Akaunting Update: January 2026

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56% of small businesses experienced late payments in 2025, with an average outstanding invoice balance of $17,500 (QB report). This shows that “Net 30” can often become “Net 45” or “Net 60” for many small firms.

In this update, we highlight what this reality means for small-business cash flow and how Akaunting’s product and community growth in 2025 help small businesses stay on top of billing, reporting, and growth.

Over the past year, Akaunting welcomed 30% more new and active users. We saw significant adoption spikes across regions and launched features and apps that greatly benefited small business owners.

In this January newsletter, you will find the important numbers, the features users liked best, and one practical tip you can use today to improve invoice delivery and collections.

Read on for the highlights, trends by country, and a quick guide to making Net 30 work for your business.

January 2026 Newsletter

Did you know? In 2025, 56% of small businesses had outstanding invoices totaling an average of $17,500.

While “Net 30” (payment due in 30 days) remains the industry standard for B2B contracts, this statistic reveals that for more than half of small businesses, Net 30 is effectively becoming Net 45 or Net 60 without the added benefit of interest.

Here’s a smart guide on how to make the Net 30 Payment Terms work for you.

2025 User Insights

We added 30% New and Active users and saw growth in users from North and South America.

The most activity by Country 🌍

– The USA (remained top with the most Active users, growing by 27%)
– India (grew by 34%)
– Pakistan (grew by 11%)
– Canada, Indonesia, and South Africa saw a rise in user activity

The top countries with the highest growth in new users were Tunisia (+150%), Canada (+137%), Costa Rica (+136%), Bolivia (+134%), and Ireland (+132%).

🔎 What users did the most

Here’s a snapshot of the most popular actions performed in 2025:

– Create invoices: Most activity from the United States, Malaysia, and the UAE.
– Create expenses: Most activity from the United States, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
– Create items: Most activity from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the U.A.E
– Create Income: Most activity from the United States, Malaysia, and Mexico.
– Send Invoices: Most activity from the United States, Indonesia, and Australia.

📈 What users adopted fastest in 2025

+529% in POS Order Transactions — especially popular with users in Nigeria.
+410% in Creating New Dashboards — popular with users in the United States and China.
+244% in Adding Widgets to Dashboard — very popular with users in the United States and China.

Top Purchased Apps

These three apps were the top purchased.

Highest Increases in Paid Subscriptions

– GST +200% (Goods & Services Tax app for Australia)
– BackUp & Restore +107%
– Ultimate Cloud +81%

💡 Tip of the Year

You can send an invoice to multiple recipients at the same time. When adding a customer, use the Contact Persons section to add the email addresses of people who will receive a copy of any email sent to the Customer.