The Decreasing Number of Public Companies, Part II

January 21, 2025

In this second and final part of our Decreasing Number of Public Companies series, we continue our in-depth look at this significant trend and its drivers.

The number of public companies in the US has fallen by nearly half since the late 1990s. After peaking at more than 8,000 companies in 1996, the number of domestic publicly traded companies trading on the major U.S. stock exchanges has declined to roughly 4,700.

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