The minimum number of incorporators required to form a corporation in Delaware is one.
Delaware General Corporation Law permits “any person,” acting alone or jointly with others, to incorporate by filing a certificate of incorporation. The incorporator does not need to be a Delaware resident, and the statute also permits certain partnerships, associations, and corporations to act as incorporators.
After formation, the incorporator’s central organizational role is usually brief. The incorporator may execute and file the formation document and, when initial directors are not named, take steps to appoint them. Once the corporation is organized, management normally shifts to the board of directors, subject to the corporation’s governing documents and Delaware law.
This one-person minimum is not the same as saying every Delaware corporation has only one owner, director, or shareholder. A corporation can later have many shareholders and directors. Delaware’s flexible formation rules are one reason it is a major jurisdiction for U.S. corporate registrations, especially for publicly traded companies and venture-backed businesses.