Oxaide Data • Singapore company register, monthly
SG Business Pulse. 2026-09
Snapshot 2026-09-17. 621,342 live entities on the register (29.3% of 2,117,243 ever recorded), 520,344 struck off. Source: data.gov.sg ACRA corporate entities (Singapore Open Data Licence).
How many live companies are there in Singapore?
621,342 live entities (29.3% of 2,117,243 ever recorded) at the 2026-09-17 snapshot.
How many companies were struck off?
520,344 struck off all-time at the 2026-09-17 snapshot.
Incorporations, last 12 months
Largest live sectors
SSIC stated for 621,342 live entities, grouped by 5-digit code.
| General Trading (46900) | 58,137 |
| Investment Holding Company (64202) | 56,973 |
| Business and Management Consultancy Services (70201) | 43,221 |
| Software Development (62011) | 20,251 |
| IT Consultancy (62021) | 11,517 |
| General Contractors (Building Construction Including Major Upgrading Works) (41001) | 10,405 |
| Restaurants (56111) | 10,146 |
| Renovation Contractors (43301) | 8,235 |
| Consultancy Services (70209) | 7,928 |
| Tuition Centre (85509) | 7,395 |
Entity mix
| Sole-Proprietor | 850,333 |
| Exempt Private Company | 776,320 |
| Private Company | 232,294 |
| Partnership | 187,778 |
| Limited Liability Partnership | 41,563 |
| Foreign Company Branch | 9,372 |
| Public Company Limited by Guarantee | 8,131 |
| Business (form unstated) | 6,457 |
Live firms by officer count
| 1-2 officers | 219,854 |
| 3-5 officers | 205,736 |
| 6+ officers | 195,751 |
Screening a counterparty in one of these sectors?
The register states facts. A pre-deal check states what they mean: pay/sign/meet verdict, officers, filings, adverse sweep, every line cited. S$390, about 2 hours.
Methodology
Aggregated from the data.gov.sg ACRA corporate-entity collection (2,117,243 rows, snapshot 2026-09-17) under the Singapore Open Data Licence. Live = status Live Company or Live. Sectors group by 5-digit SSIC code (descriptions vary per registrant, codes do not); unstated rows are excluded from sector tables, never imputed. Editions refresh with each monthly corpus pull. Research, not advice.
Cite this page: Oxaide Data, “SG Business Pulse 2026-09”, oxaide.com/data/pulse/2026-09.