{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-listed-companies-count","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-listed-companies-count","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-listed-companies-count/","title":"United States Number of Listed Domestic Companies (2025)","description":"United States's Number of Listed Domestic Companies: 3,908 companies in 2025, -2.5% YoY. 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This measures capital market breadth and listing activity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 8,090 companies in 1996 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2,401 in 1979. The latest reading of 3,908 in 2025 represents a change of -102."}]}