The total number of client codes registered with the exchange stands at 16.9 crores (169 million).
The unique investor registrations at NSE have seen an accelerating trend over the last few years. While the increase from 6 to 7 crore unique investors took about nine months, the next crore investors came in eight months, and the jump from 8 to 9 crore took only five months.
The investor base has seen more than 3x jump in the last five years, facilitated by rapid growth in digitization, rising investor awareness, financial inclusion, and strong market performance.
So far this year, the benchmark Nifty 50 returned 27%, while the Nifty 500 delivered a 38% return.
Of the new investors that have entered the market since October 2023, nearly 42% hailed from North India, followed by West India (28%), South India (17%) and East India (13%).Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra contributed the largest number of new investors during this period, together accounting for more than a quarter of all new additions. Currently, the highest number of unique registered investors are from Maharashtra with 1.6 crore investors, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 97 lakh investors.“Deepening participation in various exchange-traded financial instruments such as equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), REITs, InvITs, government bonds, corporate bonds, etc. can be attributed to some of the key drivers such as simplification of KYC process over the years, financial literacy imparted by all stakeholders through investor awareness programs and sustained positive market sentiment over the long term,” said Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, NSE.
