{"id":11025,"date":"2023-09-08T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=11025"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:01:56","slug":"stock-market-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/finance\/stock-market-statistics.html","title":{"rendered":"57 stock market statistics and facts to know in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19877\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, act as legal, financial or credit advice. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/disclaimer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>See Lexington Law\u2019s editorial disclosure for more information.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-56b7729d85faa44315c2aa77ac04c158\" style=\"background-color:#00204f\">In 2022, 61 percent of Americans were reported to own stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stock market is a set of financial exchanges in which investors purchase and sell shares of companies and industries. Investors purchase shares to grow their business or raise money. The market typically references two major stock indexes: the S&amp;P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. These indexes track the ever-changing performance of companies within the stock market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the stock market is constantly in flux, it\u2019s important to stay up to date with the latest trends and facts. We curated this information to provide a stock market summary\u2014everything from the size of the global stock market and the different countries and companies that make it up to who invests in the stock market. Staying in the know with these latest trends can ensure you make better-informed decisions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/finance\/investing-during-a-recession.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this guide, explore the top stock market statistics and facts to know in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-global-market-by-the-numbers\">Global market by the numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly all countries participate in a global stock exchange that allows for both local and international companies to be traded. The number of traded companies can vary from a couple hundred to as many as a couple thousand, but it\u2019s usually proportionate to the size of the country. To learn more about the global stock market, check out these facts below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"1\">\n<li>The global market capitalization is around $105 trillion. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/274490\/global-value-of-share-holdings-since-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-21.png 963w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-21-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 767px) 600px, calc(100vw - 35px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, the global equity market capitalization declined about <strong>20 percent<\/strong> compared to the last quarter of 2021. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-exchanges.org\/storage\/app\/media\/FY%202022%20Market%20Highlights%20Report%20website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Exchanges 2022 Market Report<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Compared to 2021, there were fewer IPOs and less money was raised through them (<strong>-50 and -65 percent<\/strong>, respectively). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-exchanges.org\/storage\/app\/media\/FY%202022%20Market%20Highlights%20Report%20website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Exchanges 2022 Market Report<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The National Stock Exchange of India increased <strong>134.5 percent<\/strong> compared to 2021, amounting to 32.57 billion contracts, the highest annual figure in the last six years. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-exchanges.org\/storage\/app\/media\/FY%202022%20Market%20Highlights%20Report%20website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Exchanges 2022 Market Report<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The growth of the global GDP is forecast to climb by <strong>1.6 percent<\/strong> in 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/insights\/research\/market-outlook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">J.P. Morgan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top 10 countries by<strong> world stock market capitalization<\/strong> as of May 2023 are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/all-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompaniesMarketCap.com<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>United States: $43.7 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China: $6.4 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan: $4.4 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India: $3.1 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Kingdom: $3 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>France: $2.9 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saudi Arabia: $2.6 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada: $2.4 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Germany: $2.3 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switzerland: $2.1 trillion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>There are around <strong>60 major stock exchanges<\/strong> in the world. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/investing\/stock-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top <strong>10 major stock exchanges<\/strong> by market capitalization are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/270126\/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>New York Stock Exchange (NYSE): $22.77 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASDAQ: $16.24 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shanghai Stock Exchange: $6.74 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Euronext: $6.06 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japan Exchange Group: $5.38 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shenzhen Stock Exchange: $4.7 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hong Kong Stock Exchange: $4.56 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Stock Exchange of India: $3.34 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LSE Group, U.K.: $3.1 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): $2.38 trillion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>71 percent<\/strong> of top global investors expect equities to rise in 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-09\/world-s-money-managers-see-double-digit-stock-gains-in-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Of all global stocks, <strong>78.8 percent <\/strong>are controlled by the 10 largest global stock markets. Of that percentage, around 60 percent are managed by the NYSE and NASDAQ. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iexpats.com\/worlds-major-stock-markets\/#:~:text=While%20there%20are%20around%2060,with%20the%20NYSE%20and%20Nasdaq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iExpats<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>With a market value of<strong> $22.77 trillion<\/strong>, the New York Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in the world. The next biggest is NASDAQ with a <strong>$16.24 trillion<\/strong> market capitalization\u2014putting the two U.S. exchanges in the top two positions. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iexpats.com\/worlds-major-stock-markets\/#:~:text=While%20there%20are%20around%2060,with%20the%20NYSE%20and%20Nasdaq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iExpats<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>As of 2023, the average return of the stock market is around <strong>10 percent<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/seekingalpha.com\/article\/4502739-average-stock-market-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seeking Alpha<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">U.S. stock market data<strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. stock market is the largest and most expensive in the world, with NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange topping the list. Here are some important statistics regarding the U.S. stock market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>As of January 2023, the value of stocks listed on U.S. exchanges made up <strong>42 percent<\/strong> of the global total. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/global-share-of-us-stock-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visual Capitalist<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2023, stock markets in the United States accounted for nearly<strong> 60 percent <\/strong>of the world\u2019s stocks. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/710680\/global-stock-markets-by-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1033\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-22.png 1033w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-22-768x287.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 767px) 600px, calc(100vw - 35px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>From March 2021 to March 2022, the market capitalization of U.S. companies in the Global Top 100 increased by <strong>19 percent<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/gx\/en\/audit-services\/publications\/top100\/pwc-global-top-100-companies-by-market-capitalisation-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PwC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The total market capitalization for the U.S. as a percentage of GDP is <strong>153.7 percent<\/strong> as of March 31, 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/ycharts.com\/indicators\/us_total_market_capitalization#:~:text=Basic%20Info,long%20term%20average%20of%2083.03%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YCharts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top 10 best-performing stock returns in the U.S. as of Q1 2023 are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/articles\/1148421\/best-performing-stocks-of-q1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Morning Star<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Fastly: 116.8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coinbase Global: 90.9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nvidia: 90.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meta Platforms: 76.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EVgo: 74.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spotify Technology: 69.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rolls-Royce: 69.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tesla: 68.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sea: 66.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roku: 61.7%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The equity markets in the U.S. are the largest in the world\u2014they account for <strong>41 percent<\/strong> of the <strong>$107 trillion global equity<\/strong> market cap in 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sifma.org\/resources\/research\/research-quarterly-equities\/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20equity%20markets%20are,in%202022%2C%20or%20%2441%20trillion.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIFMA<\/a>)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of July 2022, <strong>75.4 percent<\/strong> of equity and debt financing for nonfinancial corporations are provided by U.S. capital markets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sifma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/CM-Fact-Book-2022-SIFMA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SIFMA<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top 19 global stock market exchanges have a market capitalization of more than <strong>$1 trillion<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/270126\/largest-stock-exchange-operators-by-market-capitalization-of-listed-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. GDP growth is forecast to grow by <strong>1 percent<\/strong> in 2023. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpmorgan.com\/insights\/research\/market-outlook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">J.P. Morgan<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>At the end of March 2022, Charles Schwab had <strong>$7.86 trillion<\/strong> in client assets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schwab.com\/system\/file\/P-8770544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles Schwab Corporation<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stock market statistics by industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The stock market today is dominated by tech giants like Apple and Amazon, but it hasn\u2019t always been that way. The stock market is notorious for its cyclical pattern of bubbles followed by crashes like the dot-com bubble and the U.S. housing bubble. Here are the current industries and companies dominating the market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The U.S. stock market\u2019s largest sector is the technology sector, which saw a <strong>381.9 percent<\/strong> 10-year return vs. S&amp;P 500. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberatedstocktrader.com\/stock-market-sectors\/#:~:text=Stock%20Sector%20Performance%20Analysis%202022,incredible%20381%25%20over%2010%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liberated Stock Trader<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, technology companies made up <strong>34 percent<\/strong> of the Global Top 100 with a market capitalization of <strong>$12 trillion<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/gx\/en\/audit-services\/publications\/top100\/pwc-global-top-100-companies-by-market-capitalisation-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PwC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Since 2018, healthcare companies have increased <strong>84 percent<\/strong> in the Global Top 100. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com\/gx\/en\/audit-services\/publications\/top100\/pwc-global-top-100-companies-by-market-capitalisation-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PwC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top ten sectors in the world stock market: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msci.com\/documents\/10199\/178e6643-6ae6-47b9-82be-e1fc565ededb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSCI World Index<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Information technology: 22.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare: 13.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financials: 13.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumer discretionary: 10.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrials: 10.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumer staples: 7.8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication services: 7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy: 5.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials: 4.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilities: 3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real estate: 2.5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-23.png 925w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-23-768x379.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 767px) 600px, calc(100vw - 35px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top five U.S. industries by revenue are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/united-states\/industry-trends\/biggest-industries-by-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IBISWorld<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals: $1.43 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug, cosmetic and toiletry wholesalers: $1.36 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharmaceuticals: $1.29 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health and medical insurance: $1.25 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commercial banking: $1.21 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The 10 largest companies in the <strong>world<\/strong> by market capitalization as of 2023 are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompaniesMarketCap.com<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Apple: $2.8 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft: $2.5 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saudi Aramco: $2.1 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alphabet: $1.6 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon: $1.2 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nvidia: $992 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berkshire Hathaway: $704.1 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meta Platforms: $672.8 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tesla: $637.6 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TSMC: $528.9 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The 10 largest companies in the <strong>U.S.<\/strong> by market capitalization as of 2023 are: (<a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompaniesMarketCap.com<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Apple: $2.8 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft: $2.5 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alphabet: $1.6 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amazon: $1.2 trillion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nvidia: $992 billion &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berkshire Hathaway: $704 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meta Platforms: $672.8 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tesla: $637.6 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visa: $464 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UnitedHealth: $447 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Apple\u2019s market capitalization is currently $2.79 trillion as of May 2023, making it the world\u2019s most valuable company. (<a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompaniesMarketCap.com<\/a>)<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of 2023, the top three publicly traded companies by revenue include Walmart (<strong>$622 billion<\/strong>), Amazon (<strong>$525 billion<\/strong>) and ExxonMobil (<strong>$395 billion<\/strong>). (<a href=\"https:\/\/companiesmarketcap.com\/usa\/largest-american-companies-by-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CompaniesMarketCap.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The stock market has roots in history and is one of the integral aspects of the global economy. Dating back hundreds of years, the stock market is one of the oldest forms of investments and is still used daily to help gauge the performance and health of different areas of the economy. Learn more historical facts about the stock market below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1915 was the best stock market year in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index value increased by <strong>81.66 percent<\/strong> to close at 99.15 points compared to 54.58 in the previous year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/261785\/the-best-years-of-the-dow-jones-index-since-1897\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statista<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Since 1875, the U.S. has been in <strong>34 recessions<\/strong>, 13 of which happened after World War II. (<a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/what-is-a-recession-what-have-recessions-looked-like-in-the-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USAFacts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the last seven decades, the world economy has gone through four major recessions: in 1975, 1982, 1991 and 2009. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/07\/global-economic-recession-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The best stock market years by percent jump include: (<a href=\"https:\/\/awealthofcommonsense.com\/2022\/07\/the-best-worst-years-in-stock-market-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Wealth of Common Sense<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>1933: 54%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1954: 52.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1935: 47.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1928: 43.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1958: 43.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1995: 37.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1927: 37.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1975: 37.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1945: 36.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1936: 33.9%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The worst stock market years by percent loss include: (<a href=\"https:\/\/awealthofcommonsense.com\/2022\/07\/the-best-worst-years-in-stock-market-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Wealth of Common Sense<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>1931: -43.3%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008: -37%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1937: -35%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1974: -26.5%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1930: -24.9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2002: -22.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1973: -14.7%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2001: -11.9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1941: -11.6%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1957: -10.8%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The longest bull market in U.S. stock market history ran from 2009 to 2020. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/rip-to-the-longest-bull-market-in-history-2009-2020-2020-03-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASDAQ<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24.png 963w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-24-768x282.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 767px) 600px, calc(100vw - 35px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Over the last 75 years, the average recession has lasted around 10 months. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/investing\/how-long-do-recessions-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>October is considered the most volatile month for stocks\u2014typically <strong>36 percent<\/strong> more volatile than the other months of the year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/articles\/october-is-usually-the-most-volatile-month-for-stocks.-what-can-we-expect-this-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASDAQ<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Three stock market crashes with losses beyond <strong>-35 percent<\/strong> happened in this millennium. Two of the crashes caused market declines of <strong>&gt;50 percent<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/daytradingz.com\/stock-market-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daytradingz<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investor stock market statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Corporations and companies are not the only players in the stock market\u2014everyday Americans are, too. For instance, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/life-events\/guide-to-retirement-plans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">401(k)<\/a> through your workplace would be an example of investing in the stock market. Read more for stock market statistics and facts related to investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Roughly <strong>61 percent<\/strong> of Americans own stock. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2023, <strong>66 percent<\/strong> of Americans ages 50 \u2013 64 owned stock. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>53 percent <\/strong>of families in the United States are invested in the stock market. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/publications\/2020-bulletin-changes-in-us-family-finances-from-2016-to-2019.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daytradingz<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Owning stock was the most common between 2001 and 2008\u2014<strong>62 percent<\/strong> of Americans said they owned stock. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, <strong>38 percent<\/strong> of Americans used a financial advisor to help manage their investments. (<a href=\"https:\/\/emoneyadvisor.com\/news\/2022-investment-trends-survey-shows-diy-investors-continue-to-build-steam-but-financial-advisors-are-still-a-mainstay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eMoney<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>As of 2022, over <strong>one-third of Americans<\/strong> don\u2019t have investment accounts or investments. (<a href=\"https:\/\/emoneyadvisor.com\/news\/2022-investment-trends-survey-shows-diy-investors-continue-to-build-steam-but-financial-advisors-are-still-a-mainstay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eMoney<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>As of 2021, the richest 10 percent of Americans with the highest incomes own <strong>10 times more stock<\/strong> than the lowest 60 percent of earners. (<a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/what-percentage-of-americans-own-stock\/#:~:text=More%20Americans%20than%20ever%20are,in%20the%20market%20was%20%2440%2C000.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USAFacts<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-25.png 968w, https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-25-768x368.png 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 767px) 600px, calc(100vw - 35px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In 2021, <strong>67 percent<\/strong> of women in the U.S. invested outside of retirement. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fidelity.com\/bin-public\/060_www_fidelity_com\/documents\/about-fidelity\/FidelityInvestmentsWomen&amp;InvestingStudy2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fidelity<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Algorithmic trading is estimated to account for between <strong>60 percent<\/strong> and <strong>73 percent<\/strong> of equity trading in the United States, giving AI the potential to impact the markets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mordorintelligence.com\/industry-reports\/algorithmic-trading-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mordor Intelligence<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>By income<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The top <strong>1 percent<\/strong> of Americans hold<strong> 53 percent<\/strong> of stocks that are worth around <strong>$16.76 trillion<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/research\/how-many-americans-own-stock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motley Fool<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by income as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual household income<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes (%)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No (%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$100,000 or more&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td>84%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$40,000 to $99,999<\/span><\/td><td>63%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less than $40,000&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td>29%<\/td><td>71%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By age<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Millennials owned only <strong>2.3 percent<\/strong> of all U.S. stocks in Q4 2022, compared to Gen X who owned <strong>25.9 percent<\/strong> and baby boomers who owned <strong>56.2 percent<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalreserve.gov\/releases\/z1\/dataviz\/dfa\/distribute\/table\/#quarter:127;series:Corporate%20equities%20and%20mutual%20fund%20shares;demographic:generation;population:all;units:shares;range:2004.2,2021.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by age as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes (%)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No (%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 to 29<\/span><\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>58%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 to 49&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td>67%<\/td><td>33%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 to 64&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td>66%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65+<\/span><\/td><td>63%<\/td><td>36%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By gender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by gender as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender <\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes (%)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No (%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men<\/span><\/td><td>59%<\/td><td>39%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td>62%<\/td><td>37%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by education as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Education level<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes (%)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No (%)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postgraduate<\/span><\/td><td>82%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College graduate<\/span><\/td><td>78%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Some college<\/td><td>63%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High school or less<\/td><td>41%<\/td><td>59%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By ethnicity\/race<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by ethnicity\/race as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Ethnicity\/race<\/td><td>Yes (%)<\/td><td>No (%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>White (non-Hispanic)<\/td><td>67%<\/td><td>32%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>People of color<\/td><td>49%<\/td><td>49%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By party identification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Americans invested in the stock market by party identification as of April 2023: (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/266807\/percentage-americans-owns-stock.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Party identification<\/td><td>Yes (%)<\/td><td>No (%)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Republican<\/td><td>66%<\/td><td>34%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Democrat<\/td><td>64%<\/td><td>35%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Independent<\/td><td>55%<\/td><td>43%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start investing today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Figuring out how to navigate the stock market can feel like a challenge, but the rewards can far outweigh the time it takes to do a little research. While starting early is great, it\u2019s never too late to catch up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/blog\/life-events\/guide-to-retirement-plans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retirement<\/a> or invest in a mutual fund. Taking control of your finances will help you feel more empowered to make smarter decisions along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider hiring a financial advisor to help guide you along your investment journey. If you are interested in learning more about your credit, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonlaw.com\/about-lexington-law\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact Lexington Law today<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lexingtonlaw.com\/disclaimer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Note:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>&nbsp;Articles have only been reviewed by the indicated attorney, not written by them. 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