US added 3.5M businesses in first half of 2026: report
The United States added nearly 3.5 million new businesses in the first half of 2026, breaking previous expectations, according to a new report.
Registered Agents Inc., a business formation service provider, released its June 2026 business report. It found that the U.S. added 3,493,381 businesses in the first six months of 2026, despite economic pressures and uncertainty in global markets.
The month of June alone showed an increase of 548,060 businesses, a greater increase over the June 2021 post-pandemic surge of 509,474. The June 2026 increase is also substantially more than June 2025, where the economy added 490,265 businesses.
Overall business growth also exceeded the same time period as last year. The economy had a 12% year-over-year increase compared to the same time period in 2025.
“This represents 442,415 more businesses than the first half of last year, illustrating a massive wave of nearly half a million more entrepreneurs stepping up to build against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and job-market squeezes,” the report reads.
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