Jakarta – The number of Indonesian stock investors has exceeded 7 million as of Monday (26/5), reaching exactly 7,001,268 single investor identification (SID). PT Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) considers this growth to reflect positive optimism toward Indonesia’s economic prospects, maintaining public interest in domestic capital market investment at high levels, even amid global economic dynamics. This achievement is inseparable from the full support of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Self-Regulatory Organizations (SRO) and their subsidiaries, as well as synergy and collaboration among various stakeholders in implementing coordination for strengthening and executing innovative capital market education programs.
As of December 31, 2024, Indonesian stock investors totalled 6,381,444 SID. This number continued to grow by 619,824 SID through May 26, 2025. This growth occurred despite the IDX Composite (IHSG) experiencing fluctuations from 7,079.905 at the end of 2024 trading to 5,967.988 on April 9, 2025, which then strengthened back to 7,175.819 as of May 28, 2025.
IDX Business Development Director Jeffrey Hendrik stated that the increase in stock investors also occurred amid global economic uncertainty triggered by U.S. import tariff policies throughout early 2025. “Interestingly, despite the implementation of import tariff policies, public interest in investing in Indonesia capital market remains high. This is reflected in the addition of more than 38,000 stock investors during the period from March 27 to April 8, 2025,” Jeffrey explained. For information, the addition of 38,676 stock investors occurred during the extended Eid al-Fitr holiday period when the number of investors increased from 6,705,452 SID on March 27, 2025, to 6,744,128 SID on April 8, 2025.
IDX recognizes that investor growth must be balanced with strengthening information infrastructure and capital market education. The IDX Mobile application, which has been downloaded by more than 287,000 users, and IDX’s official social media serve as key channels for providing quick and easy access to information and education for the public. IDX has also expanded its IDX Investment Gallery network, now approaching 1,000 locations, supported by more than 6,000 Capital Market Ambassadors who serve as the spearhead of education in various regions across Indonesia.
Leading up to mid-2025, IDX has implemented various programs run through Areas and Representative Offices throughout Indonesia, both online and offline, including educational activities such as Capital Market School (SPM) from level 1 to level 3, webinars, seminars, and workshops reaching all layers of society, involving industry players, securities companies, associations, academics, communities, and media as important parts of capital market literacy strategy.
IDX also continuously strives to strengthen the capital market investor base, not only to increase retail investor participation but also through ongoing communication with institutional investors. IDX President Director Iman Rachman added, “IDX is also oriented toward increasing institutional investor participation by continuously fostering active engagement with domestic institutional investors to encourage their role in market transaction activities. This strategic initiative reflects IDX’s strong commitment to building a transparent, dynamic, and inclusive capital market in the future.” With a strong investor base, the role of Indonesia capital market becomes increasingly significant in driving national economic growth.
