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Legal Entity Identifier Statistics for the United States of America

Last update 10/2/26

General information

The United States is one of the leading economies in the world with very active financial markets. CFCT, NAIC, FED and SEC among others require LEIs for different transactions, which has made LEI adoption more widespread in the country. Continuous effort in making financial transactions safer and more transparent has led to the proposal of number of acts that support further LEI issuance in the United States. It is also one of the countries with the most LEI codes in the world. There are a number of LOUs with accreditation from GLEIF to issue LEIs in the United States. Below a data about the ten biggest LOUs in the USA together with LEI statistics by region is visible.
362,284
Total LEIs issued

New LEIs Issued in the United States of America

Market Share Report (All LEIs)

Bloomberg Finance L.P. (326,044)
Ubisecure Oy (17,534)
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG (10,502)
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LEI LIMITED (3,349)
EQS Group GmbH (2,440)
Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH (654)
Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB (722)
Nasdaq CSD SE (290)
GS1 (265)
The Irish Stock Exchange Public Limited Company (220)

Market Share Report (Active LEIs)

Bloomberg Finance L.P. (110,133)
Ubisecure Oy (13,443)
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG (7,980)
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LEI LIMITED (1,931)
EQS Group GmbH (1,649)
Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH (616)
Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB (612)
Nasdaq CSD SE (237)
GS1 (165)
The Irish Stock Exchange Public Limited Company (144)

Top LOUs by number of LEIs Under Management and Active Ratio

Name
Active ratio
All LEIs / Active LEIs
34 %
326,044 / 110,133
77 %
17,534 / 13,443
68 %
2,440 / 1,649
82 %
290 / 237
62 %
265 / 165

Regional Statistics for LEI Issuance

Name
Active ratio
All LEIs / Active LEIs
25 %
1,744 / 430
16 %
277 / 44
28 %
2,388 / 669
31 %
847 / 265
27 %
21,007 / 5,718
27 %
3,335 / 891
31 %
3,529 / 1,104
47 %
156,382 / 73,212
24 %
14,318 / 3,484
25 %
5,236 / 1,315
30 %
442 / 133
22 %
700 / 154
34 %
8,610 / 2,957
29 %
3,835 / 1,130
37 %
1,819 / 671
28 %
1,333 / 378
28 %
1,507 / 421
23 %
1,661 / 375
38 %
888 / 339
45 %
6,901 / 3,139
51 %
13,956 / 7,118
26 %
6,823 / 1,777
33 %
3,027 / 999
24 %
655 / 157
30 %
2,546 / 763
33 %
317 / 105
30 %
1,408 / 421
29 %
3,783 / 1,092
43 %
1,410 / 612
30 %
6,808 / 2,070
30 %
498 / 147
29 %
17,121 / 5,003
25 %
4,677 / 1,148
23 %
554 / 126
26 %
9,864 / 2,560
29 %
1,510 / 444
23 %
1,992 / 458
34 %
9,674 / 3,248
21 %
798 / 169
23 %
2,062 / 474
28 %
722 / 200
23 %
2,577 / 582
29 %
14,061 / 4,074
29 %
1,488 / 427
36 %
453 / 164
32 %
4,318 / 1,398
25 %
3,708 / 912
33 %
805 / 269
28 %
469 / 129
32 %
4,492 / 1,456
52 %
1,425 / 739