(CIANEWS) - The number of companies using virtual headquarters is close to 126,000, up 6% y/y. The share of companies with virtual headquarters in the total number of companies is 23%. Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) analyst Petra Štěpánová pointed out that virtual addresses are often used by small or start-up entrepreneurs for whom renting an office is an unnecessary expense. They are popular among IT companies or creative agencies. She added that companies with virtual offices are riskier compared to the rest of the businesses and D&B records negative events more often with them.