DFX Intelligence datasets
DFX Intelligence publishes 7 private market datasets; 7 have a live headline figure as of 10 October 2026. Each page states what the dataset covers, how often it moves, where its method and limits are written, and how to cite it.
| Dataset | Headline figure | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Private Equity Firms Dataset | 7,638 private equity firms | 10 October 2026 |
| Venture Capital Firms Dataset | 7,180 venture capital firms | 10 October 2026 |
| Registered Investment Advisers Dataset | 50,634 investment adviser firms | 10 October 2026 |
| Family Offices Dataset | 1,879 family offices | 10 October 2026 |
| Independent Sponsors Dataset | 1,041 independent sponsors | 10 October 2026 |
| Private Credit and BDC Dataset | 2,362 private credit firms | 10 October 2026 |
| Institutional Allocators Dataset | 8,224 institutional allocators | 10 October 2026 |
The figures are the same ones on the statistics pages, read live from the published graph totals. Terms used across the datasets are defined in the glossary, and every source is listed on the sources page.