Monthly report

New businesses in California: December 2024

1,146 new businesses were formed in California in December 2024, up 7% from November and about the same as December 2023.

New businesses
1,146
December 2024
Month over month
+7%
vs 1,074
Year over year
+0%
vs 1,141
Most common type
LLC
55% of formations

New California businesses per month

0250,000500,000Dec 2022: 1,248Dec 22Jan 2023: 416,2632023Feb 2023: 1,451Mar 2023: 1,790Apr 2023: 1,273May 2023: 1,425Jun 2023: 1,391Jul 2023: 1,116Aug 2023: 1,277Sep 2023: 1,141Oct 2023: 1,051Nov 2023: 977Dec 2023: 1,141Jan 2024: 338,7542024Feb 2024: 1,196Mar 2024: 1,361Apr 2024: 1,401May 2024: 1,493Jun 2024: 1,253Jul 2024: 1,326Aug 2024: 1,393Sep 2024: 1,268Oct 2024: 1,378Nov 2024: 1,074Dec 2024: 1,146

By entity type

  • LLCs634 · 55%
  • Corporations377 · 33%
  • Other104 · 9%
  • Nonprofits16 · 1%
  • Limited partnerships14 · 1%
  • LLPs1 · 0%

Top cities in December 2024

Industries (where known)

  • Professional & Technical Services24 · 24%
  • Real Estate17 · 17%
  • Health Care & Social Assistance11 · 11%
  • Finance & Insurance9 · 9%
  • Information7 · 7%
  • Wholesale Trade6 · 6%
  • Management of Companies5 · 5%
  • Other Services5 · 5%
  • Utilities5 · 5%
  • Educational Services3 · 3%

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of California whose formation (registration) date falls in December 2024 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 12, 2026. Businesses already dissolved are not counted, so older months can drift slightly as records change. City and county refer to the business address on file. More in the methodology.

Cite this report: ListRiver, “New businesses in California: December 2024”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/california/2024-12. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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