How many legal entities are registered in Germany?

250,630 legal entities have an LEI registered in Germany in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 181,748 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Germany?

234,794 entities in Germany have entity_status ACTIVE in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Note that ACTIVE entity status and ISSUED registration status are separate dimensions.

What is the breakdown of LEI registration statuses in Germany?

ISSUED: 181,748; LAPSED: 52,962; RETIRED: 15,106; DUPLICATE: 521; ANNULLED: 209; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 49; PENDING_TRANSFER: 35. Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed.

Where can I verify whether a specific legal entity in Germany has a valid LEI?

Verify individual legal entities at the GLEIF search portal: https://search.gleif.org/. This page reports aggregate counts only — it does not certify the legitimacy of any individual entity and does not give compliance or legal advice.

Registered Legal Entities in Germany

Q: What is the source of this data on legal entities in Germany?

All figures come from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id: src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0. Data as of: 2026-06-20T03:54:47.908157+00:00.

250,630 legal entities are registered in Germany in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 181,748 have an ISSUED LEI and 234,794 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)

250,630

Total entities

181,748

ISSUED LEIs

234,794

ACTIVE entities

52,962

LAPSED LEIs

This page reports aggregate counts from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0). It informs and compares — it does not certify the legitimacy of any entity and gives no compliance or legal advice. To verify a specific entity or search by LEI, go to search.gleif.org.

LEI registration status in Germany

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.

Registration status	Count	Share
ISSUED	181,748	73%
LAPSED	52,962	21%
RETIRED	15,106	6%
DUPLICATE	521	0%
ANNULLED	209	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	49	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	35	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Germany

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.

Entity status	Count	Share
ACTIVE	234,794	94%
INACTIVE	15,014	6%
NULL	822	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Sources & provenance

Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0) (source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0), published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license: https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.

This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use search.gleif.org.

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