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Employee Ownership by the Numbers

NCEO’s data page summarizing ESOP prevalence, participants, assets, leverage, and other employee ownership statistics.

Source: National Center for Employee OwnershipAdded June 12, 2026Published 2026
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Why it matters

Founders and operators benefit from knowing the scale and maturity of the ESOP field before treating it as niche or experimental.

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Research-backed introductions, investor education, policy work, and internal presentations about ESOP adoption.

This is one of the most useful data sources for grounding ESOP conversations. It helps readers understand how many ESOPs exist, how many participants are covered, and how ESOP assets and leverage show up across the field.

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