How many investors trade on NSE each month?

History

NSE counts unique registered investors (one per PAN) and, of them, those who traded at least once in the month in the cash market or equity derivatives. All investor categories are included. This is not the 12-month active-client count that NSE also publishes broker by broker.

The figures side by side

How we got this number

1. Take the 'Investor participation in August 2026' passage of NSE's Market Pulse (September 2026 issue): about 1.45 crore investors traded at least once in the month, out of 13.52 crore unique registered investors.
2. Divide 1.45 crore by 13.52 crore to get the share of the registered base that traded: about 10.7%.
3. Put it next to the same passage in earlier issues: 1.48 crore in February, 1.34 crore in April and 1.37 crore in June 2026.

What this number does not tell you

• NSE Market Pulse is NSE's own publication. NSE is the exchange, not a regulator, so the confidence is medium.
• The figure is investors who traded in the month, across the cash and derivatives segments. NSE's separate active-client count by broker uses a longer window and is not the same number.
• One investor can be registered with several brokers; NSE counts each PAN once.
• The chart shows every second month because those are the issues read for this page. NSE gives rounded crore figures.

Sources

1. NSE, Market Pulse, September 2026 (August 2026 data), September 2026 issue; data to 31 August 2026Investor participation in August 2026 (Number of investors who traded at least once) As of August 31st, 2026, out of a total 13.52 crore unique registered investors, about 1.45 crore traded at least once during the month across capital markets and equity derivatives. Participation remained heavily skewed toward the cash market, with 1.1 crore investors—around 8.2% of the total base – trading exclusively in the cash segment. Derivatives participation was relatively limited: 19 lakh investors (1.41% of the total base) traded only in F&O.
2. NSE, Market Pulse, July 2026 (June 2026 data), July 2026 issue; data to 30 June 2026Investor participation in June 2026 (Number of investors who traded at least once) As of June 30 th, 2026, out of a total 13.2 crore unique registered investors, about 1.37 crore traded at least once during the month across equity cash and derivatives. Participation remained heavily skewed toward the cash market, with 1 crore investors—around 7.7% of the total base – trading exclusively in the cash segment. Derivatives participation was relatively limited: 20.7lakh investors (1.6% of the total base) traded only in F&O.
3. NSE, Market Pulse, May 2026 (April 2026 data), May 2026 issue; data to 30 April 2026Investor participation in April 2026 (no. of investors who traded at least once) As of April 30th, 2026, out of a total 13 crore unique registered investors, about 1.34 crore traded at least once during the month across equity cash and derivatives. Participation remained heavily skewed toward the cash market, with 98 lakh investors—around 7.5% of the total base —trading exclusively in the cash segment. Derivatives participation was relatively limited: 20.1 lakh investors (1.5% of the total base) traded only in F&O.
4. NSE, Market Pulse, March 2026 (February 2026 data), March 2026 issue; data to 28 February 2026Investor participation in February 2026 (no. of investors who traded at least once) As of February 28th, 2026, out of a total 12.8 crore unique registered investors, about 1.48 crore traded at least once during the month across equity cash and derivatives. Participation remained heavily skewed toward the cash market, with 1.09 crore investors—around 9% of the total base—trading exclusively in the cash segment.

Worked out by us: 10.7 (1.45 crore (traded in August 2026) divided by 13.52 crore (unique registered investors), as a percentage: 10.7%).

Questions people ask

How many investors are active on NSE?

About 1.45 crore investors traded at least once in August 2026, out of 13.52 crore unique registered investors (NSE Market Pulse).

How many registered investors does NSE have?

13.52 crore unique registered investors as of 31 August 2026, according to NSE Market Pulse.

How many NSE investors trade only in derivatives?

19 lakh investors traded only in F&O in August 2026, against about 1.1 crore who traded only in the cash segment.

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This is a best guess, not an official statistic. We recheck it monthly. If you have a newer or better source, send it to us.