Retail investors continue to grow, the number of demat accounts increased to 19.4 crore

Mumbai. The number of retail investors in the Indian stock market is increasing rapidly. However, about 90 percent of the retail traders in the stock market suffer losses. But despite this, the trend of people is increasing rapidly towards the stock market. The Indian market is seeing notable participation of retail investors and the number of demat accounts increased from 3.6 crores in 2019 to 19.4 crores in 2025. A senior official of the market regulator SEBI said this on Tuesday. Meanwhile, domestic institutional investors in listed companies increased from 13 percent to 20 percent while foreign ownership has come down from 22 percent to 17 percent.

In a program organized by IVCA Renewable Energy Summit 2025, Ruchi Chojar, Executive Director of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), said that trust is the cornerstone of investment and India has gained that trust. In the statement issued by the IVCA, Ruchi Chozar was quoted as saying that ‘SEBI’s regulatory approach has been focused on balanced with systemic stability and investor protection. Faith is the cornerstone of investment and India has gained that faith.

Retail investors increased

He said that retail participation increased from 3.6 crore demat accounts in 2019 to 19.4 crore in 2025. Ruchi Chojkar said that in the last 10 years, Indian companies have raised around Rs 93 lakh crore through shares and loans. Records of equity in FY 2024-25 were raised records Rs 4.3 lakh crore, including Rs 1.7 lakh crore from the initial public issue (IPO).