The number of private investors in Tatarstan has significantly increased.

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       The number of private investors in Tatarstan has noticeably increased

      

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      There are more private investors in Tatarstan (photo: pxhere.com)

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

      

       In the Republic of Tatarstan, as of the end of April 2026, the growth in the number of citizens opening brokerage accounts and entering the Russian stock market in search of alternative sources of income and savings instruments has continued.

       According to RBC, citing data from the Moscow Exchange, in the last month, the number of private investors in the republic increased by 1,250 people, reaching an impressive mark of 1.22 million unique accounts. In this regard, Tatarstan firmly holds the eighth position in the nationwide regional ranking, yielding only to such population and income giants as Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai, Rostov and Sverdlovsk regions, as well as neighboring Bashkortostan. Today, Tatarstan's investors account for exactly 3% of the total registered number of private clients of the Moscow Exchange across the country, and a total of more than 172,000 investment accounts of various types have been opened in their names. However, despite such a solid figure, not all brokerage account owners demonstrate real market activity. Out of the more than one million Tatarstan investors, only 89,400 people made any transactions on the stock market by the end of April. Thus, the share of active traders among the total number of account owners in the republic was about 7.3%, indicating that the overwhelming majority of the population is still taking a wait-and-see approach, preferring passive observation of the market over real operations. Recently, it was reported that in the capital of Tatarstan, as of the end of the first quarter of 2026, the most attractive sector for job seekers in terms of high earnings was construction and real estate, where every second open vacancy guarantees an income of 100,000 rubles and above.

       Arina Mikhaylova

      

      

      

      

      

       Published: 22.05.2026 12:01

       Edited: 22.05.2026 12:01