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CEO lead list: 2,559,138 US CEOs

Counted on November 13, 2026 with the same filters as a Search lane. 831,460 have a mobile and 2,183,895 a work email. Your own count is free, and after that it's 100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription.

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2,559,138
US CEOs at US-headquartered companies
831,460
with a mobile number (32%)
2,183,895
with a work email (85%)

Counted on , and recounted every month.

Selling to CEOs

The CEO title covers very different jobs. At a ten-person agency the CEO is also head of sales, signs every contract and often answers their own phone. At a company with thousands of staff the CEO sets direction, talks to the board and investors, and almost never evaluates a vendor personally.

That split decides how to sell to them. Small-company CEOs buy directly and quickly, and respond to plain messages about revenue, cash, hiring or time saved. Larger-company CEOs are worth reaching for partnerships, board-level services and executive search, or as a respectful route to the right VP: a short note that names the problem, and an ask for the best person to talk to.

The filters behind the numbers

The same filters you'd set in a Search lane. Change any of them in your own lane and the free estimate recounts.

  • Job title contains "chief executive officer" or "CEO" (so founder & CEO, owner/CEO and deputy CEO count)
  • Leaves out assistants and staff in the office of the CEO
  • People in the US, at US-headquartered companies
The same filters as an API lane
{
  "countries": [
    "United States"
  ],
  "titles_include": [
    "chief executive officer",
    "ceo"
  ],
  "titles_exclude": [
    "assistant",
    "to the ceo",
    "office of the ceo",
    "chief of staff"
  ],
  "conditions": null
}

What comes with every CEO

One price per person, and everything we have on them comes with it: every mobile with its own do-not-call flag, emails with their check result, and the company. A column is blank when we don't have that detail.

Who they are

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Job Title
  • Seniority
  • Department
  • Headline
  • Title History
  • Employer History
  • Education

How to reach them

  • Business Email
  • Email Status
  • Personal Email
  • Mobile
  • Mobile on DNC
  • All Mobiles
  • Direct Phone
  • Company Phone
  • LinkedIn

Their company

  • Company
  • Website
  • Industry
  • NAICS
  • Employees
  • Revenue Range
  • Company Address
  • Company LinkedIn
  • Company Description

Home and household

  • Home City
  • Home State
  • Age Range
  • Gender
  • Household Income
  • Net Worth
  • Homeowner
  • Married
  • Children at Home

Pay per CEO, once

100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription. The count and the estimate are free, you pay only for the people you export, from a prepaid balance, and anyone you've bought before is left out of every later export.

Search prices

Per person exported, falling as you export more in a month

5¢a person, falling to 2.5¢
People this monthEach
First 50,0005¢
50,001 – 250,0004¢
Above 250,0002.5¢

50,000 in a month cost $2,500; 250,000 in a month cost $10,500. Only the people inside each band get its price.

What this list costs

At those prices, exported in one month.

PeopleCost
1,000 CEOs$50
10,000 CEOs$500
All 831,460 with a mobile$25,037
All 2,559,138 CEOs$68,228

Add $250 or more to your balance to export. Require a mobile or a work email in your lane and only people who have one are exported, so you never pay for anyone you can't reach.

Set up this list in 2 minutes

Or describe who you want in plain words and use Fill in for me, which sets the filters for you.

  1. 01

    Add a Search lane

    Create an account and add a Search lane. Lanes, counts and estimates are free; nothing is charged until you export.

  2. 02

    Set the filters

    In Job titles, add ceo and chief executive officer, and add assistant, to the ceo and office of the ceo under Leave out titles. Leave US-headquartered companies only on, and under Each person must have, switch on A mobile number or A business email.

  3. 03

    Count, then export

    The free estimate counts who matches right now, leaving out anyone you already have, and emails you when it's ready, usually within the hour. Pick how many to export and see the price first.

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Counts as of November 13, 2026. Your own count is free and leaves out anyone you already have; after that it's 100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription.

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How many CEOs are there in the US?

2,559,138 people in the US at US-headquartered companies match this list's filters, counted on November 13, 2026. 831,460 (32%) have a mobile and 2,183,895 (85%) a work email. Your own count can differ: it leaves out anyone you've already bought and anyone on your exclusion list.

Does the CEO list include founders and owners?

Yes, when their title says CEO, as in "Founder & CEO" or "Owner/CEO". Founders and owners whose title doesn't mention CEO are on the business owners list (9,829,505 people).

Can I get only CEOs of mid-size companies?

Yes. Set Company size in your Search lane and the free estimate counts exactly that slice.

How much does a CEO lead list cost?

100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription. Search is 5¢ a person for the first 50,000 in a month, 4¢ up to 250,000, then 2.5¢, paid from a prepaid balance. So 1,000 CEOs cost $50. The estimate is free, you only pay for the people you export, and anyone you've bought before is never charged again.

How current are the contacts?

Every record is refreshed at least every 90 days and pulled live when you export, so job changes since our count show up in your file. The numbers on this page are recounted every month.