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Legal Entity Identifier Statistics for the United States of America

Last update 7/11/26

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.
355,559
Total LEIs issued

New LEIs Issued in the United States of America

Market Share Report (All LEIs)

Bloomberg Finance L.P. (321,053)
Ubisecure Oy (16,672)
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG (9,932)
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LEI LIMITED (3,292)
EQS Group GmbH (2,369)
Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB (690)
Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH (607)
Nasdaq CSD SE (265)
GS1 (263)
The Irish Stock Exchange Public Limited Company (218)

Market Share Report (Active LEIs)

Bloomberg Finance L.P. (108,265)
Ubisecure Oy (12,899)
Herausgebergemeinschaft Wertpapier-Mitteilungen Keppler, Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG (7,481)
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE LEI LIMITED (1,917)
EQS Group GmbH (1,629)
Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB (584)
Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH (569)
Nasdaq CSD SE (222)
GS1 (168)
The Irish Stock Exchange Public Limited Company (143)

Top LOUs by number of LEIs Under Management and Active Ratio

Name
Active ratio
All LEIs / Active LEIs
34 %
321,053 / 108,265
77 %
16,672 / 12,899
69 %
2,369 / 1,629
84 %
265 / 222
64 %
263 / 168

Regional Statistics for LEI Issuance

Name
Active ratio
All LEIs / Active LEIs
25 %
1,753 / 439
18 %
279 / 50
28 %
2,375 / 663
32 %
843 / 272
27 %
21,028 / 5,730
27 %
3,339 / 914
31 %
3,532 / 1,093
47 %
154,121 / 72,009
25 %
14,229 / 3,503
25 %
5,211 / 1,326
31 %
446 / 138
23 %
707 / 161
34 %
8,594 / 2,953
29 %
3,834 / 1,122
37 %
1,831 / 674
29 %
1,340 / 386
29 %
1,506 / 435
23 %
1,674 / 392
39 %
900 / 349
45 %
6,924 / 3,143
51 %
13,955 / 7,165
26 %
6,806 / 1,800
34 %
3,035 / 1,020
24 %
657 / 160
31 %
2,549 / 778
32 %
316 / 102
30 %
1,418 / 429
29 %
3,777 / 1,091
44 %
1,411 / 614
31 %
6,788 / 2,089
31 %
490 / 152
30 %
17,166 / 5,090
25 %
4,667 / 1,190
24 %
554 / 135
26 %
9,845 / 2,593
31 %
1,523 / 465
24 %
2,001 / 475
34 %
9,665 / 3,266
22 %
794 / 172
24 %
2,052 / 487
28 %
722 / 204
23 %
2,593 / 609
29 %
13,969 / 4,066
28 %
1,478 / 415
37 %
457 / 167
32 %
4,273 / 1,388
25 %
3,714 / 931
34 %
818 / 277
27 %
465 / 126
33 %
4,479 / 1,470
52 %
1,375 / 710