Over 18,000 new companies have already been established in 2024

Of the more than 18,000 new companies, 69.5% (or about 12,000) are limited liability companies (LLCs). In second place are public organizations, with over 1,700 registered, making up 9.7%. Charitable organizations come in third, with 1,100 new registrations (6.5%).

New farming enterprises and homeowners associations (HOAs) make up just 2.9% and 2.4% of the total, respectively.

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The highest number of new companies were registered in Kyiv, with 5.6 thousand or 31% of the total. Next is the Lviv region, with 1.5 thousand new companies, making up 8.2%. The Dnipropetrovsk region rounds out the top three with 1.4 thousand, or 7.9%.

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Opendatabot has compiled a top 20 list of the funniest names of new businesses created in 2024. The most creative names were found among charitable foundations and public organizations:

• CF “Red Ivanivka Witches”
• CF “Combat Cats”
• PO “Tail Team”
• CF “Cotton United”
• PO “United by Narnia”
• PO “Legs in Hands”
• CF “Tireless Hedgehogs”
• PO “Magic Kick”
• PO “Gone and Done”

Cafés and restaurants also stood out with their names:

• LLC “Bitch Love” (catering)
• LLC “Spread with Honey” (catering)
• LLC “At Uncle Ashot’s” (catering)

The list of the most creative businesses also includes:

• LLC “Family Shrimp” (fish farming)
• LLC “Samurai Bees” (aerial vehicles)
• LLC “Anti-Orc Solution” (manufacturing)
• LLC “Pes Patron Construction” (construction)
• LLC “Mr. Packman” (waste recycling)
• LLC “Carefree Elephant” (online store)
• LLC “To and Fro” (transportation)
• LLC “ST CosaNostra” (property management)