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Market data

New A-share investor accounts

Monthly new stock-account openings reported by the Shanghai Stock Exchange, from January 2006 through August 2026.

Latest month

256.66

10,000 accounts · Aug 2026

2026 year to date

2,741.90

10,000 accounts · 8 months

Record month

984.73

10,000 accounts · Apr 2015

Monthly new-account trend

Values are shown in units of 10,000 accounts. Hover-free labels preserve readability on mobile.

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Annual summary

YearMonthsTotalMonthly averageHighest month
202682,741.90342.74Jan 2026 · 546.27
2025123,005.71250.48Mar 2025 · 348.53
2024122,773.57231.13Oct 2024 · 739.40
2023122,347.56195.63Mar 2023 · 363.52
2022122,735.95228.00Mar 2022 · 419.62
2021123,530.40294.20Mar 2021 · 438.22
2020123,151.83262.65Jul 2020 · 423.73
2019122,697.72224.81Mar 2019 · 500.84
2018123,314.13276.18Mar 2018 · 401.84
2017123,810.61317.55Mar 2017 · 566.28
2016124,602.08383.51Mar 2016 · 557.88
2015125,566.14463.84Apr 2015 · 984.73
201412872.9672.75Dec 2014 · 238.30
201312474.2939.52Mar 2013 · 67.38
201212430.7735.90Mar 2012 · 68.31
201112688.3757.36Mar 2011 · 113.24
201012885.3073.78Nov 2010 · 119.84
200912992.5782.71Jul 2009 · 139.21
200812842.3370.19Jan 2008 · 164.36
2007123,029.06252.42Aug 2007 · 471.16
200612245.2320.44Dec 2006 · 48.12
Complete monthly data (248)
MonthNew accounts (10,000 accounts)
Aug 2026256.66
Jul 2026285.48
Jun 2026309.87
May 2026298.44
Apr 2026269.19
Mar 2026499.66
Feb 2026276.33
Jan 2026546.27
Dec 2025284.13
Nov 2025255.06
Oct 2025246.72
Sep 2025313.36
Aug 2025283.37
Jul 2025212.58
Jun 2025184.73
May 2025172.77
Apr 2025213.32
Mar 2025348.53
Feb 2025313.77
Jan 2025177.37
Dec 2024220.39
Nov 2024296.93
Oct 2024739.40
Sep 2024205.66
Aug 2024113.37
Jul 2024132.78
Jun 2024123.32
May 2024142.18
Apr 2024165.10
Mar 2024273.05
Feb 2024144.74
Jan 2024216.65
Dec 2023124.89
Nov 2023147.23
Oct 2023129.57
Sep 2023146.99
Aug 2023190.67
Jul 2023179.55
Jun 2023194.11
May 2023189.39
Apr 2023197.72
Mar 2023363.52
Feb 2023319.23
Jan 2023164.69
Dec 2022142.58
Nov 2022189.24
Oct 2022152.52
Sep 2022194.84
Aug 2022227.02
Jul 2022207.94
Jun 2022249.61
May 2022222.25
Apr 2022227.16
Mar 2022419.62
Feb 2022255.81
Jan 2022247.36
Dec 2021256.05
Nov 2021247.27
Oct 2021178.02
Sep 2021290.66
Aug 2021335.31
Jul 2021288.03
Jun 2021284.68
May 2021250.30
Apr 2021292.28
Mar 2021438.22
Feb 2021287.48
Jan 2021382.10
Dec 2020282.66
Nov 2020267.91
Oct 2020190.99
Sep 2020265.23
Aug 2020308.61
Jul 2020423.73
Jun 2020264.12
May 2020201.49
Apr 2020273.37
Mar 2020342.95
Feb 2020175.05
Jan 2020155.72
Dec 2019160.67
Nov 2019144.78
Oct 2019130.07
Sep 2019159.45
Aug 2019158.93
Jul 2019174.79
Jun 2019172.35
May 2019207.54
Apr 2019368.36
Mar 2019500.84
Feb 2019255.46
Jan 2019264.48
Dec 2018223.85
Nov 2018252.20
Oct 2018228.29
Sep 2018251.56
Aug 2018283.25
Jul 2018279.98
Jun 2018296.14
May 2018274.36
Apr 2018235.20
Mar 2018401.84
Feb 2018247.69
Jan 2018339.77
Dec 2017238.99
Nov 2017326.72
Oct 2017245.40
Sep 2017315.50
Aug 2017340.90
Jul 2017266.60
Jun 2017314.10
May 2017281.42
Apr 2017296.05
Mar 2017566.28
Feb 2017371.42
Jan 2017247.23
Dec 2016362.06
Nov 2016438.53
Oct 2016323.20
Sep 2016471.58
Aug 2016478.12
Jul 2016332.02
Jun 2016361.70
May 2016337.85
Apr 2016354.53
Mar 2016557.88
Feb 2016272.85
Jan 2016311.76
Dec 2015406.48
Nov 2015381.12
Oct 2015258.94
Sep 2015260.67
Aug 2015299.21
Jul 2015438.12
Jun 2015975.17
May 2015913.22
Apr 2015984.73
Mar 2015382.22
Feb 201596.88
Jan 2015169.38
Dec 2014238.30
Nov 2014102.02
Oct 201479.28
Sep 201481.28
Aug 201460.49
Jul 201456.26
Jun 201443.18
May 201432.90
Apr 201435.70
Mar 201460.38
Feb 201449.51
Jan 201433.66
Dec 201343.12
Nov 201342.03
Oct 201334.43
Sep 201335.53
Aug 201333.24
Jul 201331.11
Jun 201331.27
May 201345.40
Apr 201332.59
Mar 201367.38
Feb 201336.53
Jan 201341.66
Dec 201244.16
Nov 201235.35
Oct 201224.03
Sep 201231.08
Aug 201232.91
Jul 201227.77
Jun 201235.23
May 201233.14
Apr 201224.13
Mar 201268.31
Feb 201254.16
Jan 201220.50
Dec 201147.39
Nov 201151.54
Oct 201133.41
Sep 201151.29
Aug 201158.69
Jul 201150.10
Jun 201159.75
May 201155.66
Apr 201158.73
Mar 2011113.24
Feb 201159.20
Jan 201149.37
Dec 201080.86
Nov 2010119.84
Oct 201067.72
Sep 201060.08
Aug 201067.20
Jul 201061.62
Jun 201064.69
May 201066.06
Apr 201075.08
Mar 2010105.10
Feb 201046.10
Jan 201070.95
Dec 200991.89
Nov 200987.74
Oct 200948.47
Sep 200983.42
Aug 2009121.37
Jul 2009139.21
Jun 200995.31
May 200962.16
Apr 200977.12
Mar 200983.29
Feb 200982.50
Jan 200920.09
Dec 200856.13
Nov 200855.59
Oct 200840.38
Sep 200849.25
Aug 200840.16
Jul 200851.36
Jun 200855.34
May 200857.86
Apr 200883.93
Mar 2008108.98
Feb 200878.99
Jan 2008164.36
Dec 2007144.13
Nov 2007199.82
Oct 2007309.78
Sep 2007369.62
Aug 2007471.16
Jul 2007128.21
Jun 2007237.14
May 2007388.70
Apr 2007314.81
Mar 2007218.34
Feb 200766.52
Jan 2007180.83
Dec 200648.12
Nov 200624.37
Oct 200623.34
Sep 20069.08
Aug 200615.98
Jul 200622.52
Jun 200627.05
May 200637.57
Apr 200613.87
Mar 200611.48
Feb 20066.62
Jan 20065.23

Source and definition

Shanghai Stock Exchange monthly statistics, Investor — Number of New Holder’s Accounts. The official table states that values exclude fund accounts.

Shanghai Stock Exchange

This is factual market data, not investment advice or a measure of market returns.