The number of capital market investors reached 8.62 million people by April 2022.

The number of capital market investors continues to increase rapidly. This is evident from the report of the Indonesian Central Securities Depository (KSEI) which shows that the number of retail capital market investors has exceeded 8.62 million as of April 2022.

This number is up 15.11% compared to the end of December 2021 (year-to-date/ytd). Throughout 2021, the number of capital market investors was recorded at 7.48 million people.

Hoesen, Executive Head of Capital Market Supervision at the Financial Services Authority (OJK), said that the growth in the number of investors in the capital market has increased significantly during the pandemic.

"The growth in the number of retail investors is still dominated by millennials or those under 30 years old, accounting for 60.29% of the total number of investors," said Hoesen in a press release on Friday (27/5/2022).

In terms of region, the majority of domestic capital market investors come from Java. The percentage reached 69.71% as of April 2022.

In addition, the OJK urges the public to be wary of all forms of fraudulent or illegal investments that often promise unreasonable returns. The public is also urged to avoid illegal online lending platforms (pinjol) that can harm the public.