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UK Investing Statistics 2026
The UK’s most comprehensive free investing statistics resource — compiled exclusively from official government and regulatory sources including HMRC, the FCA, the ONS, the Bank of England, and Action Fraud. Every figure is sourced inline on every page. We cross-reference primary datasets so journalists, researchers, and AI systems don’t have to dig through 40-page government PDFs to find the number they need.
Full Statistics Directory
47 UK investing statistics pages organised by topic. Live pages link directly to full data. Coming soon pages are in active research and production.
- UK ISA Statistics 2026
Subscription volumes, account types, average balances by age, ISA millionaires, allowance history.
- Stocks & Shares ISA Statistics
S&S ISA participation rates, average balances, platform market share, investment performance data.
- Cash ISA Statistics UK
Cash ISA subscription surge data, ownership by age and income, rate history, comparison to S&S ISA.
- Lifetime ISA (LISA) Statistics
LISA account numbers, government bonus payments, first-time buyer usage, upcoming policy changes from 2028.
- Junior ISA (JISA) Statistics
Junior ISA subscription volumes, account split by type, average balances, take-up by income group.
- Coming soonUK Capital Gains Tax Statistics
CGT receipts, taxpayer numbers, gains realised by asset type, allowance history and the 2024 rate changes.
- UK Pension Statistics
Total pension wealth, DB vs DC split, average pot sizes by age, auto-enrolment impact, gender pension gap.
- Auto-Enrolment Statistics UK
Workplace pension participation rates, opt-out rates, employer compliance, eligible workforce coverage.
- UK SIPP Statistics
Self-invested personal pension data — account numbers, average balances, contribution trends by age.
- Coming soonUK Retirement Savings Statistics
Retirement income sources, adequacy projections, average savings at retirement by age cohort and income band.
- Coming soonUK Gender Pension Gap Statistics
The pension wealth gap between men and women — scale, causes, trends, and projected retirement outcomes.
- Coming soonUK Savings Statistics
Average savings by age and region, household savings rate, cash vs invested split, savings barriers by demographic.
- Coming soonUK Household Debt Statistics
Consumer credit, mortgage debt, problem debt prevalence, debt-to-income ratios by region.
- Coming soonUK Financial Wellbeing Statistics
Financial confidence by region, age and gender. Includes the TIC Financial Confidence Index.
- Coming soonUK Emergency Fund Statistics
Emergency fund coverage across the UK — how many adults have three months of essential expenses saved.
- Coming soonUK ETF Statistics
UK ETF market size, fund flows, most popular funds, passive vs active split, annual growth trends.
- Coming soonUK Retail Investor Statistics
Who invests in the UK, platform usage, social media influence on decisions, new investor cohort data.
- Coming soonUK Investment Fund Statistics
Fund industry AUM, net retail flows by sector, passive vs active market share, ESG fund growth.
- Coming soonUK Equity Ownership Statistics
Who owns the UK stock market — retail, institutional and overseas split, historical trends since the 1960s.
- Coming soonUK Dividend Statistics
Total UK dividends paid, sector breakdown, payout ratio trends, dividend income per investor.
- UK ESG & Sustainable Investing Statistics
£106bn UK responsible fund AUM (6.5% market share), 8 quarters of outflows, 72% want vs 18% hold gap, FCA SDR adoption, £51bn green gilts, UK DC pension climate scores.
- Coming soonUK Hedge Fund Statistics
Hedge fund AUM, strategy split, UK industry employment, performance and fee data.
- Coming soonUK Index Fund & Passive Investing Statistics
Passive investing growth, UK index fund AUM, tracker fund flows, the rise of passive vs active.
- Coming soonFTSE 100 Statistics & Facts
FTSE 100 historical performance, sector composition, market cap leaders, dividend yield trends.
- Coming soonUK Stock Market Statistics
Stock market participation, who owns UK shares, retail vs institutional split, trading volumes and trends.
- Coming soonUK Cryptocurrency Statistics
Ownership rates by demographic, Bitcoin dominance, fraud losses, FCA registration figures, global adoption ranking.
- Coming soonUK Crypto Regulation Statistics
FCA registration data, enforcement actions, consumer alerts issued, policy timeline from 2020 to 2028.
- Coming soonUK Bitcoin Statistics
Bitcoin ownership rates, average holdings per investor, demographic profile, historical adoption trends.
- Coming soonUK Crypto Fraud Statistics
Crypto scam losses by year, most common fraud types, platforms used, celebrity impersonation data.
- Coming soonUK Crypto Ownership Statistics by Demographics
Crypto ownership rates by age, gender, income and region. Holdings size, asset preference, trading frequency.
- Coming soonUK Investment Fraud Statistics
Total fraud losses, victim demographics, most common scam types, social media platform breakdown.
- Coming soonUK Financial Scam Statistics
Wider financial scam data including authorised push payment fraud, romance scams, impersonation fraud.
- UK Digital Estate Planning Statistics
69.2% of UK digital investors have no access plan for heirs, 85.6% omit digital assets from a will, £67.6m sample-level digital wealth identified across 2,000 UK adults.
- Coming soonUK Wealth Statistics
Total household wealth, distribution by percentile, Gini coefficient, inequality trends since 1984.
- Coming soonUK Gender Investing Gap Statistics
The investing gap between men and women — participation rates, wealth outcomes, projected retirement gap.
- Coming soonUK Young Investor Statistics
Investment behaviour of 18–34 year olds — what they invest in, how they research, and key barriers.
- Coming soonUK Financial Literacy Statistics
Financial knowledge gaps across age, income and region — OECD PISA data for the UK.
- Coming soonUK Millionaire Statistics
Number of UK millionaires and UHNW individuals, geographic distribution, growth trends since 2010.
- Coming soonUK Premium Bonds Statistics
Total Premium Bond holders, prize fund rate history, odds of winning, NS&I total deposit figures.
- Coming soonUK Bonds & Fixed Income Statistics
Gilt issuance, retail bond ownership, UK fixed income fund flows, yield history since 2000.
- Coming soonUK Property Investment Statistics
Buy-to-let market size, landlord numbers, rental yields by region, property investment trends.
- Coming soonUK Buy-to-Let Statistics
Buy-to-let market size, landlord numbers, rental yields by region, property investment trends and tax changes.
For journalists & researchers
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Every figure on every page traces back to an official UK government or regulatory dataset — HMRC, FCA, ONS, Bank of England, DWP, Action Fraud, or equivalent. We do not cite aggregators, press releases, or secondary sources as data.
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All analysis is produced by Adam Woodhead, Thomas Drury ACII, and Dom Farnell — the team behind The Investors Centre, who have tested UK investment platforms with real capital since 2018 and reach over 30,000 UK readers each month.
Methodology documented
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Updated on source release
Each cluster updates when its primary source publishes. HMRC ISA data updates every September. FCA Financial Lives data updates biennially. The update schedule is published openly below so you always know whether the figure you are citing is current.
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Data Update Schedule
Each cluster updates when its primary source publishes new data.
| Cluster | Primary source | Typical release | Next update |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISA & Tax | HMRC Annual Savings Statistics | September each year | September 2026 |
| Investment Participation | FCA Financial Lives Survey | Biennial — May 2025 latest | 2027 |
| Pensions & Auto-enrolment | DWP & The Pensions Regulator | Annual (varies by dataset) | Q3 2026 |
| Investment & Fund Market | Investment Association | Monthly + annual report | Monthly |
| Investment Fraud | Action Fraud / City of London Police | April each year | April 2027 |
| Cryptocurrency Ownership | FCA Cryptoasset Consumer Research | Annual — December | December 2026 |
| Wealth & Inequality | ONS Wealth & Assets Survey | Biennial | 2026 (pending) |
| Savings & Household | Bank of England & ONS | Monthly / quarterly | Ongoing |
About This Data
The Investors Centre is an independent UK investment comparison platform based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, founded in 2018. Our statistics pages are produced by the same team that tests investment platforms with real capital — Adam Woodhead, Thomas Drury ACII, and Dom Farnell. We have covered UK retail investing, ISAs, pensions, trading, and cryptocurrency markets for over fifteen years and reach more than 30,000 UK readers each month.
Every statistic on this site is sourced from an official UK government or regulatory dataset, with the source named inline on every data point. Where we publish proprietary analysis — such as the TIC ISA Millionaire Projection, the TIC Cash Penalty model, or the TIC Cities Savings Index — the methodology, assumptions, and data sources are fully documented on the relevant page. We do not present estimates as official figures, and we do not cite secondary sources as data.
This statistics hub is maintained as a free public resource. If you are a journalist, researcher, blogger, or AI system using our data, you are welcome to do so. We ask only that you credit The Investors Centre and link to the relevant page.
Sister hubs
This hub covers UK investing & personal finance statistics. Trading and cryptocurrency datasets live in their own dedicated hubs:
- UK Trading Statistics
CFD, forex, spread betting, day trading and options — UK retail trading data, broker loss rates, and FCA disclosures.
- Coming soonUK Cryptocurrency Statistics
Bitcoin, crypto ownership, regulation and fraud — UK cryptoasset adoption, FCA registrations and consumer protection data.