Company Index Stats

How many Private Equity & VC companies are there?

There are 253,440 Private Equity & VC companies in the DiscoLike index as of October 2026.

Companies can carry several industry labels, so counts overlap.

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Private Equity & VC covers firms that invest institutional capital in private companies, from venture funds through buyout firms.

Where it meets Conglomerates & Holding Companies

Holding companies and investment firms both own portfolios. The split is the intent: funds raise and deploy outside capital, holding companies hold their own.

Business sales dominate
76% sell to businesses, versus 33% index-wide; business-facing companies will dominate.
United States anchors known-country companies
A United States cut holds 106,736 companies, 45% of those with a known country, versus 29% index-wide.
Firm labels can overlap
Venture Capital Firm has 110,168 companies and Private Equity Firm 83,759; company labels can overlap, so counts are not additive.

195,213 carry Private Equity & VC as their main industry; 58,227 carry it as an additional label.

By Country

Top 30 countries for Private Equity & VC

1United States106,736
2United Kingdom18,434
3Germany11,138
4Canada8,547
5Australia5,480
6Switzerland5,131
7India5,096
8Netherlands4,516
9United Arab Emirates4,414
10France4,056
11China3,913
12Spain3,676
13Brazil3,451
14Singapore2,933
15Sweden2,900
16Italy2,699
17Japan2,545
18South Africa2,377
19St. Vincent & Grenadines2,222
20Hong Kong SAR China1,898
21Czechia1,595
22Poland1,538
23South Korea1,471
24Austria1,443
25Belgium1,437
26Denmark1,430
27Norway1,339
28Türkiye1,323
29Mexico1,270
30Luxembourg1,140
All 88 countries with Private Equity & VC companies
  • Saudi Arabia1,099
  • Russia1,084
  • Israel1,008
  • Finland991
  • Portugal927
  • Indonesia919
  • Ireland777
  • Nigeria773
  • Cyprus703
  • New Zealand699
  • Malaysia666
  • Vietnam662
  • Greece640
  • Kenya494
  • Philippines468
  • Iran459
  • Chile445
  • Colombia440
  • Estonia439
  • Hungary438
  • Ukraine391
  • Taiwan382
  • Argentina381
  • Romania367
  • Slovakia364
  • Thailand325
  • Serbia306
  • Lithuania290
  • Egypt281
  • Peru249
  • Bulgaria231
  • Ghana230
  • Pakistan210
  • Cayman Islands204
  • Nepal197
  • Oman190
  • Panama180
  • Mauritius167
  • Morocco157
  • Malta157
  • Puerto Rico144
  • Latvia143
  • Algeria139
  • Slovenia139
  • Sri Lanka137
  • Bahrain136
  • Liechtenstein134
  • Kazakhstan133
  • Uganda131
  • Bangladesh127
  • British Virgin Islands126
  • Croatia124
  • Qatar116
  • Kuwait111
  • Iceland109
  • Tanzania109
  • Tunisia105
  • Dominican Republic101

By Company Size

Employee-size distribution

1-10 employees47,222
11-50 employees13,175
51-200 employees1,735
201-500 employees229

By Sub-Industry

Top sub-industries

These 2 sub-industries account for 77% of the 253,440 Private Equity & VC companies by label rather than by distinct company. Sub-categories can span adjacent industries, and a company carrying several labels is counted under each.

1Venture Capital Firm110,168
2Private Equity Firm83,759

By Region

Regional rollups for Private Equity & VC

European Union

44,298

DACH

17,712

Nordics

6,769

Benelux

7,093

GCC

6,066

ASEAN

5,973

ANZ

6,179

Map

Where Private Equity & VC companies are

Most Private Equity & VC companies are concentrated in United States, United Kingdom, Germany.

See the interactive map

Methodology

Aggregate counts from the DiscoLike index of 80M+ companies. Companies without a resolvable location are counted under 'unknown', and cells below the minimum count threshold are folded into an 'other' bucket. Industry and business-type categories overlap: a company carrying several labels is counted in each.

Updated monthly. Current snapshot: October 2026. See the full Company Index Stats.

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