SEC Publishes Updated Market Statistics, Highlighting Increase in IPOs and Proceeds Raised

What happened

These and other statistics can be found on the SEC’s public statistics and data visualizations webpage . Follow-on offerings : There were 557 follow-on registered offerings raising over $111 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with 505 offerings raising nearly $84 billion in the first half of 2025.

The webpage provides statistics presented in time series charts to show market trends, pie charts to show distribution across different categories, as well as heat maps to show geographic distributions. The visuals are interactive and downloadable, thus allowing the public to explore the information they are interested in. It provides high-quality economic and statistical analyses to inform Commission rulemaking and oversight, and helps identify and respond to emerging issues, trends, and innovations in the marketplace.

Key facts

• These and other statistics can be — found: on the SEC’s public statistics and data visualizations webpage
• The webpage — provides: statistics presented in time series charts to show market trends, pie charts to show distribution across different categories, as well as heat maps to show geographic distributions
• It — provides: high-quality economic and statistical analyses to inform Commission rulemaking and oversight, and helps identify and respond to emerging issues, trends, and innovations in the marketplace