Monthly report

New businesses in New York: May 2026

23,412 new businesses were formed in New York in May 2026, down 4% from April and up 3% from May 2025.

New businesses
23,412
May 2026
Month over month
-4%
vs 24,349
Year over year
+3%
vs 22,682
Most common type
LLC
71% of formations

New New York businesses per month

015,00030,000May 2024: 21,399May 24Jun 2024: 18,653Jul 2024: 20,248Aug 2024: 19,557Sep 2024: 19,137Oct 2024: 19,983Nov 2024: 18,073Dec 2024: 18,110Jan 2025: 26,2382025Feb 2025: 20,771Mar 2025: 23,694Apr 2025: 22,584May 2025: 22,682Jun 2025: 20,917Jul 2025: 22,118Aug 2025: 21,138Sep 2025: 21,836Oct 2025: 22,136Nov 2025: 19,426Dec 2025: 21,295Jan 2026: 26,0842026Feb 2026: 21,871Mar 2026: 26,644Apr 2026: 24,349May 2026: 23,412

By entity type

  • LLCs16,652 · 71%
  • Corporations6,454 · 28%
  • Other194 · 1%
  • Nonprofits60 · 0%
  • Limited partnerships46 · 0%
  • LLPs6 · 0%

Top counties in May 2026

Top cities in May 2026

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Methodology

Counts are businesses registered with the state of New York whose formation (registration) date falls in May 2026 and that appear on the state register in ListRiver's data as of October 15, 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 New York: May 2026”, https://listriver.com/reports/new-businesses/new-york/2026-05. Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with a link.

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