Companies in Ceará, Brazil
288,553 company records from the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry), 288,553 active, data as of 2026-10-10: sectors, municipalities, size and age mix, monthly openings.
Ceará has 288,553 company records in the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) (288,553 active), 2.7% of Brazil's total and the 9th largest of 27 states (data as of 2026-10-10). The largest sectors are wholesale and retail (68,097), other services (33,605), business support services (29,976). Relative to the national mix, energy and utilities is the most over-represented sector (location quotient 2.87).
Fortaleza is the largest municipality with 139,434 active companies (48.3%), ahead of Juazeiro do Norte and Eusebio. The median active company is 5.7 years old and 34% were registered in the last three years. 35,932 new businesses were registered in the 12 months to September 2026, +22.6% on the previous 12 months, against +20.8% for Brazil as a whole. 97.1% of the active records are in the clean B2B universe (private, not sole-owner, name unmasked) and size is known for 69% of them. 11.0% of the active companies have a website or corporate domain in the file.
Companies by sector
LQ = location quotient: the section's share of Ceará divided by its share of Brazil. Above 1 = over-represented. Linked sectors have their own Ceará page.
New businesses per month in Ceará
Head offices of private, non-sole-owner companies by opening date (data de abertura), outside public administration and associations; last 24 complete months.
Show the numbers
| Month | Openings |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3,392 |
| August 2026 | 3,282 |
| July 2026 | 3,291 |
| June 2026 | 2,971 |
| May 2026 | 2,954 |
| April 2026 | 2,882 |
| March 2026 | 3,399 |
| February 2026 | 3,164 |
| January 2026 | 3,298 |
| December 2025 | 2,326 |
| November 2025 | 2,275 |
| October 2025 | 2,698 |
| September 2025 | 2,867 |
| August 2025 | 2,532 |
| July 2025 | 2,838 |
| June 2025 | 2,503 |
| May 2025 | 2,532 |
| April 2025 | 2,501 |
| March 2025 | 2,069 |
| February 2025 | 2,784 |
| January 2025 | 3,416 |
| December 2024 | 1,592 |
| November 2024 | 1,783 |
| October 2024 | 1,884 |
New businesses per month, Ceará.
Largest municipalities
| City / municipality | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 139,434 | 48.3% |
| Juazeiro do Norte | 10,154 | 3.5% |
| Eusebio | 9,238 | 3.2% |
| Caucaia | 8,738 | 3.0% |
| Maracanau | 7,176 | 2.5% |
| Sobral | 6,968 | 2.4% |
| Aquiraz | 3,354 | 1.2% |
| Crato | 3,207 | 1.1% |
| Tiangua | 2,794 | 1.0% |
| Iguatu | 2,670 | 0.9% |
Size mix
| size_class | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|
| micro | 170,079 | 58.9% |
| small | 29,427 | 10.2% |
| unknown | 89,047 | 30.9% |
Brazil: 'unknown' is the registry's 'demais' band, companies above the small-business revenue ceiling or not classified.
Company age
| Company age | Active | Share |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 year | 40,856 | 14.2% |
| 1–3 years | 58,100 | 20.1% |
| 3–5 years | 35,515 | 12.3% |
| 5–10 years | 48,316 | 16.7% |
| 10–20 years | 56,660 | 19.6% |
| 20 years or more | 49,106 | 17.0% |
Preview: 10 companies
| Company | City | ISIC division | Size | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. H. V. DE MIRANDA SERVICOS LTDA | Vicosa do Ceara | 82 Office administrative, office support and ot… | micro | 2025 |
| ARAUJO E OLIVEIRA PANIFICADORA E CONFEITARIA LTDADANIEL'S BAKERY | Fortaleza | 10 Manufacture of food products | micro | 2019 |
| CLINICA 06 DENTARIA TRISTAO GONCALVES LTDA | Fortaleza | 86 Human health activities | micro | 2022 |
| ASSOCIACAO COMUNITARIA DOS MORADORES DO GOVERNO I | Quixada | 94 Activities of membership organizations | unknown | 1989 |
| BARCELAR & BARCELAR REPRESENTACOES E COMERCIO LTDA | Fortaleza | 46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles an… | micro | 1986 |
| CONDOMINIO ALABAMA | Fortaleza | 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities | unknown | 2002 |
| LOPES & LOPES ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS | Fortaleza | 69 Legal and accounting activities | unknown | 2015 |
| MR HOLDING E PARTICIPACOES SOCIETARIAS LTDAMR HOLDING E PARTICIPACOES | Fortaleza | 64 Financial service activities, except insuran… | unknown | 2025 |
| LX CONSULTORIA FINANCEIRA LTDALX CONSULTORIA FINANCEIRA | Fortaleza | 66 Activities auxiliary to financial service an… | small | 2022 |
| WS LOGISTICA E COMERCIO LTDADECORE & COMEMORE | Eusebio | 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines | micro | 2020 |
Ten companies in Ceará drawn at random (seeded) from the clean B2B universe: active, private, not sole-owner, head office. Same public fields as the free samples; no contact data.
Questions about Ceará
How many companies are registered in Ceará?
288,553 records in the Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) as of 2026-10-10: 288,553 active and 280,073 in the clean B2B universe (active, private, not sole-owner, name unmasked).
What are the largest sectors in Ceará?
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles (68,097); Other service activities (33,605); Administrative and support service activities (29,976).
Which municipalities in Ceará have the most companies?
Fortaleza (139,434), Juazeiro do Norte (10,154), Eusebio (9,238) active companies.
How many new companies opened in Ceará in the last 12 months?
35,932 businesses in the 12 months to September 2026 (+22.6% year on year), by opening date (data de abertura), head offices of private non-sole-owner companies.
Can I buy a list of companies in Ceará?
Yes: a custom cut of Ceará by sector, city, size or age costs US$450 (CSV and Parquet, two business days), the whole Brazil file is quoted on request, and an annual licence with refreshes starts at US$2,900.
Other states in Brazil
Need a list of companies in Ceará?
Sector, city, size, age, website: a custom cut costs US$450 and ships in two business days with the row count agreed first.