Weekly report: France leads weekly growth as United Arab Emirates climbs to tenth
Published October 31, 2026
Overall network growth
Between 25 October 2026 and 31 October 2026, the Peppol network added +132,495 participants, an increase of 1.6%. The total rose from 8,390,267 seven days ago to 8,522,762.
Participants are distinct Peppol participant identifiers, not companies. Some countries register organisations under two identifier schemes.
Countries with the most growth
France recorded the largest increase this week, adding +101,342 participants, or 2.2%, to reach a total of 4,752,107. France remained in first place and extended its lead, with its ranking unchanged from last week.
United Arab Emirates delivered the second-largest absolute increase and the fastest relative growth among countries with a base of at least 10,000. Its participant count rose by +15,348, or 78.5%, to 34,888. The country climbed four places, moving from 14th last week to tenth this week.
Slovakia added +7,552 participants, representing growth of 60.4%, and now has 20,053. It climbed from 18th to 15th place, overtaking Germany in the participant ranking.
Belgium grew by +3,924 participants, or 0.2%, taking its total to 2,168,335. It remained in second place, unchanged from last week.
Germany added +1,155 participants, an increase of 7.5%, to reach 16,556. Despite that growth, it moved down from 15th to 16th place this week.
Milestones reached this week
- The Peppol network passed 8,500,000 participants.
- Access Point API FIRST passed 5,000 participants.
- United Arab Emirates passed 25,000 participants.
- United Arab Emirates overtook United Kingdom to reach tenth place by participant count.
- Slovakia overtook Germany to reach 15th place by participant count.