Insights
The LEI system in numbers
3,426,628 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 499,645 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; 1,197,266 have lapsed — a live LEI must be renewed annually.
- Issued1,967,896
- Lapsed1,197,266
- Retired252,297
- Duplicate6,487
- Annulled1,709
- Pending transfer572
- Pending archival401
Legal forms
Most common legal forms
- Not otherwise specified8888327,662
- besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid54M6163,031
- Società A Responsabilità LimitataOV32162,845
- Private Limited CompanyYSP9149,948
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung2HBR145,526
- Sociedad de Responsabilidad LimitadaDP3Q135,479
- AktiebolagXJHM107,535
- qi yeECAK105,165
- Private Limited CompanyH0PO101,662
- Limited Liability CompanyHZEH91,886
- Sole Proprietorship4QIE87,425
- Partnership FirmA0PS85,310
Geography
Top jurisdictions
Source: GLEIF (CC0). Figures reflect the latest golden-copy load.