How to look up a CNPJ and interpret its registration
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- Active companies
- 27,027,931
- Head offices with an active registration
- Opened in September 2026
- 465,713
- −6.0% vs. the month before
- Closed in September 2026
- 253,162
- −2.9% vs. the month before
- Opened in 12 months
- 5,610,057
- +14.1% vs. the 12 months before
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication · data to September 2026 · next update expected in November 2026
How we countCompany openings grew 14.1% over 12 months
See all statisticsTerritory
Amazonas opens the most companies for its size: 25.7 new for every 100 active
- 18.5 – 20.2
- 20.4 – 21.0
- 21.1 – 21.8
- 22.5 – 23.1
- 23.1 – 25.7
- +9.1% – +10.9%
- +11.8% – +13.9%
- +14.0% – +16.4%
- +16.5% – +20.3%
- +20.5% – +29.2%
- 47K – 171K
- 224K – 331K
- 356K – 590K
- 706K – 1.5M
- 1.7M – 8.4M
Picked state
São Paulo
- Active companies
- 8,370,666
- Openings per 100 active
- 20.0
- Growth in 12 months
- +14.5%
Minas Gerais
- Active companies
- 2,817,878
- Openings per 100 active
- 20.4
- Growth in 12 months
- +10.9%
Rio de Janeiro
- Active companies
- 2,220,694
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.1
- Growth in 12 months
- +16.5%
Paraná
- Active companies
- 1,933,655
- Openings per 100 active
- 20.5
- Growth in 12 months
- +14.0%
Rio Grande do Sul
- Active companies
- 1,676,724
- Openings per 100 active
- 19.4
- Growth in 12 months
- +9.1%
Santa Catarina
- Active companies
- 1,487,154
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.8
- Growth in 12 months
- +13.4%
Bahia
- Active companies
- 1,214,953
- Openings per 100 active
- 19.8
- Growth in 12 months
- +10.7%
Goiás
- Active companies
- 1,010,498
- Openings per 100 active
- 22.9
- Growth in 12 months
- +13.9%
Ceará
- Active companies
- 721,245
- Openings per 100 active
- 22.5
- Growth in 12 months
- +16.4%
Pernambuco
- Active companies
- 705,604
- Openings per 100 active
- 22.5
- Growth in 12 months
- +14.6%
Espírito Santo
- Active companies
- 589,615
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.0
- Growth in 12 months
- +15.6%
Mato Grosso
- Active companies
- 541,771
- Openings per 100 active
- 23.2
- Growth in 12 months
- +20.8%
Pará
- Active companies
- 487,070
- Openings per 100 active
- 22.5
- Growth in 12 months
- +16.1%
Distrito Federal
- Active companies
- 463,007
- Openings per 100 active
- 24.1
- Growth in 12 months
- +17.6%
Mato Grosso do Sul
- Active companies
- 356,747
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.7
- Growth in 12 months
- +20.5%
Maranhão
- Active companies
- 356,224
- Openings per 100 active
- 20.6
- Growth in 12 months
- +20.3%
Paraíba
- Active companies
- 331,331
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.1
- Growth in 12 months
- +13.2%
Rio Grande do Norte
- Active companies
- 292,632
- Openings per 100 active
- 19.7
- Growth in 12 months
- +9.9%
Amazonas
- Active companies
- 273,190
- Openings per 100 active
- 25.7
- Growth in 12 months
- +20.0%
Alagoas
- Active companies
- 224,487
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.8
- Growth in 12 months
- +11.8%
Piauí
- Active companies
- 223,681
- Openings per 100 active
- 18.5
- Growth in 12 months
- +10.4%
Tocantins
- Active companies
- 171,066
- Openings per 100 active
- 20.2
- Growth in 12 months
- +9.7%
Sergipe
- Active companies
- 169,519
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.6
- Growth in 12 months
- +12.3%
Rondônia
- Active companies
- 163,008
- Openings per 100 active
- 23.1
- Growth in 12 months
- +25.5%
Acre
- Active companies
- 50,455
- Openings per 100 active
- 21.0
- Growth in 12 months
- +16.6%
Amapá
- Active companies
- 47,574
- Openings per 100 active
- 23.1
- Growth in 12 months
- +29.2%
Roraima
- Active companies
- 46,764
- Openings per 100 active
- 24.2
- Growth in 12 months
- +21.6%
Top 5 · new per 100 active
Top 5 · growth in openings
Top 5 · active companies
Activities
The activities that opened the most companies in 12 months
All 1,329 CNAE activitiesHighlights
- Holdings de instituições não financeiras grew the most: 54,355 companies opened in 12 months, 67.3% more than in the 12 months before.
- 76.3% of the companies opened in the last 12 months opened as a MEI.
- In September 2026, there were 1.8 openings for each company closed.
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