Company Dataset

Overview

The Company Dataset is a large-scale collection containing detailed information on companies from around the globe. With approximately 24 million rows of data, this dataset offers a rich resource for market research, business intelligence, and machine learning applications focused on company profiling and analysis.

Note: This is a public dataset, freely available for research and analysis purposes.

Dataset Details

• Total Rows: 24M
• Split: Train (24M rows)
• Format: Parquet
• Language: Primarily English

Data Fields

The dataset includes the following attributes for each company:

• name: The official name of the company.
• website: The URL of the company’s website.
• founded: The year (or date) the company was founded.
• size: Information on the company size (e.g., employee count or range).
• locality: The city or locality where the company is located.
• region: The region or state of operation.
• country: The country in which the company is based.
• industry: The sector or industry in which the company operates.
• linkedin_url: The URL to the company’s LinkedIn profile.
• description: A brief description of the company.
• location: Additional location details (if available).
• has_linkedin: Boolean flag indicating whether the company has a LinkedIn profile.
• size_category: A categorical representation of the company’s size (e.g., small, medium, large).

Potential Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze trends and distributions of companies by region, size, and industry.
• Business Intelligence: Enhance business databases with detailed company profiles.
• Machine Learning: Train models for company classification, recommendation systems, or entity resolution tasks.
• Data Enrichment: Integrate with other datasets to improve the quality of business or financial analyses.

Data Source and Creation

This dataset was curated and published by fr3on. The data has been auto-converted to Parquet format to enable efficient storage and fast query performance. It aggregates company information from various public sources, making it a valuable resource for both academic research and industry applications.

Note: As with any large-scale aggregated dataset, please verify the data quality and completeness for your specific use case.

Limitations and Considerations

• Data Quality: Due to the massive scale, there may be inconsistencies or outdated information in some records.
• Coverage: While extensive, the dataset might not include every company worldwide.
• Usage: Intended primarily for research and analytical purposes. Ensure you comply with any relevant privacy or licensing requirements when using this data.

License

This dataset is released under the Apache-2.0 License.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please consider citing it as follows:

@dataset{fr3on_company,
  author       = {fr3on},
  title        = {Company Dataset},
  year         = {2025},
  url          = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/fr3on/company}
}