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OpenCorporates

OpenCorporates is a website that shares data on corporations under the copyleft Open Database License. The company, OpenCorporates Ltd,[b][3] was incorporated on 18 December 2010[2] by Chris Taggart and Rob McKinnon, and the website was officially launched on 20th.[4]

Type of site

Public records database

English

OpenCorporates Ltd

Optional[a]

20 December 2010 (2010-12-20)

Active

Data is sourced from national business registries in 140 jurisdictions, and presented in a standardised form. Collected data comprises the name of the entity, date of incorporation, registered addresses, and the names of directors. Some data, such as the ownership structure, is contributed by users.[5][6]

Usage[edit]

The service has been used to study public procurement data,[13] online hiring market,[14] to visualize and analyze company data[15][16][17] to analyze tax havens, illicit activities of companies.[18]

List of company registers

Corporate Registers Forum

European business register

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Official website