The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 5,003 new companies in October 2026, bringing the total number of registered companies in the country to 321,794.
The SECP said its eZfile portal, integrated with federal and provincial systems, facilitated 99.9% of the new registrations online, highlighting the continued shift towards digital company incorporation.
Private Limited Companies Lead Registrations
Private limited companies accounted for the largest share of new incorporations, with 2,773 registrations, representing 55.4% of the total.
Single member companies followed with 2,079 registrations, or 41.6%. The remaining incorporations included:
- 105 Limited Liability Partnerships (2.1%)
- 39 Section 42 not-for-profit licensed companies (0.8%)
- 4 public companies
- 2 foreign companies
- 1 trade organisation
Punjab Records Highest Number of New Companies
Punjab led provincial and regional registrations with 2,663 new companies, accounting for 53.2% of the total.
Islamabad Capital Territory ranked second with 934 incorporations (18.7%), followed by Sindh with 751 (15%) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 382 (7.7%).
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Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 162 new companies (3.2%), while Balochistan registered 111 companies (2.2%).
IT Sector Tops Industry-Wise Registrations
The Information Technology sector recorded the highest number of new incorporations, with 991 companies.
Trading followed with 767 registrations, while the Services sector recorded 594. Other prominent sectors included Construction (295), Food and Beverages (219), Tourism (213), Real Estate Development (170), E-Commerce (170), Education (152) and Textile (113).
A further 1,319 companies were registered across other sectors.
Foreign Investors Participate in New Incorporations
The newly incorporated companies also attracted participation from 173 foreign investors representing various countries.
China accounted for the largest share, with 129 investors, followed by Germany with six, the United States with five and the United Kingdom with three.
Turkey, Canada, Brazil, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands each contributed two investors. Another 14 investors came from other countries.
The foreign participants included five foreign corporate entities, while the remaining 168 were individual investors.
Female Representation in Corporate Leadership
Gender-based data covering shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), directors and chief executives showed that males continued to make up the majority across all categories.
Female representation was highest among shareholders and directors, standing at 13% in each category. Women accounted for 11% of UBOs and 8% of chief executives.
The October figures reflect continued growth in company registrations, alongside the expanding use of digital incorporation services and participation from domestic and foreign investors.
