Saralnama
As of July 2025, North India maintained its lead in stock market investors with over 4.3 crore registered investors, showing a 20% year-on-year growth, according to the National Stock Exchange (NSE). West India followed with 3.5 crore, South India with 2.4 crore, and East India with 1.4 crore investors. Nationally, NSE's unique registered investor base reached 11.8 crore by July 2025, with 15.1 lakh new investors added that month—the highest in six months—reflecting a 19% increase from previous months. The total unique trading accounts crossed 23 crore in July, accounting for multiple registrations by investors. Although growth has moderated compared to the previous year, the current financial year (FY26) has seen consistent double-digit monthly growth in new registrations, averaging 12.4 lakh per month from April to July, lower than the 19.8 lakh average in FY25. The report attributes the slowdown to global factors like geopolitical tensions and tariffs but notes the ongoing expansion of India's equity market participation, with the most recent crore of investors added in just over seven months, compared to 14 years for the first crore. (Updated 25 Aug 2025, 09:06 IST; source: link)