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Company Registration Trend in India – FY 2023-24

In short

FY 2023-24: 2,44,293 company and LLP registrations in the available MCA data, with entity-wise shares and month-by-month analysis.

This financial-year report studies company and LLP registrations in India during FY 2023-24. It looks at the overall registration volume, the mix between different entity types and the monthly pattern across the year.

FY 2023-24 at a glance

A total of 2,44,293 registrations are recorded for the available months of FY 2023-24. Private Companies accounted for the largest share, followed by LLPs and OPCs.

Entity Type Registrations Share
Private Companies 1,72,068 (70.4%)
OPC 10,961 (4.5%)
Public Companies 2,220 (0.9%)
Foreign Companies 62 (0.0%)
LLP 58,982 (24.1%)
Total 2,44,293 (100%)

What the entity mix shows

Private Companies represented (70.4%) of the registrations in the available FY 2023-24 data, while LLPs represented (24.1%). OPCs contributed (4.5%). Public and Foreign Companies together formed a relatively small part of the overall registration mix.

Monthly registration data — FY 2023-24

Month Private OPC Public Foreign LLP Total
April 15,523 881 193 2 4,335 20,934
May 15,929 877 213 4 5,753 22,776
June 12,753 734 194 15 3,672 17,368
July 15,598 898 201 1 4,874 21,572
August 14,201 923 191 5 4,668 19,988
September 12,931 874 191 0 4,359 18,355
October 14,361 1,042 200 6 5,095 20,704
November 12,346 849 149 11 4,722 18,077
December 13,686 928 194 5 5,046 19,859
January 13,283 851 193 6 5,276 19,609
February 16,035 1,031 198 3 5,801 23,068
March 15,422 1,073 103 4 5,381 21,983

Monthly pattern

February recorded the highest monthly total in the available FY 2023-24 data at 23,068 registrations. The lowest available monthly total was 17,368 in June.

Key observation

The FY 2023-24 data is useful not only for measuring the total number of registrations, but also for understanding how founders' choice of legal structure is changing. The relative shares of Private Companies and LLPs are particularly useful when comparing this financial year with earlier and later periods.

Data note

All 12 months from April 2023 to March 2024 are available in this dataset. Missing MCA source months, where applicable, are disclosed and are not estimated.

Source: MCA registration data compiled in the CompanysRegistration.com registration trend dataset.

Learn about each structure

Behind every number above is a choice founders made. These lessons explain what each structure is, how it is registered and what it costs to keep running.

CS. Bhavik Hariyani

Who writes these lessons

CS. Bhavik Hariyani

Working with startups since 2009.
1,100+ PVT. LTD., LLP & OPC companies registered across sectors.

Contact: bhavik@hgcorporates.com