More demat account than the population of Russia and Japan, new record made in July

New Delhi

The number of investors in the stock market in India is increasing rapidly every day. Since Kovid, awareness about the stock market has increased. Also, people are also interested in the stock market due to the facility of investment in digital format.

Actually, July data has come out, how many people are associated with the stock market. More than the population of many big countries, Demat Accounts have opened in India, and it is being seen every month. For the first time in July 2025, the number of demat accounts crossed 20 crores. This number is more than the population of the country like Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Egypt, Philippines, Brazil and Congo.

For example, Brazil has a total population of around 21.3 million, according to data from depositors (CDSL and NSDL), 29.8 lakh new demat accounts opened in July, which increased the total number to 20.21 crores. Russia has a population of about 14 crores, Japan has a population of about 12 crores. That is, a lot of demat accounts have been opened in India than the population of these countries.

About 29.8 lakh new demat accounts opened in July, this is the most monthly growth in the last 7 months, although it is less than 45.55 lakh accounts of July 2024. In the financial year 2024-25, record 4.11 crore new demat accounts were added.

IPO increased the enthusiasm of investors
According to analysts, the new IPO played an important role in increasing the number of demat accounts. Investors were attracted to the primary market (IPO) due to high valuation of shares in the secondary market. Despite the huge ups and downs in the market in July, the IPO with attractive valuations wooed investors.

Meanwhile, several mainboards and SME IPOs were launched from May, which caught the attention of investors. Demat accounts are necessary to keep shares and securities in electronic form, and India is now ranked seventh in the world in this matter.

Stock market fluctuations
From the beginning of 2025, the Indian stock market saw heavy volatility. Geopolitical tension and American tariffs increased the global and Indian market fluctuations. Experts also recommend that when the market declines, there is an opportunity to invest for new people. In such a situation, demat accounts are open rapidly in the last few months.