Registered Agents Inc is the largest registered agent and business formation provider in the United States, filing more new business entities than any other provider nationwide. Founded in 2008, RAI was built on a simple premise: that starting a business should be accessible, affordable, and straight forward. Nearly two decades later, that mission is reflected in the numbers. RAI operates in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., serving hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs every year.
We believe starting a business has the power to change lives, and the ripple effect of a single new business can transform entire communities. The data below reflects new business entity filings for Q1 of 2026. All information is sourced from public state records.
New Business Filings by Provider
Entity filings by registered agent of record, Q1 2026. Providers ranked by total volume across select states.
Wyoming: A Closer Look
Wyoming is one of the nation’s fastest-growing formation states. Here’s how market share breaks down by provider.
Wyoming Market Share by Provider
Q1 2026 · Wyoming Secretary of State · 20,229 total formations
| Registered Agents Inc | 24,438 | 44.5% |
| NW Registered Agent, Inc | 14,925 | 27.2% |
| Company S. Agents | 4,980 | 9.1% |
| Republic Registered Agent | 3,107 | 5.7% |
| Anderson Registered Agents | 1,792 | 3.3% |
| LegalZoom | 1,146 | 2.1% |
| CSC Global | 945 | 1.7% |
| Wyoming Business Center | 904 | 1.6% |
| CT Corporation | 0 | 0.0% |
| All Others | 2,724 | 5.0% |
Business Currently Supported Nationwide
Registered Agents Inc serves as the registered agent of record for hundreds of thousands of active businesses across all 50 states and Washington DC. With locally staffed offices in every jurisdiction, RAI provides same-day document processing, real-time compliance monitoring, and a physical presence that supports entrepreneurs wherever they operate.
RAI’s filing volume reflects not just brand awareness, but also the trust that business owners place in a provider built around accessibility, reliability, and local expertise.
METRIC
RAI
New U.S. Filings – Q1 2026
86,503
New U.S. Filings – January 2026
28,635
New U.S. Filings – February 2026
25,092
New U.S. Filings – March 2026
32,776
Full state-by-state breakdowns available upon request for media and analyst inquiries.
Business Formation Report
For monthly formation data, national trend analysis, and state-by-state breakdowns, see the RAI Business Formation Report — the most comprehensive source of real-time business formation data in the United States.
What This Data Means
A Shifting Competitive Landscape
The formation market has evolved significantly over the past decade. What the data reflects is a clear shift towards providers built around the entrepreneur: accessible pricing, simple processes, and real infrastructure that supports a business from formation through ongoing compliance. While brand awareness is often assumed to be an indicator of actual market performance, the filing data tells a more nuanced story.
Infrastructure at Scale
Registered Agents Inc maintains locally staffed offices in every state — a physical infrastructure footprint that emphasizes local expertise, real-time document processing and same-day forwarding. This on-the-ground presence is reflected directly in formation volume, and in the trust entrepreneurs place in a provider that is not just available online, but is physically present in their state.
Methodology
Filing data is sourced from Secretary of State (or equivalent) databases in each jurisdiction. Entity counts represent new formations where each company or brand is listed as the registered agent of record.
Entity Protect Registered Agent Services is a subsidiary of Tailor Brands. CT Corporation is a brand of Wolters Kluwer. “RAI” includes filings under the Registered Agents Inc brand and affiliated entities. All provider names reflect their registered agent designations as recorded by state agencies.
This page is updated quarterly. Historical data and detailed methodology are available upon request.
Data Sources
- Wyoming Secretary of State
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- New Mexico Secretary of State
- Maryland Dept. of Assessments & Taxation
- Georgia Secretary of State
- Illinois Secretary of State
- New Jersey Division of Revenue
- Alaska Division of Corporations
- Colorado Secretary of State
- Montana Secretary of State
- Virginia State Corporation Commission
- DC Dept. of Licensing & Consumer Protection
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