Insights
The LEI system in numbers
3,379,915 Legal Entity Identifiers have been issued across 200+ jurisdictions. Here is how the system has grown, and what state it is in today.
Adoption
New registrations per year
LEI uptake tracks regulation: the 2017 peak of 499,647 new codes coincided with MiFID II making an LEI mandatory to trade in EU markets.
Register health
Status of every LEI
57% are currently issued; 1,184,774 have lapsed — a live LEI must be renewed annually.
- Issued1,939,227
- Lapsed1,184,774
- Retired247,059
- Duplicate6,461
- Annulled1,659
- Pending transfer418
- Pending archival317
Legal forms
Most common legal forms
- Not otherwise specified8888327,612
- Società A Responsabilità LimitataOV32160,976
- besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid54M6160,199
- Private Limited CompanyYSP9145,712
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung2HBR143,548
- Sociedad de Responsabilidad LimitadaDP3Q134,343
- AktiebolagXJHM106,620
- qi yeECAK105,113
- Private Limited CompanyH0PO100,175
- Limited Liability CompanyHZEH90,604
- Sole Proprietorship4QIE82,787
- Partnership FirmA0PS82,217
Geography
Top jurisdictions
Source: GLEIF (CC0). Figures reflect the latest golden-copy load.