France company creations (SA): information & communication
France company creations (SA): information & communication stood at 2,257 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 2012 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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| Companies - Information and communication - Données mensuelles Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 2,257 | 2,266 | 2,143 | 2,269 | 2,072 | 1,911 | 2,048 | 2,033 | 1,874 | 1,808 | |
| Companies - Financial and insurance activities - Données mensuelles Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 1,827 | 1,642 | 1,792 | 1,951 | 1,902 | 1,999 | 1,913 | 1,854 | 1,904 | 1,870 |
Understanding france company creations (SA): information & communication
Software development studios, data hosting providers, telecommunications carriers, and media publishing houses establishing formal corporate structures are tracked within this digital and media sector metric. The enumeration covers newly incorporated businesses focused on information technology, telecommunications infrastructure, digital content creation, and data processing services. Excluded from this count are hardware manufacturing enterprises, traditional retail merchants, and general administrative service providers.
Interpreting this series requires accounting for rapid technological shifts and business model transformations that can alter administrative classification criteria over time. Monthly readings reflect filtered figures where regular calendar variations and holiday effects have been smoothed away to reveal core entrepreneurial activity. Observers should avoid direct comparisons with capital-heavy manufacturing counts, given that digital ventures frequently scale with minimal physical infrastructure investment.
Frequently asked questions
- Which core industries fall under this information and communication creation metric?
- Software engineering firms, IT consultants, web hosting services, telecom operators, and publishing houses.
- Are hardware manufacturers included in these figures?
- No, physical equipment manufacturing is cataloged under separate industrial classifications rather than digital and information services.
- What is the primary advantage of using the seasonally adjusted series for this sector?
- It removes calendar distortions and routine administrative delays, allowing clear observation of shifts in digital entrepreneurship.