India by the numbers

Investor accounts

Unique registered investors

NSE reported 135.25 million unique registered investors for August 2026

135.25 million

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The latest published snapshot is dated 31 August 2026. Source-rounded counts do not identify investors active in a month.

Notes

Only published observations are shown. Missing periods are not zero and have not been interpolated.

Unique registered investors are not trading accounts, active investors or monthly additions. Source-rounded counts are converted from thousands. The publisher groups smaller states and union territories in Others. no individual values have been imputed.

publisher-rounded to the nearest thousand. not exact individual counts

publisher's named state/UT rows plus its explicitly bundled Others category

Public statistical facts compiled under the owner's editorial reuse decision. This is not a publisher licence and does not license source documents or branding.

Unique registered investors are not , trading accounts or investors active in a month. One person may hold several accounts.

Publication cadence: Published registration snapshots. Missing observations are not zero.

National registration snapshots

National registration snapshots
SnapshotUnique investorsSource precision
August 2026135,250,000publisher-rounded to the nearest thousand. not exact individual counts

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State observations at August 2026

State observations at August 2026
State or publisher-bundled categorySource periodUnique investorsReported thousandsReported share
OthersAugust 20261,897,0001,8971.4%
TripuraAugust 2026234,0002340.2%
ChandigarhAugust 2026262,0002620.2%
GoaAugust 2026288,0002880.2%
Jammu & KashmirAugust 2026816,0008160.6%
Himachal PradeshAugust 2026886,0008860.7%
UttarakhandAugust 20261,451,0001,4511.1%
ChhattisgarhAugust 20261,659,0001,6591.2%
JharkhandAugust 20262,465,0002,4651.8%
AssamAugust 20262,938,0002,9382.2%
OrissaAugust 20263,000,0003,0002.2%
TelanganaAugust 20263,228,0003,2282.4%
KeralamAugust 20263,479,0003,4792.6%
PunjabAugust 20263,599,0003,5992.7%
HaryanaAugust 20264,515,0004,5153.3%
DelhiAugust 20265,604,0005,6044.1%
BiharAugust 20266,320,0006,3204.7%
Andhra PradeshAugust 20266,492,0006,4924.8%
Madhya PradeshAugust 20266,517,0006,5174.8%
KarnatakaAugust 20267,503,0007,5035.5%
Tamil NaduAugust 20267,647,0007,6475.7%
RajasthanAugust 20267,817,0007,8175.8%
West BengalAugust 20268,040,0008,0405.9%
GujaratAugust 202611,541,00011,5418.5%
Uttar PradeshAugust 202616,150,00016,15011.9%
MaharashtraAugust 202620,903,00020,90315.5%

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Completed financial-year registration snapshots

Completed financial-year registration snapshots
Financial yearState or publisher-bundled categoryUnique investorsReported share
FY 2024-25Others1,465,0001.3%
FY 2024-25Tripura184,0000.2%
FY 2024-25Chandigarh245,0000.2%
FY 2024-25Goa250,0000.2%
FY 2024-25Jammu & Kashmir651,0000.6%
FY 2024-25Himachal Pradesh759,0000.7%
FY 2024-25Uttarakhand1,194,0001.1%
FY 2024-25Chhattisgarh1,422,0001.3%
FY 2024-25Jharkhand1,989,0001.8%
FY 2024-25Assam2,527,0002.2%
FY 2024-25Orissa2,446,0002.2%
FY 2024-25Telangana2,694,0002.4%
FY 2024-25Keralam2,817,0002.5%
FY 2024-25Punjab2,991,0002.7%
FY 2024-25Haryana3,845,0003.4%
FY 2024-25Delhi4,922,0004.4%
FY 2024-25Bihar5,085,0004.5%
FY 2024-25Andhra Pradesh5,137,0004.6%
FY 2024-25Madhya Pradesh5,460,0004.8%
FY 2024-25Karnataka6,239,0005.5%
FY 2024-25Tamil Nadu6,261,0005.6%
FY 2024-25Rajasthan6,454,0005.7%
FY 2024-25West Bengal6,614,0005.9%
FY 2024-25Gujarat9,939,0008.8%
FY 2024-25Uttar Pradesh12,827,00011.4%
FY 2024-25Maharashtra18,376,00016.3%
FY 2024-25Total112,794,000100%
FY 2019-20Others889,0002.9%
FY 2019-20Tripura24,0000.1%
FY 2019-20Chandigarh100,0000.3%
FY 2019-20Goa82,0000.3%
FY 2019-20Jammu & Kashmir112,0000.4%
FY 2019-20Himachal Pradesh123,0000.4%
FY 2019-20Uttarakhand234,0000.8%
FY 2019-20Chhattisgarh252,0000.8%
FY 2019-20Jharkhand444,0001.4%
FY 2019-20Assam221,0000.7%
FY 2019-20Orissa494,0001.6%
FY 2019-20Telangana813,0002.6%
FY 2019-20Keralam942,0003%
FY 2019-20Punjab704,0002.3%
FY 2019-20Haryana971,0003.1%
FY 2019-20Delhi1,853,0006%
FY 2019-20Bihar670,0002.2%
FY 2019-20Andhra Pradesh1,581,0005.1%
FY 2019-20Madhya Pradesh984,0003.2%
FY 2019-20Karnataka1,949,0006.3%
FY 2019-20Tamil Nadu2,182,0007%
FY 2019-20Rajasthan1,328,0004.3%
FY 2019-20West Bengal1,990,0006.4%
FY 2019-20Gujarat3,797,00012.2%
FY 2019-20Uttar Pradesh2,302,0007.4%
FY 2019-20Maharashtra5,963,00019.2%
FY 2019-20Total31,006,000100%
FY 2014-15Others878,0004.9%
FY 2014-15Tripura13,0000.1%
FY 2014-15Chandigarh63,0000.3%
FY 2014-15Goa48,0000.3%
FY 2014-15Jammu & Kashmir65,0000.4%
FY 2014-15Himachal Pradesh60,0000.3%
FY 2014-15Uttarakhand123,0000.7%
FY 2014-15Chhattisgarh129,0000.7%
FY 2014-15Jharkhand258,0001.4%
FY 2014-15Assam109,0000.6%
FY 2014-15Orissa250,0001.4%
FY 2014-15Telangana279,0001.6%
FY 2014-15Keralam583,0003.2%
FY 2014-15Punjab389,0002.2%
FY 2014-15Haryana531,0003%
FY 2014-15Delhi1,197,0006.7%
FY 2014-15Bihar294,0001.6%
FY 2014-15Andhra Pradesh1,002,0005.6%
FY 2014-15Madhya Pradesh518,0002.9%
FY 2014-15Karnataka1,165,0006.5%
FY 2014-15Tamil Nadu1,287,0007.2%
FY 2014-15Rajasthan667,0003.7%
FY 2014-15West Bengal1,175,0006.5%
FY 2014-15Gujarat2,055,00011.4%
FY 2014-15Uttar Pradesh1,248,0006.9%
FY 2014-15Maharashtra3,575,00019.9%
FY 2014-15Total17,961,000100%
FY 2009-10Others1,035,0009%
FY 2009-10Tripura7,0000.1%
FY 2009-10Chandigarh38,0000.3%
FY 2009-10Goa30,0000.3%
FY 2009-10Jammu & Kashmir40,0000.3%
FY 2009-10Himachal Pradesh31,0000.3%
FY 2009-10Uttarakhand66,0000.6%
FY 2009-10Chhattisgarh67,0000.6%
FY 2009-10Jharkhand140,0001.2%
FY 2009-10Assam55,0000.5%
FY 2009-10Orissa121,0001.1%
FY 2009-10Telangana156,0001.3%
FY 2009-10Keralam345,0003%
FY 2009-10Punjab229,0002%
FY 2009-10Haryana327,0002.8%
FY 2009-10Delhi780,0006.8%
FY 2009-10Bihar145,0001.3%
FY 2009-10Andhra Pradesh583,0005%
FY 2009-10Madhya Pradesh289,0002.5%
FY 2009-10Karnataka708,0006.1%
FY 2009-10Tamil Nadu747,0006.5%
FY 2009-10Rajasthan426,0003.7%
FY 2009-10West Bengal711,0006.2%
FY 2009-10Gujarat1,498,00013%
FY 2009-10Uttar Pradesh701,0006.1%
FY 2009-10Maharashtra2,277,00019.7%
FY 2009-10Total11,549,000100%

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Source: National Stock Exchange of India, India Dispatch Research

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India by the numbers, Unique registered investors, August 2026. 135.25 million. Source: National Stock Exchange of India. https://data.indiadispatch.com/capital-markets/registered-investors

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