USA
In 2024, according to the Gallup census, 62% of Americans are stock investors; 25% of low-income families and 65% of the middle class own stocks. About 62% of U.S. adults, or about 165 million people, own stocks either directly or through a retirement account such as a 401(k).
Canada
About 20.34 million people participate in the stock market, primarily through retirement accounts such as RRSPs and TFSAs.
China
Data from China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited shows that as of the end of June this year, the number of A-share investors has exceeded 240 million.
India
As of early 2025, about 109 million Indians were registered as investors in the Indian stock market.
Japan
In 2020, the number of individual accounts opened in the Japanese stock market increased by 3.08 million year-on-year, reaching a total of 59.81 million.
Taiwan
According to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the cumulative number of accounts opened at the end of 2023 was 12.51 million, accounting for 53.42% of the total population, and the number of actual traders reached an all-time high of 5.64 million.
South Korea
In 2022, the number of active stock accounts in South Korea exceeded 60 million for the first time, 8 million more than the total population.
Hong Kong
According to Finder’s Global Investment Adoption Survey, approximately 3.7 million people in Hong Kong will actively own stocks by 2023.
Singapore
The Singapore Online Investment Report 2023 showed that 264,000 Singaporeans traded stocks and ETFs online in the past year.
Thailand
According to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), as of early 2025, there were approximately 3.17 million unique individuals in Thailand with securities trading accounts.
Malaysia
As of early 2025, about 3.17 million Malaysians have opened securities trading accounts, accounting for about 9.5% of the country’s population.
Vietnam
By the end of 2024, approximately 9.2 million Vietnamese individuals will have securities accounts.
Indonesia
As of January 2025, approximately 15.16 million Indonesians are registered as capital market investors, holding a Single Investor Identification Number (SID).
U.K.
Around 33% of UK adults invest in the stock market, both directly and through retirement funds and individual savings accounts (ISAs). The UK population in 2022 is 67.6 million, so there are 22.3 million UK adults investing in stocks.
Germany
According to statistics from the German Securities Institute (Deutsches Aktieninstitut), the total number of investors in 2020 increased by 28% from 2019 to 12.4 million.
France
As of 2024, approximately 1.4 million French residents actively participate in the stock market, buying or selling stocks at least once a year.
Sweden
The level of retail investment in Sweden is very high. At the end of 2023, there were 3.8 million unique dedicated investment savings account. Sweden has the highest proportion of retail investors among its population in the EU. With a total population of 10.57 million in 2024, the proportion of people investing in the stock market is approximately 37%.
Brazil
By the end of 2024, approximately 5.26 million Brazilian individuals will be registered as investors on Brazil’s only stock exchange, B3.
Australia
About 37 per cent of Australians, or about 10 million people, participate in the share market, usually through superannuation funds and direct shareholdings.
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