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The National Stock Exchange of India crossed 26 crore unique trading accounts in June. The exchange added the latest 1 crore accounts in under four months. Over the past year, it added more than 4.3 crore accounts. This makes up nearly 17% of the total base.
As of May 31, 2026, the NSE had over 13.1 crore unique registered investors. The exchange crossed the 13-crore mark in April. Trading accounts exceed investor numbers because some people hold multiple accounts with different brokers.
Maharashtra leads with 4.4 crore accounts, or 17% of the total. Uttar Pradesh follows with 3 crore. Gujarat has 2.2 crore. West Bengal and Rajasthan each have 1.5 crore. These five states hold nearly 49% of all accounts.
Growth is accelerating in the Northeast. Mizoram, Sikkim, and Meghalaya saw 32.3%, 30.0%, and 29.2% of their 2021 to 2025 additions come in 2025 alone.
The NSE points to more digital tools and simpler KYC as key drivers. Mobile trading platforms now account for more than a fifth of cash market turnover.
Market returns have drawn interest too. The Nifty50 posted 7.1% average yearly returns over the five years ending June 4, 2026. The Nifty 500 returned 9.8%. The market value of NSE-listed companies reached Rs 462.2 lakh crore after growing 12.6% per year on average.
Individual investors now hold 18.7% of the market through direct stock and mutual fund investments as of March 31, 2026. SIP participation has surged. India opened 7.2 crore new SIP accounts between April 2025 and March 2026. Average monthly SIP inflows jumped from Rs 3,660 crore in the year ending March 2017 to Rs 29,132 crore in the year ending March 2026.
Sriram Krishnan is the Chief Business Development Officer at the NSE. He said the milestone shows more investors are joining Indian capital markets. He said adding one crore accounts in under four months shows strong investor confidence even with global uncertainty. He said participation is spreading to Tier 2, 3, and 4 towns. Investors are now active in equities, ETFs, REITs, InvITs, government bonds, corporate bonds, and Electronic Gold Receipts.
The NSE has increased investor education efforts. Investor Awareness Programmes grew from 3,504 in the year ending March 2020 to 17,902 in the year ending March 2026. These programs reached 9.4 lakh people last year.