France business creations (SA): information, communication
France business creations (SA): information, communication stood at 2,444 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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| Excluding Micro-entrepreneurs - Information and communication - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 2,444 | 2,405 | 2,260 | 2,417 | 2,219 | 2,067 | 2,214 | 2,203 | 2,026 | 1,959 | |
| Excluding Micro-entrepreneurs - Professional, scientific, technical, administrative and support service activities - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 9,433 | 8,965 | 9,093 | 9,003 | 8,592 | 8,862 | 8,957 | 9,264 | 10,117 | 8,745 |
Understanding france business creations (SA): information, communication
Digital publishers, software creators, telecommunications providers, data processing firms, and web portals establishing standard enterprises without utilizing simplified sole-trader statuses. This metric isolates traditional corporate configurations within the digital technology landscape, omitting individual lifestyle freelancers who operate under the micro-entrepreneur fiscal regime. By excluding smaller self-employed sole proprietors, analysts isolate medium-sized corporate formations that typically involve capital investment, hiring routines, and formal shareholder structures rather than single-person freelance initiatives.
Interpreting these monthly figures requires accounting for calendar irregularities and standard business cycle fluctuations that affect software contracting and IT deployment schedules. Adjustments remove seasonal spikes tied to corporate budget renewals and calendar day variances across months, ensuring that shifts reflect genuine entrepreneurial momentum. Comparing these figures against inclusive totals that incorporate micro-entrepreneurs reveals structural shifts in how technology ventures scale, showing whether founders lean toward corporate incorporation or lean independent operations. Observers must also track potential administrative reporting lags caused by registry processing changes.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does this series exclude micro-entrepreneurs?
- Excluding micro-entrepreneurs focuses the data strictly on traditional corporate structures that typically involve commercial payrolls and capital investments.
- How does seasonal adjustment affect these digital sector counts?
- Seasonal adjustment removes recurring calendar shifts and annual budgeting patterns linked to IT spending cycles.
- What distinguishes this series from inclusive information technology creation metrics?
- This measure isolates standard corporate entities, leaving out individual sole traders who register under simplified freelance statuses.