The unique registered investor base of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has crossed the 10 crore mark for the first time. It took more than 25 years for the registered investor base to touch the 4 crore mark in March 2021. The subsequent addition of 1 crore happened at a rapid pace, taking about six to seven months on average. The last 1 crore was added in just five months, NSE said in a release. During this period, new unique investor registrations per day have averaged between 50,000 and 78,000. The investor base has seen a more than 3-fold increase in the last five years due to rapid growth in digitisation, rising investor awareness, financial inclusion and consistent market performance.
The average age of the 10 crore registered investors is around 32 years, of which 40 per cent are under 30 years of age. Just five years ago, the average age was 38 years. Today, nearly one in five investors is a woman. Demographically, North India led the registrations with a share of 42 per cent, followed by West India (25 per cent), South India (18 per cent) and East India (14 per cent). Among states, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra continued to lead in new investor registrations.
