Space Industry Statistics
Comprehensive analytics and insights about the global space industry database.
1735
Total Companies
77
Countries
138
Categories
95
Public Companies
11
With Funding Data
1735
Mapped Locations
New Space Tracker directory, Apr 2026 — all counts are New Space Tracker aggregations, not third-party totals.
Company Status
New Space Tracker directory, Apr 2026
operational 1206 (70%)
development 339 (20%)
public 90 (5%)
acquired 68 (4%)
defunct 20 (1%)
merged 5 (0%)
restructured 4 (0%)
private 3 (0%)
Entity Types
New Space Tracker directory, Apr 2026
commercial 1369
government 158
academic 78
startup 69
nonprofit 59
defense-contractor 1
scaleup 1
Companies by Country (Top 15)
New Space Tracker directory, Apr 2026
#1 United States
748 (43%)
#2 United Kingdom
119 (7%)
#3 France
76 (4%)
#4 Germany
68 (4%)
#5 Japan
58 (3%)
#6 India
54 (3%)
#7 China
50 (3%)
#8 Canada
48 (3%)
#9 Australia
41 (2%)
#10 Spain
37 (2%)
#11 Switzerland
30 (2%)
#12 Italy
29 (2%)
#13 South Korea
27 (2%)
#14 Israel
26 (1%)
#15 Netherlands
24 (1%)
Top Categories (Top 15)
New Space Tracker taxonomy, Apr 2026
satellite manufacturing 290 satellite communications 261 research 198 launch services 194 propulsion 193 earth observation 192 defense 161 aerospace 152 space technology 148 spacecraft components 146 data services 140 satellite services 126 software 125 small satellites 121 analytics 111
View all categories Companies by Founding Decade
New Space Tracker directory, Apr 2026 — founding years from company records and regulatory filings
1
1680s
3
1810s
1
1820s
4
1840s
1
1850s
9
1860s
7
1870s
5
1880s
8
1890s
5
1900s
14
1910s
18
1920s
11
1930s
35
1940s
43
1950s
78
1960s
47
1970s
91
1980s
110
1990s
204
2000s
700
2010s
322
2020s