E-residents contribute a record 125 million euros to state revenue

E-residents contribute a record 125 million euros to state revenue

TALLINN - The year 2025 was a record-breaking one for the e-Residency program. E-residents established 5,556 companies last year, a 15 percent y...

Estonia’s e-Residency posts record revenues – but the small print matters

Estonia’s digital nation likes clean stories: a borderless ID, thousands of new firms, and a record €125 million for the treasury; the messier truth is that much of the gain is concentrated, partly time-driven – and a long way from the early dream of 10 million e-residents. Estonia’s e-Residency programme is enjoying a vintage year on paper. A government press release says that in 2025 e-residents founded 5,556 new companies – up 15 per cent on …