France business creations (raw): IT and communication
France business creations (raw): IT and communication stood at 8,339 units in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Business demography table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2000 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Information and communication - All items - Monthly raw data | 8,339 | 9,547 | 8,701 | 9,048 | 8,354 | 8,432 | 7,823 | 9,076 | 6,361 | 6,329 | |
| Corporations - Monthly raw data | 19,241 | 27,511 | 27,104 | 22,349 | 26,247 | 27,988 | 27,628 | 29,892 | 29,048 | 23,419 |
Understanding france business creations (raw): IT and communication
Software development firms, IT consulting practices, digital publishing houses, telecommunications providers, and data hosting operations complete official registration procedures to enter this unadjusted monthly series. The measure counts every newly formalized entity operating within technology, media, and digital communication fields, excluding hardware manufacturing and conventional retail trade. It highlights the formation rate of knowledge-intensive and digital infrastructure providers across the economy.
Because technology ventures frequently utilize simplified legal structures, monthly totals can display sharp swings due to administrative shifts or tax incentive deadlines. Early figures are subject to subsequent revisions as government registries complete document verification. Analysts should evaluate these statistics on a twelve-month horizon to distinguish genuine structural expansion in the digital economy from routine processing anomalies.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific activities fall under this communication and IT category?
- Software coding, telecommunications, IT consulting, digital content publishing, and data processing services are included.
- Do these figures account for seasonal hiring or funding cycles?
- No, this is an unadjusted raw count reflecting only the timing of official administrative registrations.
- Why might early monthly estimates for tech creations change later?
- Registries revise initial counts as late paperwork is processed and legal verification procedures conclude.