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Registration Trend

Company, LLP and OPC registrations in India by financial year and by month since 2016, based on incorporation data published by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Registration Trend at a glance

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Company & LLP Registration Trend — Financial Year

Calculation period: 1 April 2016 onward. January–March 2016 is excluded from website research calculations. Each full financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March; FY 2026–27 covers April–September 2026 only.

A financial-year view helps understand how business registrations in India have changed over time. The table below covers Private Companies, OPCs, Public Companies, Foreign Companies and LLPs from FY 2016-17 onwards. Each entity shows the number of registrations and its share of that year's total.

Financial YearPrivateOPCPublicForeignLLPTotal
2016-1790,855(71.3%)4,843(3.8%)2,142(1.7%)155(0.1%)29,407(23.1%)1,27,402
2017-181,00,219(71.0%)5,926(4.2%)1,930(1.4%)134(0.1%)32,934(23.3%)1,41,143
2018-191,14,496(77.5%)6,598(4.5%)2,811(1.9%)118(0.1%)23,640(16.0%)1,47,663
2019-201,11,819(70.3%)7,652(4.8%)3,249(2.0%)123(0.1%)36,176(22.7%)1,59,019
2020-211,43,057(72.4%)8,946(4.5%)3,370(1.7%)82(<0.1%)42,185(21.3%)1,97,640
2021-22*1,15,106(71.6%)7,809(4.9%)2,636(1.6%)56(<0.1%)35,250(21.9%)1,60,857
2022-231,47,325(75.6%)8,975(4.6%)2,674(1.4%)50(<0.1%)35,790(18.4%)1,94,814
2023-241,72,068(70.4%)10,961(4.5%)2,220(0.9%)62(<0.1%)58,982(24.1%)2,44,293
2024-251,68,176(67.3%)11,454(4.6%)1,435(0.6%)57(<0.1%)68,669(27.5%)2,49,791
2025-262,30,548(67.1%)15,363(4.5%)1,651(0.5%)96(<0.1%)95,965(27.9%)3,43,623
2026-27**1,26,327(64.8%)7,955(4.1%)747(0.4%)51(<0.1%)59,849(30.7%)1,94,929
Total15,19,996(70.3%)96,482(4.5%)24,865(1.2%)984(<0.1%)5,18,847(24.0%)21,61,174

* FY 2021-22: 9 MCA source months are available; November 2021, January 2022 and March 2022 are unavailable. ** FY 2026-27: year to date, April–September 2026.

Data note: missing MCA source months are disclosed and are not estimated. The Total row adds up every year shown, including incomplete and year-to-date years. Shares are rounded to one decimal place; "(<0.1%)" means less than 0.1%.

State-wise Company Registration Trend

Private Companies, OPCs and Public Companies are included. LLPs and Foreign Companies are excluded. Profiles cover FY 2016–17 onward; the directory is ranked by FY 2025–26 Company registrations.

Explore all 28 states and 8 union territories, highest to lowest

Source and Methodology

State-wise: Explore all 28 states and 8 union territories, ranked by FY 2025–26 Company registrations. Company-only profiles begin in FY 2016–17. Private Companies, OPCs and Public Companies are included; LLPs are excluded.

Registration Trend primarily uses monthly incorporation data published by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Historical MCA formats changed during the period, so comparable fields are normalised where necessary. Missing source periods are disclosed rather than estimated, and measured findings are kept separate from interpretation.

CS. Bhavik Hariyani

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CS. Bhavik Hariyani

Working with Startups on Corporate Law and Compliance since 2009.

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