Heats Up", "source_url": "https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/q3-2026-global-startup-funding-ai-billion-dollar-rounds-exits-data/", "source_published": "5 October 2026 (data as of 2 October 2026), accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261011081721/https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/q3-2026-global-startup-funding-ai-billion-dollar-rounds-exits-data/", "sample": "Crunchbase reported funding rounds from seed to growth stage. Seed totals are revised up as late data arrive.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-cb-ai-2026" }, { "id": "su-ba-2025-yoy", "sentence": "US business applications rose 7.9% in 2025 compared with 2024, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 7.9, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "5,652,190 (weeks 1 to 52 of 2025) / 5,236,100 (weeks 1 to 52 of 2024) - 1 = 7.95%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ba-2025-yoy" }, { "id": "su-ba-2025-vs-2019", "sentence": "US business applications were 61% higher in 2025 than in 2019, before the pandemic, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 61, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "5,652,190 (2025, weeks 1 to 52) / 3,510,930 (2019, weeks 1 to 52) - 1 = 60.99%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ba-2025-vs-2019" }, { "id": "su-hba-share-2025", "sentence": "High-propensity applications, the ones most likely to become employers, made up 30.3% of US business applications in 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 30.3, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "1,712,150 high-propensity applications (HBA_NSA, weeks 1 to 52 of 2025) / 5,652,190 total applications = 30.29%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-hba-share-2025" }, { "id": "su-hba-2025-yoy", "sentence": "US high-propensity business applications fell 0.9% in 2025 while total applications rose 7.9%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": -0.9, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications, not seasonally adjusted (US file)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_us_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-us-apps-weekly-nsa-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "1,712,150 (HBA_NSA, weeks 1 to 52 of 2025) / 1,727,340 (weeks 1 to 52 of 2024) - 1 = -0.88%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-hba-2025-yoy" }, { "id": "su-bls-births-q4-2025", "sentence": "The US had 338,000 private-sector establishment births in the fourth quarter of 2025, accounting for 1,006,000 jobs, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 338000, "unit": "establishments", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "Business Employment Dynamics Summary, fourth quarter 2025 (USDL-26-1268)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "source_published": "29 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261002122251/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "sample": "Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages records for private-sector establishments. Births are establishments with employment for the first time.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-births-q4-2025" }, { "id": "su-bls-jobs-per-birth-2025", "sentence": "A new US private-sector establishment started with about 3.0 jobs on average in the fourth quarter of 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data.", "value": 3, "unit": "jobs", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "Business Employment Dynamics Summary, fourth quarter 2025 (USDL-26-1268)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "source_published": "29 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261002122251/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "sample": "Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages records for private-sector establishments. Births are establishments with employment for the first time.", "method": "1,006,000 jobs / 338,000 establishment births (Q4 2025) = 2.98 jobs per new establishment.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-jobs-per-birth-2025" }, { "id": "su-bls-deaths-q1-2025", "sentence": "Private-sector establishment deaths in the US totalled 284,000 in the first quarter of 2025, with 809,000 jobs lost, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 284000, "unit": "establishments", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2025", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "Business Employment Dynamics Summary, fourth quarter 2025 (USDL-26-1268)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "source_published": "29 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261002122251/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm", "sample": "Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages records for private-sector establishments. Births are establishments with employment for the first time.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-deaths-q1-2025" }, { "id": "su-uk-births-2024", "sentence": "The UK had 317,000 business births in 2024, a birth rate of 11.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 317000, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-births-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-deaths-2024", "sentence": "UK business deaths fell to 280,000 in 2024, a death rate of 9.8%, the lowest rate since 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 280000, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-deaths-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-net-2024", "sentence": "UK business births exceeded deaths by about 37,000 in 2024, up from about 6,000 in 2023, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Office for National Statistics data.", "value": 37000, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "317,000 births - 280,000 deaths = 37,000 (2024). 316,000 births - 310,000 deaths = 6,000 (2023). Rounded ONS figures; 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-net-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-active-2024", "sentence": "The UK had about 2.86 million active businesses in 2024, 11,000 fewer than in 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 2.86, "unit": "million", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-active-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-highgrowth-2024", "sentence": "The UK had 14,330 high-growth businesses in 2024, up from 13,750 in 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 14330, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-highgrowth-2024" }, { "id": "su-ch-inc-q2-2026", "sentence": "The UK had 192,287 company incorporations from April to June 2026, according to Companies House.", "value": 192287, "unit": "companies", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Companies House", "source_title": "Incorporated companies in the UK: April to June 2026", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "source_published": "30 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261019153024/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "sample": "Companies House register of UK companies. 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Counts all incorporations, not only trading businesses.", "method": "192,287 incorporations (April to June 2026) / 209,798 (April to June 2025) - 1 = -8.35% (rounded: -8.3%).", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ch-inc-yoy-2026" }, { "id": "su-ch-dissolved-q2-2026", "sentence": "Companies House struck off and dissolved 156,515 UK companies from April to June 2026, according to Companies House.", "value": 156515, "unit": "companies", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Companies House", "source_title": "Incorporated companies in the UK: April to June 2026", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "source_published": "30 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261019153024/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "sample": "Companies House register of UK companies. Counts all incorporations, not only trading businesses.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ch-dissolved-q2-2026" }, { "id": "su-ch-register-2026", "sentence": "The UK company register held 5,516,377 companies at the end of June 2026, 1.3% more than a year earlier, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Companies House data.", "value": 1.3, "unit": "%", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "Companies House", "source_title": "Incorporated companies in the UK: April to June 2026", "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "source_published": "30 July 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261019153024/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026/incorporated-companies-in-the-uk-april-to-june-2026", "sample": "Companies House register of UK companies. Counts all incorporations, not only trading businesses.", "method": "5,516,377 (end June 2026) / 5,443,776 (end June 2025) - 1 = 1.33%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-ch-register-2026" }, { "id": "su-ba-sep-2026", "sentence": "US business applications totalled 534,947 in September 2026, up 0.5% on August, seasonally adjusted, according to the US Census Bureau.", "value": 534947, "unit": "applications", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, September 2026 monthly release", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/pdf/bfs_current.pdf", "source_published": "14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261015155931/https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/pdf/bfs_current.pdf", "sample": "Applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) filed with the IRS, seasonally adjusted. 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Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "Colorado BA_NSA weeks 1 to 39: 137,160 (2026) / 110,200 (2025) - 1 = 24.46%. Largest 12 states ranked by 2026 applications: FL, CA, TX, NY, GA, NC, IL, OH, NJ, CO, MI, PA.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-co-growth-2026" }, { "id": "su-wa-drop-2026", "sentence": "Washington was one of two US states where business applications fell in the first 39 weeks of 2026, down 18.8%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": -18.8, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications by state, not seasonally adjusted", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_state_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-state-apps-weekly-nsa-2025-2026-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications by state, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "Washington BA_NSA weeks 1 to 39: 93,480 (2026) / 115,190 (2025) - 1 = -18.85%. Hawaii was the only other state with a fall (14,210 vs 15,330, -7.3%). 50 states plus DC compared.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-wa-drop-2026" }, { "id": "su-states-up-2026", "sentence": "Business applications rose in 48 US states and DC in the first 39 weeks of 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Census Bureau data.", "value": 49, "unit": "states and DC", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2026", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Business Formation Statistics, weekly business applications by state, not seasonally adjusted", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_state_apps_weekly_nsa.csv", "source_published": "published with the monthly release, last revised 14 October 2026, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/census/bfs-state-apps-weekly-nsa-2025-2026-2026-10-28.csv", "sample": "Weekly EIN applications by state, not seasonally adjusted, rounded by the Census Bureau. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday.", "method": "Compared BA_NSA sums for weeks 1 to 39 of 2026 and 2025 for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. All but Washington (-18.8%) and Hawaii (-7.3%) rose.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-states-up-2026" }, { "id": "su-bls-agri-10yr-2023", "sentence": "Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting had the highest 10-year survival rate of any US industry, 50.5% for establishments born in 2013 and still open in 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 50.5, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2023", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "34.7 percent of business establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023 (The Economics Daily)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "source_published": "12 January 2024, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151055/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "sample": "Business Employment Dynamics data on private-sector establishments that opened in March 2013, followed each March to 2023.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-agri-10yr-2023" }, { "id": "su-bls-mining-10yr-2023", "sentence": "Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction had the lowest 10-year survival rate, 24.5% for US establishments born in 2013 and measured in 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 24.5, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2023", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "34.7 percent of business establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023 (The Economics Daily)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "source_published": "12 January 2024, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151055/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "sample": "Business Employment Dynamics data on private-sector establishments that opened in March 2013, followed each March to 2023.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-mining-10yr-2023" }, { "id": "su-bls-info-10yr-2023", "sentence": "Only 29.1% of US information-sector establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.", "value": 29.1, "unit": "%", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2023", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "34.7 percent of business establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023 (The Economics Daily)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "source_published": "12 January 2024, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151055/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "sample": "Business Employment Dynamics data on private-sector establishments that opened in March 2013, followed each March to 2023.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-info-10yr-2023" }, { "id": "su-bls-industry-gap-2023", "sentence": "The 10-year survival rate for US establishments born in 2013 ranged by 26.0 points across industries in 2023, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from US Bureau of Labor Statistics data.", "value": 26, "unit": "points", "place": "United States", "data_year": "2023", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "US Bureau of Labor Statistics", "source_title": "34.7 percent of business establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023 (The Economics Daily)", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "source_published": "12 January 2024, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151055/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/34-7-percent-of-business-establishments-born-in-2013-were-still-operating-in-2023.htm", "sample": "Business Employment Dynamics data on private-sector establishments that opened in March 2013, followed each March to 2023.", "method": "50.5% (agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting) - 24.5% (mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction) = 26.0 points.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-bls-industry-gap-2023" }, { "id": "su-uk-london-2024", "sentence": "London had 76,000 business births in 2024, the highest birth rate of any UK region at 12.7%, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 76000, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-london-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-london-share-2024", "sentence": "London accounted for 24.0% of UK business births in 2024, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Office for National Statistics data.", "value": 24, "unit": "%", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "76,000 London births / 317,000 UK births (2024, rounded to thousands) = 23.97%.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-london-share-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-transport-2024", "sentence": "Transport and storage had the highest UK business birth rate in 2024, at 15.6%, and also the highest death rate, at 16.5%, according to the Office for National Statistics.", "value": 15.6, "unit": "%", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Official", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-transport-2024" }, { "id": "su-uk-prof-2024", "sentence": "Professional, scientific and technical services had the most UK business births of any industry in 2024, 49,000, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Office for National Statistics data.", "value": 49000, "unit": "businesses", "place": "United Kingdom", "data_year": "2024", "source_type": "Our analysis", "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Business demography, UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "source_published": "20 November 2025, accessed 28 October 2026", "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260512230244/https://cy.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/businessdemography/2024", "sample": "Inter-Departmental Business Register: VAT- or PAYE-registered businesses. 2023 and 2024 deaths are provisional.", "method": "Ranked the 15 industry groups in ONS Table 2 (2024 births, thousands): professional, scientific and technical 49; construction 45; business administration and support 39.", "verified_on": "2026-10-28", "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/startup-statistics/#stat-su-uk-prof-2024" } ] }