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How many alternative investment funds are registered with SEBI?

SEBI listed 2,056 registered alternative investment funds on 31 October 2026 (SEBI) in its Recognised Intermediaries list. AIFs are pooled funds for venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge-style strategies and similar investments. The list says registered, not active, so it does not show how many are still raising money.

Source · SEBI, figure for October 2026 · checked

2,056
SEBI-registered alternative investment funds · 31 October 2026
Range
2,056 AIFs on SEBI's list
Confidence
High: an official count
Last checked

The number of records on SEBI's Recognised Intermediaries list for Registered Alternative Investment Funds. Each record is one registered fund.

The figures side by side

MeasureFigureSource
SEBI-registered alternative investment funds2,056SEBI, Oct 31, 2026

How we got this number

  1. Open SEBI's Recognised Intermediaries page for Registered Alternative Investment Funds and read the record count under the list: 'Registered intermediaries as on date Oct 31, 2026', 2056 records.
  2. Treat each record as one registered fund (its own registration number), not one fund house.
  3. Do not read it as money. For commitments and investments see SEBI's separate AIF quarterly data.

What this number does not tell you

  • SEBI's page is a live list, not a dated report. It said 'as on date Oct 31, 2026' when read on 1 November 2026, so the number changes as funds register or surrender.
  • A fund house can run several registered funds, so 2,056 is a count of funds, not of managers.
  • SEBI shows only the current list, so there is no month-by-month history on this page.

Sources

  1. SEBI, Recognised Intermediaries: Registered Alternative Investment Funds, Oct 31, 2026Note: (Registered intermediaries as on date Oct 31, 2026) 1 to 25 of 2056 records

Worked out by us: 2,056 (The record count 2056 printed on SEBI's list of Registered Alternative Investment Funds, written with a thousands separator).

Questions people ask

How many AIFs are registered in India?

2,056 on 31 October 2026, according to SEBI's Recognised Intermediaries list.

Does the number show how much money AIFs manage?

No. It counts registered funds only. Money raised and invested is in SEBI's quarterly AIF data.

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