The number of people investing in the stock market in India is increasing so fast that the total number of demat accounts has reached above 20 crores in July. This information is received from the latest data of depositors. Interestingly, the number of demat accounts in India is more than the total population of many countries. These include countries like Bangladesh, Russia, Ethiopia, Mexico, Japan, Egypt, Philippines and Congo. Not only this, the population of Brazil is about 21.3 crore, which is almost equal to the number of demat accounts.
Recently, 29.8 lakh new demat accounts opened in July, which is the highest in the last seven months. This means that investors are still interested in the market, even though there is a fluctuations in the market that month. But if you compare annually, then this number is less than last July. In July of 2024, 45.55 lakh new accounts were opened, while a total of 16.81 lakh accounts have been made in seven months of this year, which is less than the same period last year.
Analysts say that the biggest reason for the increase in demat accounts in July has been new IPOs. When listed shares in the secondary market seem expensive, investors prefer to invest in the primary market i.e. IPO. Recent IPOs have come at good prices, which has increased the interest of investors in IPOs. For this reason, the number of demat accounts has increased despite the boom in the market.
Since the beginning of 2025, there is a lot of ups and downs in the Indian stock market. The market has volatility due to geopolitical tension and America's tariff policies. Although the domestic main index Nifty 50 and Sensex have increased by more than 3% this year, BSE midcap and smallcap index have fallen by 3% and 6% respectively. These figures show that the mid and small class of the market are under slight pressure, while large shares are performing a little better.
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