Based on anonymized, aggregated data from more than 3,400 prenuptial agreements started on Trusted Prenup between March 2025 and September 2026. No individual agreement or person is identifiable.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, the median couple starts their prenup 48 days before the wedding: 38% start within 30 days and 56% within 60 days (n = 2,903).
Most couples start when the wedding is close, not when they get engaged: the middle half begin between 18 and 129 days before the date. See how long a prenup takes.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, California accounts for 15% of prenups started, followed by Texas (9%), Florida (8%) and New York (8%); together those four states make up 39% (n = 3,027).
Couples in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. started prenups on Trusted Prenup. Every state sets its own rules; our state guides explain each one.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, 35% of people starting a prenup own a business, about one in three (n = 1,625).
For them, the prenup covers a business as well as salaries and savings. Read more about prenups for business owners.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, 87% of first partners and 78% of second partners are employed, and 85% of couples do not yet own property together (n = 1,625 and 1,790).
The typical couple is two working people who have not bought property together yet, not one wealthy partner protecting a fortune. See what a prenup can cover.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, 45% of couples include a pet clause: 20% name one owner, 16% agree to shared custody and 9% assign each pet to a partner (n = 958).
Couples who only want a pet agreement can create a PetNup.
According to Trusted Prenup’s 2026 prenup statistics, 15% of couples request a translation of their prenup, and Spanish accounts for 42% of the languages requested (n = 822 couples; 141 named a language).
79% of translation requests are for the partner who did not start the prenup. Read about prenups in Spanish.
These figures come from 3,444 prenuptial agreements started on Trusted Prenup between March 26, 2025 and September 9, 2026. Not every couple answered every question, so each figure shows its own sample size. Couples whose wedding date came before their start date are left out of the timing figures. Figures based on fewer than 20 couples are not reported, and no financial terms or dollar amounts are published.
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Start Your Prenup →Based on anonymized, aggregated data from more than 3,400 prenuptial agreements started on Trusted Prenup between March 2025 and September 2026. No individual agreement or person is identifiable.
In this data the median couple starts 48 days before the wedding, and the middle half of couples start between 18 and 129 days before. Some states have timing rules of their own; our state guides cover each one.
California, with 15% of the prenups started on Trusted Prenup, followed by Texas (9%), Florida (8%) and New York (8%).
Yes. 45% of couples in this data include a pet clause: 20% name one owner, 16% agree to shared custody and 9% assign each pet to a partner.
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Trusted Prenup is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. This page reports aggregated statistics about prenuptial agreements started on Trusted Prenup and is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney about your situation.