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LEI register: 132,978 records for sole proprietors
The Global LEI Index of November 7, 2026 holds 132,978 records for sole proprietors. 88,918 (66.9%) have a current LEI and 36,273 have lapsed. The most records are in India (92,858).
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- 132,978Legal entities with an LEI record
- 88,918 (66.9%)Current LEIs (issued)
- 36,273 (27.3%)Lapsed LEIs (not renewed)
- 7,368Retired LEIs (entity closed or merged)
- 37,360Registered in the last 12 months
- 3,069Registered in the last 30 days
- 15,773Current LEIs that renew in the next 90 days
- 132,978Sole proprietors (counted, never named)
- November 7, 2026Newest registration
Countries
By country of the legal address.
| Country | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 92,858 | 69.8% |
| Italy | 12,691 | 9.5% |
| Netherlands | 6,324 | 4.8% |
| Poland | 5,763 | 4.3% |
| Denmark | 5,506 | 4.1% |
| Austria | 3,095 | 2.3% |
| Germany | 1,666 | 1.3% |
| Sweden | 711 | 0.5% |
| Czechia | 485 | 0.4% |
| China | 462 | 0.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | 337 | 0.3% |
| France | 324 | 0.2% |
| Brazil | 236 | 0.2% |
| Australia | 227 | 0.2% |
| United States | 224 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 216 | 0.2% |
| Finland | 206 | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | 185 | 0.1% |
| Belgium | 182 | 0.1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 127 | 0.1% |
Legal forms
By ISO 20275 legal form code. Entities with no listed form are left out of this table.
| Legal form | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sole Proprietorship | 92,749 | 69.7% |
| Impresa Individuale | 12,667 | 9.5% |
| Eenmanszaak | 6,317 | 4.8% |
| Osoby fizyczne prowadzące działalność gospodarczą | 5,763 | 4.3% |
| Enkeltmandsvirksomhed | 5,447 | 4.1% |
| Einzelunternehmer (EU) | 3,062 | 2.3% |
| Einzelunternehmen, eingetragener Kaufmann, eingetragene Kauffrau (e. K.) | 1,439 | 1.1% |
| Podnikající fyzická osoba tuzemská | 475 | 0.4% |
| Qi ye | 337 | 0.3% |
| Entrepreneur individuel | 249 | 0.2% |
| Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK) | 209 | 0.2% |
| Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja | 201 | 0.2% |
| Sole proprietorship (Individually owned Co.) | 171 | 0.1% |
| Ge ti gong shang hu | 117 | 0.1% |
| Egyéni vállalkozás | 108 | 0.1% |
Registrations by year
Year of the first LEI registration, for entities that are still in the register.
| Year | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31,520 | 23.7% |
| 2025 | 35,228 | 26.5% |
| 2024 | 16,216 | 12.2% |
| 2023 | 8,340 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 7,422 | 5.6% |
| 2021 | 6,571 | 4.9% |
| 2020 | 4,345 | 3.3% |
| 2019 | 4,640 | 3.5% |
| 2018 | 7,522 | 5.7% |
| 2017 | 5,253 | 4% |
| 2016 | 1,125 | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 953 | 0.7% |
Who issued the LEIs
Local operating units (LOUs) that manage the LEI records.
| Issuer | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ubisecure Oy | 34,470 | 25.9% |
| Legal Entity Identifier India Limited | 28,708 | 21.6% |
| Nasdaq CSD SE | 24,163 | 18.2% |
| EQS Group GmbH | 14,607 | 11% |
| INFOCAMERE, SOCIETA' CONSORTILE DI INFORMATICA DELLE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO ITALIANE PER AZIONI | 10,682 | 8% |
| Kamer van Koophandel | 5,282 | 4% |
| Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. | 4,668 | 3.5% |
| WM Datenservice | 2,538 | 1.9% |
| Bloomberg Finance L.P. | 2,249 | 1.7% |
| Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB | 2,080 | 1.6% |
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), LEI Level 1 golden copy. CC0 1.0 public domain dedication (GLEIF). Counts are legal entities with a record in the GLEIF Level 1 golden copy of November 7, 2026, current or not: a record stays in the register after its LEI lapses. A current LEI has the registration status issued; a lapsed LEI was not renewed in time; a retired LEI belongs to an entity that closed or merged. The country is the country of the legal address. Individuals who register as sole proprietors are counted and never named. This page uses GLEIF data and is not endorsed or certified by GLEIF. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.