FisherLeadsThe State of New Business Websites
A monthly report on newly launched business websites, new local and service businesses whose sites went live in August 2026: the trades launching most, how fast, and where, from public signals the day each site appears.
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The trades launching most
Home and local services lead the new-business wave. HVAC is the single largest, 2.3% of all new businesses this month.
Every trade FisherLeads classifies, by share of new service businesses in August 2026. Full list below.
| # | Name | New sites | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HVAC | 2,752 | 2.3% |
| 2 | Cleaning | 2,684 | 2.2% |
| 3 | Real Estate | 2,533 | 2.1% |
| 4 | Plumbing | 2,530 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Roofing | 2,452 | 2% |
| 6 | Landscaping | 2,060 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Remodeling | 1,895 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Junk Removal | 1,536 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Pest Control | 1,247 | 1% |
| 10 | Dental | 1,109 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Garage Door | 1,045 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Appliance Repair | 998 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Electrical | 961 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Salon/Spa | 912 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Painting | 902 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Auto Repair | 900 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Legal | 755 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Moving | 742 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Financial | 658 | 0.5% |
| 20 | General Contractor | 621 | 0.5% |
Where they launch
United States leads, with 59.1% of new service businesses this month.
| # | Name | New sites | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 71,681 | 59.1% |
| 2 | India | 4,345 | 3.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3,792 | 3.1% |
| 4 | Brazil | 3,311 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Canada | 2,742 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Germany | 2,508 | 2.1% |
| 7 | France | 2,219 | 1.8% |
| 8 | TR | 1,587 | 1.3% |
| 9 | RU | 1,254 | 1% |
| 10 | Australia | 1,123 | 0.9% |
| 11 | Spain | 1,102 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SA | 993 | 0.8% |
| 13 | AR | 946 | 0.8% |
| 14 | BD | 936 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Italy | 926 | 0.8% |
| 16 | IR | 906 | 0.7% |
| 17 | CO | 809 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Poland | 788 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Netherlands | 635 | 0.5% |
| 20 | CN | 497 | 0.4% |
Methodology
The FisherLeads Index counts new stores and businesses that FisherLeads verified as real, live and newly launched, detected from public launch signals (new SSL certificates and domain records). It is not a claim of every store launched worldwide. This report covers August 2026.
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