Groww continues to lead stock broking space in July; PhonePe’s Share.Market dips 6%

The Indian stock market’s active user base has declined for the second consecutive month, falling 4% in July 2025 to 45.96 million from 47.89 million in June. The active user base had peaked at 49.67 million in January this year.

Groww retained its lead with a 26.87% market share and 12.35 million active clients, despite a 1.81% month-on-month decline from 12.58 million in June, according to NSE data.

Zerodha held the second spot with a 16.17% market share and 7.43 million users. However, it also saw a 2% month-on-month drop from 7.58 million in June. Angel One closed the gap with Zerodha with a 15.66% market share and 7.2 million users. It also saw a 1.68% month-on-month drop.

Ratan Tata-backed Upstox held the fourth position and witnessed a steep 3.77% drop in its user base this month. It has a 5.38% market share with 2.47 million clients. 

Among traditional brokers, ICICIDirect (1.96 million users), HDFC Securities (1.57 million), and Kotak Securities (1.44 million) remained steady with market shares of 4.26%, 3.43%, and 3.14%, respectively.

Emerging broker Dhan moved up to the ninth position with a 2.17% market share and one million users. INDmoney ranked 11th with a 1.76% market share and 0.81 million clients. Paytm Money’s client base grew 3% month-on-month to 0.75 million, holding a 1.62% market share. In contrast, Sharekhan’s user base declined 2.70% to 0.61 million.

Mirae Asset (0.42 million users) and Phonepe's Share.Market (0.33 million) saw steepest declines in user base with a drop of 8% and 6% respectively.