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New England’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026

New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026

The Boston Globe presents New England’s Fastest-Growing Companies, a special feature on fastest-growing companies in the New England region, to be published in March 2026.

This will be the second time that the Boston Globe, in partnership with Statista, will seek to identify the companies in New England, with the strongest growth rate in revenues between the years 2021 and 2024.

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Benefits
  • New business opportunities
  • Employer branding
  • Effective media coverage
  • Reputation
It is as easy as this
  • Register on Statista
  • Verify your revenue data
  • Enjoy and benefit from your company’s success!

Who is eligible?

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

  • Revenue of at least $100,000 generated in 2021
  • Revenue of at least $1,500,000 generated in 2024
  • The company is independent (the company is not a subsidiary or branch office of any kind).
  • The company is headquartered in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont)
  • The revenue growth between 2021 and 2024 was primarily organic (i.e. “internally” stimulated)

How do I register?

Online registration

Application will be open in August 2025. Meanwhile, you can pre-register here to be contacted for the next edition of the New England’s Fastest-Growing Companies:

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Contact us

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

FAQ

Costs
Do I have to pay to register?
No.
Do I have to pay to be included in the ranking?
Not at all. If included in the ranking, your company is free to celebrate its success via a press release, social media, or a company website. Only businesses that want to use the official seal featuring The Boston Globe and Statista logos with the title New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 have to pay a licence fee, in a one-off payment. The seal will be available after publication of the ranking.
Do I have to purchase New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 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 list are completely free to publicise this fact. The official seal New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026, available for a licence 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 New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 ranking commissioned and paid for by customers?
No, this project has two revenue sources: revenues from licence fees, as outlined above, and advertisements on inquirer.net where the ranking will be published.
Eligibility
Who is eligible to participate?
All companies that meet the above mentioned requirements.
My company is wholly or partly owned by venture capital, private equity firms or investment funds. Can my company still qualify for New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026?
Yes, as long as it complies with the aforementioned criteria.
My company was founded during the course of 2021. Can I still participate?
Yes, as long as it complies with the aforementioned criteria. Additionally there will be a footnote stating that your first fiscal year was incomplete.
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 your executive committee. The form must be submitted via upload link provided in the confirmation email, which you will received after completing the online registration.
Methodology
On what criteria is the ranking of New England's Fastest-Growing Companies determined?
The ranking is determined by the growth in revenue between the years 2021 and 2024.
How will Statista calculate the average growth in revenue of a company?
We use the compound annual growth rate. For example, if a company achieved total revenue of 1,500,000 USD in 2021 and total revenue of 7,500,000 USD in 2024, we calculate an average yearly increase of 71%.
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 2021 and 2024. Which revenue information should I provide?
Please provide the revenue details for the fiscal years which fall predominantly in the calendar years of 2021 and 2024. For example if your company’s fiscal year is from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025, this fiscal year falls mainly in 2024, so use this for 2024 revenues. If your company’s fiscal year is from 01/10/2023 to 30/09/2024, this fiscal year falls mainly in 2024 as well, so use this for 2024 revenues.
Which definition of revenue will be observed in New England's Fastest-Growing Companies list?
Net revenue adjusted for returns, excluding value added tax and derived solely from business activities (excluding any other operating income) as disclosed in your company report.
Are further key data, such as profitability, relevant for New England's Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 ranking?
As a minimum, we require data on revenue growth. However, we also encourage you to add any pre-tax profit information to the registration form. While we state that pre-tax profit is not required, such information will help us better understand your company. Moreover, such transparency is likely to attract more editorial attention to your company in the special report.
Publication
Which information concerning individual companies will be published by The Boston Globe?
The following information may be released about the top companies: the company name, the average growth in revenue and the total revenue for the years of 2021 and 2024. the number of employees in 2021 and 2024, the founding date of the company, the URL of the company website, as well as the location of the head office.
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 Boston Globe and on bostonglobe.com so that the findings can be read and shared by everybody. In advance of this, the successful companies will be informed by post of their inclusion in the list.

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