Dun & Bradstreet is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight. Organizations use D&B to grow and protect their business in the following areas:• Sales and Marketing• Commercial Risk• Supply Chain ManagementD&B provides two solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability; and D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to provide data management capabilities that provide effective and cost efficient marketing solutions and to convert prospects into clients by enabling business professionals to research companies, executives and industries.We collect data from over 30,000 sources, including yours, and put it through our rigorous DUNSRight® Quality Process. Our proprietary and patented processes and expert staff of industry-specific business analysts and data experts offer unbiased, unique insights on the top 43,000 global companies, including publicly traded and private ones. You get one clear picture of your business universe with de-duplicated records, additional company and contact information, and related businesses linked in corporate families.These powerful tools help to identify profitable opportunities, fuel growth, and realize positive bottom-line and top-line results.Total companies in the database: 236.2 million134.9 million active companies in the database available for risk, supply, sales & marketing and e-business decisions.101.3 million inactive companies available with historical information for file matching and data cleansing purposes.Active companies by Region:Africa: 1,425,383Asia Pacific: 33,411,260Europe: 54,239,017Middle East: 1,380,078Latin America: 16,887,255North America: 27,517,173Grand Total: 134,860,166