What we count
The number of goods and services classes specified in trademark applications worldwide.
Trademark application class counts this year
Trademark application class counts worldwide so far this year, based on WIPO's latest global total, and why classes are not the same as new brands.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
2,296,027patent applications this year
What lies behind this number
The number of goods and services classes specified in trademark applications worldwide.
How the source derives it
WIPO uses class counts because some offices accept one class per application while others allow several classes in one filing.
What one number cannot show
This is not the number of new brands or registrations. One application can contain several classes and some applications are not registered.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value reported by WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025 for 2024.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the calendar year.
Annual value15,200,000application classes
- Period
- 2024
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025
How the number is calculated
We distribute the latest published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value15,200,0002024 · application classes
Average per day41,616even annual distribution
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025 reports the annual value used by the calculation for 2024.
Elapsed share
We calculate the share corresponding to time elapsed since the start of the calendar year. The counter restarts at the beginning of a new year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025 and refers to 2024. It is the latest value published by this source. WIPO uses class counts because some offices accept one class per application while others allow several classes in one filing.
Latest published and verified source value
Primary data source
WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025
Source edition: 2025
Open source ↗- Publisher
- WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2025
- Data period
- 2024
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation