The highest reading since the series began in 2014. Up from 20.5 crore a year ago.
What it is. Investor accounts open at the two depositories, NSDL and CDSL, at month end.
How to read it. A count of accounts, not of people: one investor can hold several. It only grows, so compare it with its own pace, not its record.
| Latest | 23.8 crore | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| A week ago | 23.4 crore | |
| A month ago | 23.4 crore | |
| A year ago | 20.5 crore | |
| Median | 4.6 crore | |
| Lowest | 2.2 crore | 1 Jul 2014 |
| Highest | 23.8 crore | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Percentile, full history | 100 | |
| Percentile, last 5 years | 100 |
The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2014. A percentile is the share of the 140 readings since 1 Jul 2014 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.
To cite: tipsheet, “Demat accounts at NSDL and CDSL”, data to Aug 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/demat-accounts/
the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.