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[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Startup formations are at a record high.

More companies incorporated on Atlas in Q1 than any quarter ever: up 130% year-over-year. (Delaware incorporations up 38% year-over-year).

[Stripe @stripe]

We’re seeing a structural increase in economic dynamism.

Economic data:
• US non-employer new business applications are up 24% YoY in the first quarter of 2026.
• The number of solopreneurs earning over $100,000 per year has increased a third since 2022.
• New business registrations are up 40% in Finland, 75% in France, 40% in the Netherlands.

Stripe data:
• @Atlas incorporations in the first quarter of 2026 were almost double the same period in 2025.
• As of the first three months of the year, our Atlas ‘2026 class’ is tracking (in aggregate) to 5x the revenue of the ‘25 class.
• Five years ago, 11.6% of companies on Stripe earned most of their revenue outside their home country. That number has since doubled to 22.9%.
• The top 100 AI startups on Stripe sell into a median of 55 markets within their first year. The median earns most of its revenue outside its home country.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

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[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Start building: https://t.co/GuNL1d9UdQ.

[Jeff Weinstein @jeff_weinstein]

stripe @atlas now forms a new company every 12 minutes. (this is one of those down is good charts)

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Atlas startups are monetizing faster.

Companies charging their first customer within 30 days of incorporation rose to an all-time high of 23%, 3x the rate in 2021.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

.@rachvid12 of Amperical AI, Atlas's 100,000th startup, chats with @MbyM about building AI for battery energy storage, growing up without power in India, and the similarities between being a founder and doing a PhD.

[Jeff Weinstein @jeff_weinstein]

Stripe @Atlas recently filed our 50,000th 83(b) election on behalf of founders. 100.00% on time. 🧡

[Patrick Collison @patrickc]

Stripe Atlas just hit 100,000 all-time incorporations.

Q1 2026 is +130% Y/Y.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

@VinMeca Welcome to Atlas! Treasury is a Stripe product for managing business funds on Stripe. Details on eligibility and what features are available depend on your business and region, and is currently in limited public preview: https://t.co/YCKQQAm5yh.

[JR Farr @jrfarr]

After we announced Treasury, users are asking when it will be available in their country.

Well, we just shipped something @Atlas founders have been asking for since day one: a real financial account that works, no matter where you live.

Now with Atlas, you can try Stripe Treasury with a stablecoin-backed card.

Send and receive money globally in dollars. Get a virtual card.

Built right into Stripe.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

@jeff_weinstein @rachvid12 💛

[Jeff Weinstein @jeff_weinstein]

A meaningful stripe @atlas milestone: we just incorporated our 100,000th startup.

Of course, we took a look… and helloworld to https://t.co/3FkYi0Ozhn, co-founded by Dr. Rachana Vidhi: @rachvid12.

She is building AI-powered software for operating large-scale battery energy storage systems to help electricity grid operators improve reliability and cost. How cool!

I had the pleasure to meet her today. Go startups.🔋📈

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

@doolaHQ @stripe 🤝

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

@robjama @stripe Congrats @adennurie_!

[Hayley @hayleyhalv]

The majority of @atlas startup founders are over 35 years old for the first time. We’ve seen a surge in startup formation across all age groups, but the over 35 set has grown the fastest.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

@ShivamB25 Hello—we apologize for the back-and-forth via email support. Please send us a DM with your account details and we’ll look into this for you. https://t.co/ViqesQgQe3

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

New @OpenAI perk for Atlas founders!

Get two free ChatGPT Business seats for two months.

In your dashboard now: https://t.co/GglzrHgv9M.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Reminder: Delaware franchise tax is due this Monday, March 1 for all corporations that operated in 2025. Read our step-by-step guide to calculating and paying your tax: https://t.co/lWaGqdgpFj.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Read the @stripe 2025 annual letter: https://t.co/fWJibiKMKm.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

In 2025, Atlas saw a 41% increase in company formations.

[Stripe Atlas @atlas]

Atlas now incorporates 1 in 4 Delaware corporations.