Prop firm statistics (2026)
Counts and distributions from the firms in our own database — no outside industry figures. Data as of 24 September 2026.
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Prop firm statistics at a glance
Prop Firm Pal tracks 633 prop firms and lists 81 with enough published data to compare. Among listed firms, the median evaluation price to a $100,000 account is $429 (half fall between $350 and $548). 45% of listed firms that state a profit split offer 90% or more on at least one account. Of 384 firms with three months of traffic estimates, 149 lost more than 40% of their traffic over the three months to August 2026.
How many prop firms are there
Every firm record Prop Firm Pal publishes, and the 81 with enough published data to compare.
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Challenge prices
The cheapest one-, two- or three-step evaluation to a $100,000 account, in US dollars, for the 69 listed firms that sell one. Prices under $50 are left out as promotional.
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Median price
Medians over every US-dollar evaluation plan at that size. Each size links to its plans.
Profit splits
The highest profit split each listed firm offers on any account, for the 78 that state one.
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Drawdown types
How the maximum drawdown is measured, as each listed firm states it. A firm with any trailing plan is counted as trailing.
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Payout frequency
The payout schedules the 77 listed firms with one on record state. A firm with several schedules is counted under each, so shares add up to more than 100%.
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See the firms themselves: prop firms with daily payouts and prop firms with no consistency rule.
Challenge types and platforms
What listed firms sell, and the platforms they offer. A firm selling several types or platforms is counted under each.
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Closures and traffic trends
Operating status as each firm’s own website states it, and three-month website traffic estimates to August 2026.
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An offline website is not proof a firm has closed; it is recorded separately from a closure the firm announced.
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Trends cover the 384 of 531 firms with at least three months of traffic estimates. Falling traffic is not proof a firm is in trouble. Every firm, band by band, is on the prop firm health tracker.
How these statistics are made
Every number on this page is computed from Prop Firm Pal’s own database when the site is built, and each table names the firms it counts. “Tracked” means every firm record we publish; “listed” means the firms we hold enough on to compare — verified by a person, or sourced from the firm’s own website and cited. Prices, splits, drawdown and payout figures come from listed firms only, so a firm we know nothing about is never counted as a “no”.
The ranking these figures sit beside is explained on the methodology page. To cite a figure, link to this page and give the date above.
FAQs — prop firm statistics
Answered from the figures on this page.
How many prop firms are there?
Prop Firm Pal tracks 633 prop firms. 81 of them publish enough — prices, rules and payout terms — to be compared side by side; the rest are in the directory with what little they state.
How much does a $100k prop firm challenge cost?
Among the 69 listed firms that sell one, the cheapest evaluation to a $100,000 account has a median price of $429. Half cost between $350 and $548.
What is the most common prop firm profit split?
80% is the most common maximum profit split: 38 of the 78 listed firms that state a split top out there.
How often do prop firms pay out?
Of the 77 listed firms with a payout schedule on record, the most common schedule is every two weeks (29 firms). 8 state a daily schedule on at least one account.
Do most prop firms use trailing or static drawdown?
52 listed firms use a trailing maximum drawdown on at least one plan and 18 use only static; the rest do not state which.
How many prop firms are shutting down?
0 tracked firms say on their own website that they have closed and 1 that they are winding down; 85 more had a website offline when last checked, which is not proof of closure. Separately, 149 of 384 firms with traffic estimates lost more than 40% of their traffic over the three months to August 2026.
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A proprietary trading firm, also known as a prop firm, is a company that provides traders with access to funded trading accounts. Instead of risking your own capital, you trade the firm’s funds and earn a share of the profits. Most prop firms require traders to pass an evaluation or challenge that tests consistency, risk management, and profitability before granting a funded account.
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