Name: Failures are sharply lower through August 3, while exits also eased
Creator: Kingscrowd

Kingscrowd market intelligence

Failures are sharply lower through August 3, while exits also eased

Same-date YTD comparison: January 1–August 3 of each year, 2019–2026

OUTCOME EVENTS

Failures declined 57% from 2025 YTD, while exits declined 21%. The narrower gap came from fewer failures.

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Period or category	Failures	Exits
2019	17	5
2020	22	11
2021	27	13
2022	35	17
2023	66	12
2024	59	17
2025	35	14
2026	15	11

Metric class: FLOW. Source: Kingscrowd exit/failure export and Kingscrowd API enrichment; FRED is included where shown. Data through 2026-08-03. Every bar uses the same January 1–August 3 window; no full-year totals are shown.