How many legal entities are registered in United States?

353,919 legal entities have an LEI registered in United States in the GLEIF Golden Copy. Of these, 133,240 have a current ISSUED registration status.

How many active legal entities are in United States?

333,831 entities in United States 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 United States?

LAPSED: 200,614; ISSUED: 133,240; RETIRED: 18,537; DUPLICATE: 1,436; ANNULLED: 57; PENDING_TRANSFER: 23; PENDING_ARCHIVAL: 12. 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 United States 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 United States

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

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.

353,919 legal entities are registered in United States in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 133,240 have an ISSUED LEI and 333,831 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

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

353,919

Total entities

133,240

ISSUED LEIs

333,831

ACTIVE entities

200,614

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 United States

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and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.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
LAPSED	200,614	57%
ISSUED	133,240	38%
RETIRED	18,537	5%
DUPLICATE	1,436	0%
ANNULLED	57	0%
PENDING_TRANSFER	23	0%
PENDING_ARCHIVAL	12	0%

Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).

Entity status in United States

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	333,831	94%
INACTIVE	18,537	5%
NULL	1,551	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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