The unique registered investor base on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) crossed the 120 million-mark on Tuesday. One in four investors is a woman, the exchange said.
As of that day, the total number of investors registered with the NSE stood at 235 million, having crossed 230 million in July 2025, a press release said. This number includes all client registrations done till date as they can register with more than one trading member.
Accelerating investor onboarding and participation
The exchange said it took over 25 years for the registered investor base to hit the 40-million mark in March 2021, with the subsequent 10 million investors being added in about 6-7 months.
Sriram Krishnan, chief business development officer at the NSE, said: “After crossing the 110-million mark in January, it is commendable that investors onboarded by the NSE have increased by an additional 10 million in about eight months, despite persistent concerns regarding the contours of global trade and geopolitics.”
Commitment to awareness and investor safety
The release said indirect participation continues to rise steadily during the current fiscal.
Investor awareness programmes by the NSE have quadrupled — from 3,504 in FY20 to 14,679 in FY25 — reaching more than 800,000 participants across all states and the Union Territories, it said. “NSE’s Investor Protection Fund has grown by nearly 21% YoY to Rs 2,644 crore as of August 31, 2025.”