Online retail · national
7,032 new online retail companies registered in Jul 2026
Up 17% on the month before. Counted from the Companies House register by SIC code — real incorporations, not estimates.
The last twelve months
6,505
6,986
6,688
5,393
4,659
6,763
4,819
5,601
5,943
5,722
5,993
7,032
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
Where they're starting up
| No. | Town | Jul 2026 | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | London | 2,296 | 25,853 |
| 02 | Manchester | 334 | 2,996 |
| 03 | Birmingham | 180 | 1,761 |
| 04 | Kington | 47 | 1,686 |
| 05 | Cardiff | 38 | 1,087 |
| 06 | Glasgow | 86 | 923 |
| 07 | Ilford | 115 | 907 |
| 08 | Mildenhall | 81 | 746 |
| 09 | Wolverhampton | 127 | 708 |
| 10 | Leicester | 66 | 643 |
| 11 | Belfast | 19 | 642 |
| 12 | Bradford | 63 | 587 |
| 13 | Bury St. Edmunds | 54 | 541 |
| 14 | Bolton | 51 | 515 |
| 15 | Leeds | 43 | 496 |
| 16 | Nottingham | 58 | 492 |
| 17 | Luton | 55 | 477 |
| 18 | Edinburgh | 40 | 459 |
| 19 | Bristol | 54 | 452 |
| 20 | Liverpool | 50 | 434 |
| 21 | Harrow | 42 | 410 |
| 22 | Slough | 44 | 404 |
| 23 | Milton Keynes | 19 | 403 |
| 24 | Poole | 18 | 399 |
| 25 | Coventry | 39 | 364 |
| 26 | Essex | 33 | 354 |
| 27 | Romford | 45 | 342 |
| 28 | Stoke-On-Trent | 48 | 332 |
| 29 | Sheffield | 32 | 330 |
| 30 | Oldham | 46 | 288 |
Coming first to the waitlist
These companies, with verified contact details.
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