1986 in California at a glance
live counts83,507
companies registered in 1986
0.9%
of all dated California registrations
33rd
busiest of 127 years on record
3,128
cities with registrations in 1986
200K400K600K
19871997200720162026
| Item | companies |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 76,493 |
| 1988 | 76,333 |
| 1989 | 67,306 |
| 1990 | 58,034 |
| 1991 | 52,816 |
| 1992 | 54,019 |
| 1993 | 58,143 |
| 1994 | 63,498 |
| 1995 | 68,203 |
| 1996 | 76,154 |
| 1997 | 86,485 |
| 1998 | 93,875 |
| 1999 | 106,845 |
| 2000 | 138,600 |
| 2001 | 128,153 |
| 2002 | 145,260 |
| 2003 | 158,738 |
| 2004 | 180,670 |
| 2005 | 198,588 |
| 2006 | 199,507 |
| 2007 | 205,465 |
| 2008 | 187,050 |
| 2009 | 170,949 |
| 2010 | 169,369 |
| 2011 | 175,749 |
| 2012 | 187,707 |
| 2013 | 202,303 |
| 2014 | 222,078 |
| 2015 | 241,287 |
| 2016 | 247,306 |
| 2017 | 265,754 |
| 2018 | 295,026 |
| 2019 | 304,864 |
| 2020 | 357,487 |
| 2021 | 440,032 |
| 2022 | 460,944 |
| 2023 | 527,938 |
| 2024 | 422,992 |
| 2025 | 468,370 |
| 2026 | 346,237 |
Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.
Companies 1–50 of 83,507
A–Z by legal name1986 registrations by city
200 citiesLos Angeles6,935San Diego2,811San Francisco2,536Beverly Hills1,248San Jose1,189Irvine990Newport Beach965Sacramento940Santa Monica787Santa Ana695Long Beach673Oakland668Anaheim588Torrance586Encino567Pasadena543Costa Mesa541Fresno537Santa Barbara521Sherman Oaks500New York497Huntington Beach493Woodland Hills481Bakersfield479Glendale441Orange427Palo Alto417Riverside394Van Nuys382Walnut Creek353Stockton348Santa Rosa333Burbank324La Jolla309San Mateo297Fremont282Santa Clara269Westlake Village266Fullerton264Carlsbad259Escondido257Northridge241Tustin240El Cajon238San Rafael238Hayward233Berkeley232Canoga Park232Culver City221Houston219Downey217Laguna Hills215Ventura214Alhambra211Garden Grove205Monterey Park204Inglewood200Marina del Rey199Tarzana197Chatsworth193Mission Viejo193Pleasanton193Gardena191Dallas190Concord188Modesto186North Hollywood185Sunnyvale182Thousand Oaks182Foster City178Studio City178Simi Valley176Redwood City174Palm Springs168Redondo Beach168San Bernardino167Danville166Burlingame165Campbell164Corona163Laguna Niguel163Pacific Palisades161Upland160Oxnard159Chicago158Whittier158Ontario157Menlo Park156Oceanside155Arcadia154Camarillo154Hollywood152San Clemente151La Mesa149Mill Valley149Vista149San Ramon148Cupertino146Napa146Palm Desert146Santa Fe Springs146Chula Vista145Los Gatos145Los Altos143Laguna Beach141Manhattan Beach141Cerritos137Santa Cruz137Fountain Valley136Salinas134Calabasas133Westminster133Lafayette132Malibu132Novato132Mountain View131Roseville131N Hollywood130Covina128Visalia128Pleasant Hill123Redding122Carson121Monterey121San Luis Obispo121San Marcos120Temecula120Brea118San Leandro118Yorba Linda115Diamond Bar114Santa Maria114Sausalito114Pomona113Rancho Cucamonga112Denver110Wilmington110Las Vegas108Phoenix108Rancho Palos Verdes108San Juan Capistrano106Encinitas104Venice104Lancaster103San Gabriel102Del Mar101Valencia101Richmond99Walnut99Fair Oaks98Auburn96Chico96Los Alamitos96San Carlos96Buena Park95Redlands95Agoura Hills94Chino94El Monte94Reseda94Alameda93Carmichael91Corona del Mar91Livermore91Saratoga91Petaluma90City of Industry88Fallbrook88San Pedro87Compton86Placentia86Poway86Rancho Cordova86Newbury Park85Solana Beach85South San Francisco85Sun Valley85Granada Hills84Grass Valley84Milpitas84Portland84Daly City82La Habra82West Covina81Apple Valley80Belmont79Victorville79Davis78Atlanta77Emeryville76Carmel75Vallejo75Glendora74Seattle74San Dimas73Cypress72Fairfield72Rancho Mirage72Hesperia71Rancho Santa Fe70