Updated: October 2026

Company formations in Switzerland — 2026 Barometer

Monthly trend of new companies registered in the Swiss Commercial Register (SOGC), by canton and by industry.

45'150

formations Jan–Oct 2026

Zurich

8'389

Most active canton

Activities of head offices and management consultancy

3'915

Most active industry

Company formations in Switzerland by month in 2026

4'7094'8555'3564'3063'9565'0964'6903'7204'1344'328
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Source: Swiss Commercial Register (SOGC). Data from zenyio.ch.

The high volumes in January and February include companies with a backdated registration date.

The most recent month (October) is provisional: late SOGC publications usually increase it by about 10% over the following weeks.

Number of companies founded in Switzerland in 2026 by canton

Jan–Oct 2026 · Total: 45'150 formations

Zurich
8'389
Vaud
4'266
Bern
3'581
Geneva
3'571
Aargau
2'980
Zug
2'797
St. Gallen
2'366
Valais
2'258
Ticino
2'018
Lucerne
1'967
Fribourg
1'614
Schwyz
1'297
Basel-Landschaft
1'208
Thurgau
1'204
Solothurn
1'120
Basel-Stadt
1'078
Graubünden
947
Neuchâtel
767
Jura
350
Schaffhausen
350
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
242
Nidwalden
241
Glarus
174
Obwalden
154
Uri
114
Appenzell Innerrhoden
97

Industries with the most company formations in Switzerland in 2026

Data Jan–Oct 2026 · Industry coverage: 97%–100%

70

Activities of head offices and management consultancy

3'915
68

Real estate activities

3'665
43

Specialised construction activities

3'108
47

Retail trade

2'914
64

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

2'750
62

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

2'557
56

Food and beverage service activities

2'513
86

Human health activities

1'931
46

Wholesale trade

1'866
81

Services to buildings and landscape activities

1'659
96

Personal service activities

1'655
71

Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

1'378
49

Land transport and transport via pipelines

1'064
41

Construction of residential and non-residential buildings

989
85

Education

958

Company formations in Zurich in 2026 by industry

70
30
47
54
44

Jan

81
74
60
56
39

Feb

91
66
70
69
52

Mar

92
58
48
47
46

Apr

76
38
40
39
29

May

97
76
59
53
56

Jun

103
80
48
56
55

Jul

75
66
46
35
31

Aug

83
78
57
50
39

Sep

77
78
64
52
62

Oct

Activities of head offices and management consultancy
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Retail trade
Specialised construction activities
Real estate activities

Company formations in Geneva in 2026 by industry

38
20
27
31
10

Jan

43
22
22
22
25

Feb

51
39
29
36
38

Mar

41
26
15
15
19

Apr

21
24
24
20
16

May

38
36
30
17
16

Jun

37
35
26
24
19

Jul

26
20
24
12
21

Aug

29
18
26
20
15

Sep

40
17
33
27
25

Oct

Activities of head offices and management consultancy
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
Real estate activities
Specialised construction activities
Retail trade

Company formations in the canton of Vaud in 2026 by industry

48
48
37
31
23

Jan

29
41
31
34
29

Feb

39
36
31
43
28

Mar

42
37
33
31
25

Apr

39
28
30
26
19

May

54
35
31
36
26

Jun

44
38
48
37
28

Jul

30
24
27
23
19

Aug

40
35
28
15
25

Sep

38
36
28
25
21

Oct

Real estate activities
Activities of head offices and management consultancy
Retail trade
Specialised construction activities
Food and beverage service activities

Company formations in the canton of Zug in 2026 by industry

39
40
15
17
11

Jan

46
39
22
24
19

Feb

58
48
29
19
20

Mar

38
52
27
14
18

Apr

49
35
34
22
24

May

53
51
32
14
16

Jun

47
49
35
19
22

Jul

43
36
31
12
17

Aug

53
42
30
19
16

Sep

43
40
19
19
13

Oct

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
Activities of head offices and management consultancy
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
Real estate activities
Wholesale trade

Company formations in the canton of Bern in 2026 by industry

23
19
28
14
16

Jan

39
32
31
28
18

Feb

45
34
29
22
26

Mar

34
29
24
18
21

Apr

26
31
18
29
16

May

51
25
21
32
24

Jun

23
22
22
20
32

Jul

21
17
17
14
25

Aug

22
26
19
26
17

Sep

21
28
23
29
17

Oct

Specialised construction activities
Retail trade
Food and beverage service activities
Real estate activities
Activities of head offices and management consultancy

Methodology

These statistics come from Zenyio.ch's daily processing of the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC). They cover companies registered in the Swiss Commercial Register with a registration date between 1 January and 31 October 2026.

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