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Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — July 2026

In short

July 2026: 38,055 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical July comparison from 2016 onward.

July 2026 — Key Observations

July 2026 recorded 38,055 registrations, up (52.8%) from July 2025 (24,898), the sharpest July rise in the 2016–2026 series. It is the highest July in the 2016–2026 series. Private Limited made up (64.6%) of the month, LLPs (31.1%) and OPCs (3.9%); the LLP share rose from (29.5%) in July 2025. Compared with the previous month, June 2026 (27,326), registrations were up (39.3%).

Financial-year context: July 2026 falls in FY 2026–27. Monthly counts remain observations for the named month, not full-year totals. January–March 2016 falls in FY 2015-16, so it is not counted in Financial Year totals, but it is included in month-to-month comparisons.

July 2026 recorded 38,055 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing July 2026 with earlier available July data from 2016 onward.

July 2026 at a glance
Private Companies: 24,576 (64.6%)  •  OPC: 1,486 (3.9%)  •  LLP: 11,819 (31.1%)
Total registrations: 38,055

July Registration Trend — 2016 to 2026

Each row below represents the same calendar month — July — so the comparison is not distorted by normal differences between months.

Financial year Private OPC Public Foreign LLP Total YoY
2016–17
Jul 2016
7,981 410 162 9 2,335 10,897 —
2017–18
Jul 2017
8,725 508 153 13 3,332 12,731 (+16.8%)
2018–19
Jul 2018
7,186 407 152 6 1,742 9,493 (-25.4%)
2019–20
Jul 2019
9,716 667 316 13 3,407 14,119 (+48.7%)
2020–21
Jul 2020
15,200 970 317 15 4,317 20,819 (+47.5%)
2021–22
Jul 2021
14,234 950 315 3 4,004 19,506 (-6.3%)
2022–23
Jul 2022
14,224 853 327 5 3,788 19,197 (-1.6%)
2023–24
Jul 2023
15,598 898 201 1 4,874 21,572 (+12.4%)
2024–25
Jul 2024
13,764 1,003 118 2 5,896 20,783 (-3.7%)
2025–26
Jul 2025
16,271 1,146 133 5 7,343 24,898 (+19.8%)
2026–27
Jul 2026
24,576 1,486 163 11 11,819 38,055 (+52.8%)

What the July 2026 data shows

Private Companies formed (64.6%) of all July 2026 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (31.1%). OPCs contributed (3.9%).

What Businesses Were Registered in July 2026?

These rankings show the five leading declared two-digit NIC 2008 activities in the MCA incorporation records for Private Limited Companies, LLPs and OPCs. They show registration choices, not actual business performance.

Top 5 Business Activities — Private Limited Companies, July 2026

Rank Business activity (NIC 2008 division) Registrations / Share
1 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) 3,437
(13.99%)
2 Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) 2,380
(9.68%)
3 Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) 1,385
(5.64%)
4 Social work activities without accommodation (NIC 88) 1,085
(4.41%)
5 Education (NIC 85) 1,039
(4.23%)

Top 5 Business Activities — LLPs, July 2026

Rank Business activity (NIC 2008 division) Registrations / Share
1 Real estate activities (NIC 68) 1,471
(12.45%)
2 Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) 1,183
(10.01%)
3 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) 1,042
(8.82%)
4 Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) 716
(6.06%)
5 Head offices and management consultancy (NIC 70) 618
(5.23%)

Top 5 Business Activities — One Person Companies (OPCs), July 2026

Rank Business activity (NIC 2008 division) Registrations / Share
1 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) 275
(18.51%)
2 Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) 182
(12.25%)
3 Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) 142
(9.56%)
4 Head offices and management consultancy (NIC 70) 80
(5.38%)
5 Education (NIC 85) 65
(4.37%)

July 2026 — Key Business Activity Findings

Computer programming and related activities led both Private Limited Company and OPC registrations, while real estate activities led LLP registrations. The figures should be interpreted as declarations at incorporation, not evidence that firms were operating commercially.

Data and methodology: Based on MCA entity-level incorporation records for July 2026, classified by declared two-digit NIC 2008 activity and entity class. Percentages are calculated against 24,576 Private Limited, 11,819 LLP and 1,486 OPC registrations. Industry division labels follow NIC 2008. MCA source.

How to read this data

Registration numbers measure the creation of legal entities. They do not indicate later profitability, funding, employment or continued activity.

Source: MCA monthly incorporation data compiled in the CompanysRegistration.com Registration Trend dataset.

July Registration History, 2016–2026

For the full year-by-year July comparison from 2016 onward, including the five leading NIC business activities for Private Limited Companies, LLPs and OPCs in July 2026, read our July 2016–2026 research comparison. This historical view includes registration numbers, legal-structure percentages and year-on-year movement.

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