Number of private investors on the Moscow Exchange in 2023 increased by 6.7 million and reached 29.7 million people. An average of 3 million people made transactions on the stock market every month, up 36.4% from 2.2 million in 2022. Private investors invested more than ₽1.1 trillion in securities last year, with ₽178.1 billion invested in equities, ₽215.4 billion in exchange-traded funds and ₽715 billion in bonds, of which 72% went into corporate bonds and 28% into OFZs and regional bonds.