Shareholder numbers 2022: Germany can share! (in German)

2022 was a good year for the equity culture in Germany. Confidence in shares remains unbroken. A total of 12.9 million people were invested in shares, equity funds or ETFs last year. This represents an increase of 830,000 equity savers...

Shareholder numbers 2021: Continuing at a high level

In 2021, almost 12.1 million people in Germany were invested in shares, equity funds or equity-based ETFs. That is around one in six of our fellow citizens over the age of 14 and the third-highest level since our study began in 1997.

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Shareholder numbers 2020: Germans are becoming more and more enthusiastic about stocks

In the Corona year 2020, almost as many people were involved in the stock market as last at the turn of the millennium. In Germany compared to 2019, around 2.7 million more people are now saving in shares, equity funds or ETFs. Just...

Shareholder numbers 2019: Interest down (in German)

After two years of rising shareholder numbers, the positive trend came to a halt in 2019. In 2019 there were a total of around 9.7 million people in Germany who owned shares or equity funds. Compared to the previous year, almost 660,000...

Number of Shareholders Rises to Over 10 Million in 2017 (Shareholding Statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2018) (in German)

In 2018, the number of shareholders and investors in equity funds rose by 250,000. This is almost every 6th citizen. In total more than 10.3 million citizens or 16.2 percent of the Germans older than 14 years owned shares or equity...

Number of Shareholders Rises to Over 10 Million in 2017 (Shareholding Statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2017) (in German)

The number of shareholders and investors in equity funds rised signficantly by 1.1 million to over 10 million in 2017. This equals 15,7 percent of the German population in the age of above 14 years, so that the pre-crisis level has been...

Number of Shareholders Keeps Constant at 9 Million in 2016 (Shareholding Statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2016) (in German)

The number of shareholders and investors in equity funds kept constant at 9 million in 2016. This equals 14 percent of the German population in the age of above 14 years. The high level of market volalitility in the first half of the...

Number of Shareholders in Germany Up by Half a Million in 2015 - Negative Trend Broken (Shareholding Statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2015) (in German)

The Germans' confidence in shares has returned in 2015. The number of shareholders and investors in equity funds rised to 9 million which is the highest level since three years. This equals 14 percent of the German population in the age...

Numbers of Shareholders Down by 500.000, Negative Wealth Effect for Private Households (Shareholding Statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2014) (in German)

The equity culture in Germany takes the second hit in row. In 2014 the number of sharholders and holders of equity funds declines by 500.000 - despite of rising share prices. Only 8.4 million Germans (13.1 percent of the population)...

Number of shareholders stays constant, sharp drop in the number of holders of equity funds (shareholding statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, 2013) (in German)

In 2013 there has been 600.000 people less investing in shares or equity funds compared to 2012 - a set back for the equity culture in Germany. This is a key result of the most recent issue of the shareholding statistics of Deutsches...

Number of shareholders on the rise, number of investors in equity funds decreases (Shareholding statistics of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, first half of 2013) (in German)

In the first half of the year 2013 the number of direct shareholders has increased by 7.1 percent. Compared to 2012 additional 323.000 people have decided to invest in shares, so that there are now 4.9 million direct shareholders in...