The Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies 2024

In Partnership with the Financial Times, Statista identified The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies. The fourth annual list ranks the 500 American companies with the strongest revenue growth between 2019 and 2022.

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  • New business opportunities
  • Employer branding
  • Effective media coverage
  • Reputation
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Who is eligible?

In order to be included in the ranking your company must meet the following criteria:

To be included in the list of the Americas’ fastest growing companies, a company has to meet the following criteria:

  • Revenue of at least 100,000 USD generated in 2019 (or currency value equivalent according to the average of the actual fiscal year).
  • Revenue of at least 1.5m USD generated in 2022 (or currency value equivalent according to the average of the actual fiscal year).
  • Be independent (the company is not a subsidiary or branch office of any kind).
  • Revenue growth between 2019 and 2022 that was primarily organic (ie “internally” stimulated)

Companies from the following countries are eligible to participate: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Countries that do not use the dollar to express revenues should provide average local currency value equivalent over the course of the relevant fiscal year.

How do I register?

Online registration

Please register with Statista by November 30th, 2023. You can find the form here.

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Verification of revenue information

Your revenue data needs to be verified. Please use this form for this purpose. The form must be signed in person by a Managing Director or a member of your Executive Committee (CEO or CFO). It must then be sent to Statista by email or mail. All necessary address details can be found on the form.

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Should you have any additional questions or would otherwise like to contact us, please email

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FAQ

Costs
Do I have to pay to register?
No.
Do I have to pay to be included in the ranking?
No.
Do I have to purchase The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies 2024 licence in order to point out or make reference to my place in the rankings?
No. All those who apply and make it into the Top 500 are free to publicize this fact. The official seal The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2024, which is available for a license fee, is merely an additional option for those who want to advertise and promote their achievement in a more visually striking manner.
Is the creation of the FT ranking commissioned and paid for by customers?
No, this project has two revenue sources: revenues from license fees, as outlined above, and advertisements in an FT special report where the ranking will be published alongside FT articles on American company growth trends and profiles. The special report, to appear as part of the FT in print and online, is an independent piece of journalism written and commissioned by FT journalists, drawing on the data collected for the ranking.
Eligibility
Who is eligible to participate?
In order to be included in the ranking your company must meet the following criteria: Revenue of at least US $100,000 generated in 2019.¹ Revenue of at least US $1.5 m generated in 2022.¹ Be independent (the company is NOT a subsidiary or branch office of any kind). Be headquartered in one of North, Central or South America countries.² ¹Countries that do not use the dollar to express revenues should provide average local currency value equivalent over the course of the relevant fiscal year ²Eligible to participate are all companies from these countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
My company is wholly or partly owned by venture capital, private equity firms or investment funds. Can my company still qualify for the ranking?
Yes, as long as it complies with the aforementioned criteria. You can find more information in the note on independence here.
My company was founded during the course of 2019. Can I still participate?
Yes.
How do you verify the data provided by participants?
Revenue data are verified through the signing off of this form by the managing director/CEO, the finance director/CFO or a member of the executive committee. The form may be forwarded via email or post.
Dates
When is the registration deadline?
Registration through the online form can be completed until November 30th, 2023.
Until when am I able to submit the revenue verification form?
The deadline for us to receive this document is November 30th, 2023.
Methodology
On what criteria is the ranking of the top companies in the FT ranking determined?
The ranking is determined by the revenue growth between the years 2019 and 2022.
How will Statista calculate the average growth in revenue of a company?
The ranking is determined by the revenue growth between the years 2019 and 2022.
The fiscal year of my company does not coincide with the calendar year. However, the survey and the form ask for the total revenue for the calendar years of 2019 and 2022. Which revenue information should I provide?
Please provide the revenue details for the fiscal years which fall predominantly in the calendar years of 2019 and 2022. For example: 06/01/2022 to 05/31/2023 → use this for 2022 as 7 months were in 2022 10/01/2018 to 09/30/2019 → use this for 2019 as 9 months were in 2019 Special scenario - your fiscal years split the calendar years exactly in half: 07/01/2019 to 06/30/2020 and 07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023 or 07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019 and 07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022 You may use one of these combinations of fiscal years. Just make sure you don’t mix them.
Which definition of revenue will be observed in the FT list?
Net revenue adjusted for returns, excluding value added tax and derived only from business activities (excluding any other operating income) as disclosed in your company report.
Are further key data, such as profitability, relevant for the FT ranking?
As a minimum, we require data on revenue growth. We do not need profit information.
Publication
When will The Americas Fastest Growing Companies 2024 ranking be published?
The ranking will be published in 2024.
Which information concerning individual companies will be published by The Financial Times?
The following information will be released about the top 500 companies: the company name, the average revenue growth and the total revenue for the years of 2019 and 2022, the number of employees in 2019 and 2022, the founding date of the company, the URL of the company website, as well as the location of the head office and the pre-tax profit if provided.
How will I find out whether or not my company has made it into the ranking?
The results of our research will be published in the Financial Times and on FT.com so that the findings can be read and shared by everybody. Before this, the awarded companies will be informed by post of their inclusion in the list.

Disclaimer
The Financial Times and Statista retain the right to change the criteria and/or produce new criteria at any point in the project’s lifetime.