Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

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Company types

344,627 live entities on the register, by legal form as recorded at Companies Registration Office.

TypeShareLive
Private companies limited by shares (LTD)
305,975
Companies limited by guarantee (CLG)
18,836
Designated activity companies (DAC)
7,947
Private unlimited companies (ULC)
5,505
External companies (Irish branches of foreign companies)
3,643
Companies limited by guarantee licensed to omit "CLG"
1,535
Public limited companies (PLC)
447
Investment companies with variable capital
287
UCITS investment companies
116
Designated activity companies limited by guarantee
86
Private companies limited by shares (older form)
53
UCITS funds
31
Designated activity companies licensed to omit "DAC"
28
European economic interest groupings
26
Public unlimited companies (PUC)
25
Investment companies (Part 24, Companies Act 2014)
24
Single-member private companies limited by shares
18
Public guarantee companies without a share capital
9
Companies that migrated their registration to Ireland
7
European companies (SE) transferred to Ireland
7
Designated activity companies limited by guarantee, licensed to omit "DAC"
6
Public unlimited companies without a share capital
6
European companies (SE) formed in Ireland
6
Foreign companies making a local offer
1
Private companies (form not specified)
1
Private unlimited companies with a share capital
1
Closed-ended public limited companies
1