Know-your-business datasets JSON

OpenSanctions KYB is a group of datasets related to corporate ownership and control. They are published in a well-defined data format and can be used to build complex knowledge graphs and analytical applications.

What is this?

The datasets provide information regarding the control and ownership of companies in various jurisdictions. They are collected from public sources, and are published here in a cleaned and transformed structure, using the FollowTheMoney entity format.

What is it useful for?

Beneficial ownership data is used by businesses that want to understand if they're dealing with risky counterparties, and investigators who want to understand who is behind a particular company.

How can I use the data?

OpenSanctions KYB data is a building block, not an end-user product. Here's some ways you can use it:

  • OpenScreening: We've worked with Linkurious and OpenOwnership to publish a demo application where you can interactively browse and analyse the combined OpenSanctions and KYB datasets.
  • OpenSanctions KYB API: Use our search and matching API if you want to integrate the datasets into a screening process or other application.
  • Bulk data downloads: Fetch the full datasets for download on this page. They can be processed using the FollowTheMoney suite of tools for the command-line, Python and TypeScript.

Contact us about a data license if you plan to rely on the data for commercial use.

How is this different from the default dataset?

Our OpenSanctions default dataset collects entities that are directly or indirectly associated with some risk indication. This doesn't apply to the vast majority of companies.

The KYB datasets represent full company databases, irrespective of risk indications. Some company records from these datasets are routinely added to OpenSanctions core via data enrichment.

Unlike the OpenSanctions core data, the KYB datasets are not de-duplicated. This means that if a source registry publishes multiple records that describe a single person or company, they will be reproduced in this data as-is.

How frequently are datasets updated?

We update most sources once a week. This doesn't apply to data sources which - by their nature - do not change on a regular basis (e.g. the ICIJ OffshoreLeaks database).

Updates also exclude the Russian company database: since the Duma has passed laws which allow sanctioned companies to hide their information in the registry, we're using a static version dated 1. Jan 2022 as the last safe point of reference for Russia.

I want to use this!

Brilliant, come talk to us! The OpenSanctions dataset is free to use for non-commercial purposes, including users from academia, activists and journalists. If you're interested in licensing the data for commercial purposes, please contact us.

ICIJ OffshoreLeaks
Name:icij_offshoreleaks
Summary:Combined data from the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Pandora Papers and other cross-border investigations conducted by ICIJ and its partners.
Publisher:International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
Coverage:up until
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GLEIF Concatenated Data File
Name:gleif
Summary:Base data for all entities which have been issued Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes, as well as the relationships between them.
Publisher:Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
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Companies House (UK) Persons with Significant Control
Name:gb_coh_psc
Summary:The database of beneficial owners of companies incorporated in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Publisher:UK Companies House (United Kingdom)
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Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL)
Name:ru_egrul
Summary:Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.
Publisher:Федеральная Налоговая Служба (Russia)
Coverage:up until
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Ukraine Consolidated State Registry (Edinyy Derzhavnyj Reestr)
Name:ua_edr
Summary:The beneficial ownership database of legal entities registered in Ukraine (EDR)
Publisher:Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Coverage:up until
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State Register of legal entities in the Republic of Moldova
Name:md_companies
Summary:All companies in Moldova, with information on their founders, beneficial owners and directors.
Publisher:Agenția Servicii Publice (Moldova)
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Cyprus company registry
Name:cy_companies
Summary:Cypriot open data on companies, which names their officers but not any shareholders.
Publisher:Department of the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property (Cyprus)
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Denmark Central Business Register (Centrale Virksomhedsregister - CVR)
Name:dk_cvr
Summary:Danish companies have to report beneficial owners (‘reelle ejere’) who directly control a company. Beneficial owners can be Danish or foreign natural persons. Data is collected by the Danish Business Authority.
Publisher:OpenOwnership
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Slovakia Public Sector Partners Register (Register partnerov verejného sektora - RPVS)
Name:sk_rpvs
Summary:Data is collected by the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic in the ‘Register partnerov verejného sektora’ (RPVS), and covers entities benefiting from public funding or conducting business with the state, so-called ‘Partners of Public Sector’.
Publisher:OpenOwnership
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Estonia e-Business Register (E-äriregister)
Name:ee_ariregister
Summary:A collection of all companies registered in Estonia, including directors and beneficial owners.
Publisher:Centre of Registers and Information Systems (Estonia)
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Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Uzņēmumu reģistrs)
Name:lv_business_register
Summary:The Latvian company registry lists directors, shareholders and beneficial owners as well as bank accounts for all companies and traders in the country.
Publisher:Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistrs (Latvia)
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Czechia business register
Name:cz_business_register
Summary:Czech business register with company metadata and directorships as obtained from the open data xml dump by ARES.
Publisher:Administrativní registr ekonomických subjektů (ARES) (Czech Republic)
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US CorpWatch EX-21 Filings
Name:us_corpwatch
Summary:Subsidiary relationship information from Exhibit 21 of companies' 10-K filings with the SEC (global subsidiaries of all publicly-listed companies in the US).
Publisher:CorpWatch (United States)
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Deutsches Handelsregister (OffeneRegister.de)
Name:de_offeneregister
Summary:The OpenCorporates dump of the german companies registry, recent until end of 2018, as published via OffeneRegister.de. Includes companies (HRA/HRB), organizations (VR/GnR/PR) and their officers. For some of the companies there is as well ownership data, but without share values.
Publisher:OffeneRegister.de / OKF DE (Germany)
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OpenOwnership Collection
Name:openownership
Summary:All datasets included in the OpenOwnership Register, an aggregator of datasets published in the BODS data format.
Publisher:OpenOwnership
Datasets:sk_rpvs · gb_coh_psc · lv_business_register · dk_cvr
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OpenSanctions Graph
Name:graph
Publisher:OpenSanctions
Datasets:ua_edr · md_companies · cz_business_register · dk_cvr · ru_egrul · gb_coh_psc · us_corpwatch · cy_companies · icij_offshoreleaks · de_offeneregister · sk_rpvs · ee_ariregister · lv_business_register · gleif
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