Startups

New businesses in the US

478,274 applications to start a business were filed in August 2026, 11% more than a year earlier.

Applications for an employer identification number with the IRS, a first step to starting a business: not every application becomes one. By the sector the applicant gives. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (public domain). All countries

New businesses in France

93,110 businesses were created in August 2026, 19,241 of them companies, 16% more than a year earlier.

Every new business in the Sirene register: companies, and sole traders, most of them micro-entrepreneurs. By activity group. Source : Insee, créations d’entreprises, August 2026 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). All countries

New companies in Norway

9,747 entities were registered in September 2026, 3,508 of them limited companies (AS), 18% more than a year earlier.

This month is still being counted.

Entities registered in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, by the industry codes they declare. Holding companies often give none, and many entities add one later, so industries aren’t compared with a year earlier. Counted a week after the month ends; an entity deleted since no longer counts, so a year earlier reads a little low. Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by Brønnøysundregistrene. All countries

New companies in Japan

2,549 companies were established this week, and 9,041 in the last 30 days.

Corporations given a corporate number by the National Tax Agency when they register. Japan publishes no industry for them. Counts only: no company is named. Source: National Tax Agency, Corporate Number Publication Site, processed by Current Zeitgeist (Public Data License 1.0). All countries