Sources & Citations
All statistics on the homepage are cited from the following sources.
Forbes Advisor
Startup Failure Rates
Statistics on startup failure within first year, five years, and ten years.
- •~20% fail within first year
- •~50% fail within five years
- •~65% fail within ten years
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - TED
Business Employment Dynamics
Survival rates for new businesses. BLS data shows survival often around 80%+ in year one for many regions.
- •Majority of new businesses survive year one in many regions
CB Insights
The Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail
Analysis of startup failure reasons based on post-mortem data.
- •42% fail due to no market need
- •29% fail because they ran out of cash