Ms. Aromman Sapphathaweetham, Director-General of the Department of Business Development The Ministry of Commerce revealed that the Department of Business Development analyzed the new business registration situation in August 2025 and found 7,641 new businesses established, an increase of 42 (0.55%) compared to August 2024 (7,599). Registered capital stood at 23.189 billion baht, an increase of 5.539 billion baht (31.38%) compared to August 2024 (17.65 billion baht) and an increase of 1.171 billion baht (5.32%) compared to July 2025. The top three businesses with the highest number of new business establishments were: 1) general building construction (592 businesses) with registered capital of 997 million baht; 2) real estate (360 businesses) with registered capital of 1.676 billion baht; and 3) restaurant/restaurant businesses (293 businesses) with registered capital of 935 million baht. These represent 7.75%, 4.71%, and 3.83% of the total business establishments in August 2025, respectively.

August 2025, there are 3 businesses with registered capital exceeding 1,000 million baht, total registered capital value of 6,366 million baht, namely NextDC Group (TH) Co., Ltd. with registered capital of 3,440 million baht, engaged in the development and operation of data center services; KJP Holding Co., Ltd. with registered capital of 1,586 million baht, engaged in joint investment with juristic persons, individuals, organizations, and institutions both domestically and internationally in all types of business; and Narathiwat City Co., Ltd. with registered capital of 1,340 million baht, engaged in real estate investment. (not securities businesses)

Director-General Aromman further stated that the number of new establishments during the first eight months of 2025 (January-August 2025) was 59,189, a decrease of 2,630 (4.25%) compared to the same period in 2024 (61,819). Meanwhile, registered capital reached 194,347 million baht, an increase of 7,914 million baht (4.24%) compared to the same period in 2024 (186,433 million baht). The top three businesses with the highest number of new establishments were: 1) general building construction (4,699), 2) real estate (3,619), and 3) restaurants/restaurants (2,411), representing 7.94%, 6.11%, and 4.07% of the total business registrations during the first eight months of 2025, respectively.

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