Investors’ trend in India’s stock market is changing rapidly. Earlier, the companies that were trust in everyone, now new companies are replacing them. According to 2025 data, Tata Motors has now become a company with most shareholders, followed by Yes Bank and Vodafone Idea.
By June 2025, Tata Motors has more than 67.5 lakh shareholders. This number is about 3.4 times as compared to 2020 and 15 times more than in 2015, when it had only 4.1 lakh shareholders. This shows that common investors are now moving rapidly towards shares like Tata Motors.
Yes Bank and VI became the favorite of retail investors
If someone has won the heart of common investors after Tata Motors, then it is Yes Bank. By June 2025, it has become more than 63.5 lakh shareholders. This is double more than 2020 and 3.5 times more than 17.99 lakh shareholders in 2015. The third number is Vodafone Idea, whose shareholder increased to 61.8 lakhs in June 2025. This is 6.5 times more than 2020 and 27 times more than 2.3 lakh shareholders in 2015.
Investors’ top choices are becoming cheap shares
In the stock market, people invest money in a company because it shows the hope of change and future possibilities. Millions of people are investing in shares like Tata Motors, Yes Bank and Vodafone Idea because they feel that these companies can do wonders later.
Prashant Tapse, Senior Vice President (Research) of Mehta Equities Limited, says, “Investors are investing in those companies, because they are confident that if these companies succeed in their plans, they will get tremendous profits.”
Apart from this, cheap shares like Yes Bank and Vodafone Idea are also very much liked by common investors. There is no need for much money in them, and if the condition of the company improves, then the return can be great.
These shares are also in the race Are
Tata Steel, another Tata Group company, has increased its number of shareholders more than six times in the last five years. By June 2025, it has 58.2 lakh shareholders. Apart from this, a lot of common investors have also invested money in companies like Tata Power, Reliance Industries, Reliance Power, NTPC and NHPC. In 2020, Reliance Power had the highest 37.7 lakh shareholders, Reliance Industries had 27.3 lakhs, State Bank of India 13 lakh and Tata Steel had 10 lakh shareholders. Even though their ranking has changed in 2025, these companies still remain the choice of investors.
| Company | June 2025 (in lakhs) | % Increase from 2020 | % Increase from 2015 |
| Tata motors | 67.5 | 340.4 | 1543.3 |
| Yes bank | 63.6 | 197.5 | 3431.2 |
| Vodafone idea | 61.8 | 568.1 | 2552.3 |
| Tata steel | 58.2 | 508.5 | 481.3 |
| Suzlon energy | 56.0 | 450.3 | 515.5 |
| Tata Power | 45.1 | 910.4 | 1410.5 |
| Reliance Industries | 44.4 | 70.7 | 62.4 |
| Reliance Power | 43.9 | 41.2 | 16.4 |
| NTPC | 39.7 | 514.5 | 470.3 |
| NHPC | 37.7 | 464.0 | 300.4 |
More shareholder means not always good investment
Please tell that it is important to keep in mind that having a lot of shareholder with a company does not mean that it will definitely give good returns. When a stock reaches a lot of people, its price can already be quite high and the risk also increases. Experienced investors often keep distance from such shares that have become very popular, especially when the market is on its peak. In such stocks, the scope of ‘margin of safety’ means safe profit decreases.
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