A record number in the Saudi stock market.. Individual investment portfolios exceed 15 million

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The number of individual investment portfolios in the main stock market in Saudi Arabia increased by the end of the second quarter of 2026 AD for the tenth quarter in a row, jumping above the level of 15 million investment portfolios for the first time.

The number of individuals’ investment portfolios, whether or not they contain stocks, increased by 9.4% at the end of the second quarter of this year on an annual basis, increasing by more than 1.31 million portfolios compared to their number at the end of the same quarter of the year 2025, according to statistics prepared by “Arabia Business” based on the quarterly bulletin issued by the Capital Market Authority.

The number of individual investment portfolios in the Saudi stock market exceeded 15.22 million portfolios by the end of the second quarter of 2026, compared to 13.91 million portfolios in the same quarter of last year.

The number of individuals' investment portfolios in the main market increased by 647.58 thousand portfolios during the first half of 2026, including 360.83 thousand new portfolios in the second quarter.

The number of investment portfolios was 14.86 million investment portfolios at the end of the first quarter of 2026, compared to 14.57 million portfolios at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.

The number of individuals in the main stock market in Saudi Arabia increased by the end of the second quarter of 2026 by 9.39% on an annual basis, equivalent to the entry of 648.19 thousand new individual investors during the period extending from the end of the second quarter of 2025 AD to the similar period of the current year.

The number of individual investors, male and female, in the main Saudi Tadawul market reached 7.55 million investors, which is the highest level it has ever reached, compared to 6.9 million investors at the end of the second quarter of 2025 AD.

Nearly 266.8 thousand new individual investors entered the main stock market in Saudi Arabia during the second quarter of 2026, with their total number reaching 7.28 million investors at the end of the first quarter of the current year.

The number of male individuals in the main Saudi stock market increased by 10% at the end of the second quarter of this year, bringing their number to 5.67 million investors, compared to 5.16 million investors at the end of the same quarter of 2025 AD. It also increased by about 4.1% compared to their number in the first quarter of 2026 AD, which amounted to 5.45 million investors.

Female individuals in the Saudi stock market also increased by 7.4% at the end of the second quarter of 2026 AD to 1.88 million female investors, compared to 1.75 million female investors at the end of the same quarter of last year, while their number reached 1.84 million female investors at the end of the first quarter of the current year.