• A corporation fails every 3 minutes
  
  
• A new business is formed every 58 seconds
  
  
• A company name change occurs every 15 minutes
  
  
• A business files for bankruptcy every 8 minutes
  
  
• A directorship changes every 32 seconds
  
  
• A share ownership change happens every 6 minutes
  
  
• A company changes control every 15 minutes
  
  
• A new set of accounts are keyed in every 36 seconds
  
  
• A business address changes every 15 seconds
  
  
• A business telephone number changes every 24 seconds
  
  
• D&B’s database is updated every 3.9 seconds

The world’s most comprehensive commercial database

D&B manages the world’s most valuable commercial database with information on 100 million companies. Business information is gathered in over 200 countries, in 82 languages or dialects, covering 181 monetary currencies. The database is refreshed over 1.5 million times a day as part of our commitment to provide accurate, comprehensive information to our customers globally.