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North India maintained its dominance in the country’s investor base with over 4.3 crore registered investors as of July 2025 according to data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The region also recorded a strong 20% year-on-year growth showing rising retail participation and growing confidence in the stock markets. How Stock Market Registered Investors Are Divided Region Wise? The report said Regionally North India continued to lead with 4.3 crore registered investors as of July 2025 followed by West India at 3.5 crore South India at 2.4 crore and East India at 1.4 crore. On a year-on-year basis North and South India posted over 20 per cent growth in investor numbers. The report also highlighted that at the national level NSEs unique registered investor base stood at 11.8 crore by the end of July 2025. During the month 15.1 lakh new investors were added marking the highest monthly addition in the past six months. This reflected a sharp 19 per cent increase compared with previous months underscoring renewed momentum in market participation. How Was Trading Accounts Growth In Last Quarter? The report also pointed out that the total count of unique trading accounts crossed 23 crore in July. This figure captures all client registrations as investors often register with multiple trading members. Despite a moderation in growth compared with last year the recent trend has been encouraging. The past three months have witnessed consistent double-digit sequential growth in new registrations. However the pace has slowed compared with the same period in FY25. Between April and July 2025 (FY26-to-date) the average monthly addition stood at 12.4 lakh significantly lower than the average of 19.8 lakh per month recorded in FY25-to-date. Highlights Stock Market investors growth in Last Quarter Stock Markets Investors From North India Stock Market Investors From South India Trading Account Growth In Last Quarter The moderation as per the report can be linked to global headwinds such as rising geopolitical tensions and retaliatory tariffs. (With Inputs From ANI)