In 2022, the number of shareholders of corporations listed in the South Korean stock market amounted to approximately 14.4 million, showing an increase of about four percent compared to the previous year. The number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea has risen steadily over the past years.
Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022
(in millions)
Figures have been rounded.  The figures include corporate stocks held by individual, corporate, as well as foreign shareholders.  South Korea’s fiscal year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31.
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Korea Securities Depository. (March 16, 2023). Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/
Korea Securities Depository. "Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/
Korea Securities Depository. (2023). Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/
Korea Securities Depository. "Number of Shareholders of Listed Corporations in South Korea from Fiscal Year 2016 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/
Korea Securities Depository, Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of shareholders of listed corporations in South Korea from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Korea Securities Depository, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1226365/south-korea-shareholders-of-listed-corporations/
