How many legal entities are registered in Italy?

253,283 legal entities have an LEI registered in Italy in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 168,286 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in Italy?

233,094 entities in Italy 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 Italy?

ISSUED: 168,286; LAPSED: 64,778; RETIRED: 19,821; ANNULLED: 228; DUPLICATE: 140; PENDING_TRANSFER: 24; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 6. 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 Italy 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 Italy

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

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.

253,283 legal entities are registered in Italy in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 168,286 have an ISSUED LEI and 233,094 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

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

253,283

Total entities

168,286

ISSUED LEIs

233,094

ACTIVE entities

64,778

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 Italy

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and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.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	168,286	66%
LAPSED	64,778	26%
RETIRED	19,821	8%
ANNULLED	228	0%
DUPLICATE	140	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	24	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	6	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in Italy

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	233,094	92%
INACTIVE	19,819	8%
NULL	370	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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