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State of Nepal's new investors.

What first-time investors actually do when nothing is at stake — from every practice trade on StockYatra. Anonymised and aggregate; no individual is identifiable. Free to quote with a link. As of 24 October 2026 at 19:24 NPT.

29,669
Practice trades
by 2,234 traders
8pm
Busiest hour
Nepal time · 2,149 trades
74%
Paper win rate
of 26,386 closed trades — why that's misleading
72%
Closed within 5 minutes
scalping on a fee-free engine
29%
Short trades
practising what NEPSE doesn't allow retail
32%
Used leverage
5× is the favourite setting
Where

2,939 members, from Kathmandu to Mahendranagar.

Members by city, from the city people chose to add to their profile (1,332 of 2,939 so far). No GPS or addresses — a city appears once it has 3 or more members; 43 more members are in smaller places.

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2,939members
55cities on the map
26countries
Biratnagar 32Jhapa 42Chitwan 50Butwal 52Birgunj 60Pokhara 62Janakpur 91Kathmandu 469
#1 CITY IN NEPALKathmandu469 members · 35% of located
🇳🇵 Cities in Nepal48 cities
  1. 1Kathmandu469
  2. 2Janakpur91
  3. 3Pokhara62
  4. 4Birgunj60
  5. 5Butwal52
  6. 6Chitwan50
  7. 7Lalitpur45
  8. 8Jhapa42
  9. 9Bhaktapur34
  10. 10Biratnagar32
  11. 11Nepalgunj27
  12. 12Itahari25
  13. 13Dhangadhi20
  14. 14Hetauda18
  15. 15Rautahat16
  16. 16Bhairahawa15
  17. 17Kalaiya15
  18. 18Morang14
  19. 19Inaruwa13
  20. 20Dang13
  21. 21Mahendranagar9
  22. 22Dharan9
  23. 23Udayapur9
  24. 24Kapilvastu8
  25. 25Kohalpur8
  26. 26Banepa8
  27. 27Damak7
  28. 28Birtamod7
  29. 29Surkhet7
  30. 30Tanahun6
  31. 31Malangwa6
  32. 32Rajbiraj6
  33. 33Siraha4
  34. 34Baglung4
  35. 35Dhankuta4
  36. 36Mirchaiya4
  37. 37Barahathawa4
  38. 38Tikapur4
  39. 39Nawalpur4
  40. 40Lahan4
  41. 41Palpa4
  42. 42Simara3
  43. 43Syangja3
  44. 44Nuwakot3
  45. 45Bardibas3
  46. 46Gulmi3
  47. 47Parbat3
  48. 48Myagdi3

From the city and country members chose to share in the app — no GPS, no addresses. A city appears once it has 3+ members; 43 more are in smaller places.

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Members by city (3+ members)
CityMembers
Kathmandu469
Janakpur91
Pokhara62
Birgunj60
Butwal52
Chitwan50
Lalitpur45
Jhapa42
Bhaktapur34
Biratnagar32
Nepalgunj27
Itahari25
Dhangadhi20
Hetauda18
Rautahat16
Bhairahawa15
Kalaiya15
Morang14
Inaruwa13
Dang13
Mahendranagar9
Dharan9
Udayapur9
Kapilvastu8
Kohalpur8
Banepa8
Damak7
Birtamod7
Surkhet7
Tanahun6
Malangwa6
Rajbiraj6
Tokyo5
Dubai5
Seoul5
Siraha4
Baglung4
Dhankuta4
Mirchaiya4
Barahathawa4
Delhi4
Abu Dhabi4
Tikapur4
Nawalpur4
Lahan4
Palpa4
Simara3
Syangja3
Nuwakot3
Bardibas3
Mumbai3
Gulmi3
London3
Parbat3
Myagdi3
When

Nepal practises after dinner.

Practice trades by hour of the day, Nepal time. NEPSE itself is open 11:00–15:00, Monday to Friday; our users mostly learn in the evening.

07501,5002,2503,00012am: 749 trades12am1am: 391 trades2am: 216 trades3am: 146 trades3am4am: 183 trades5am: 347 trades6am: 461 trades6am7am: 1,215 trades8am: 1,548 trades9am: 1,718 trades9am10am: 1,943 trades11am: 1,722 trades12pm: 1,552 trades12pm1pm: 1,529 trades2pm: 1,450 trades3pm: 1,535 trades3pm4pm: 1,444 trades5pm: 1,445 trades6pm: 1,569 trades6pm7pm: 1,787 trades8pm: 2,149 trades2,1499pm: 1,909 trades9pm10pm: 1,491 trades11pm: 1,170 trades
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Practice trades by hour (NPT)
Buckettrades
12am749
1am391
2am216
3am146
4am183
5am347
6am461
7am1,215
8am1,548
9am1,718
10am1,943
11am1,722
12pm1,552
1pm1,529
2pm1,450
3pm1,535
4pm1,444
5pm1,445
6pm1,569
7pm1,787
8pm2,149
9pm1,909
10pm1,491
11pm1,170
How long

Three in four trades close within five minutes.

Time between opening and closing a practice trade. A simulator with no fees rewards the quick flip; the real market charges for it.

< 1 min: 10,889 trades (41%)< 1 min10,889 · 41%1–5 min: 8,166 trades (31%)1–5 min8,166 · 31%5–30 min: 3,603 trades (14%)5–30 min3,603 · 14%30 min–2 h: 1,033 trades (4%)30 min–2 h1,033 · 4%2 h–1 day: 1,789 trades (7%)2 h–1 day1,789 · 7%1 day–1 week: 773 trades (3%)1 day–1 week773 · 3%1 week+: 133 trades (1%)1 week+133 · 1%
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Closed trades by holding period
CategorytradesShare
< 1 min10,88941%
1–5 min8,16631%
5–30 min3,60314%
30 min–2 h1,0334%
2 h–1 day1,7897%
1 day–1 week7733%
1 week+1331%
Which way

Long, mostly — but a quarter go short.

Retail investors cannot short on NEPSE. On paper, they try it.

Long · 71% · 20,968Short · 29% · 8,701
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Long vs short practice trades
SideTradesShare
Long20,96871%
Short8,70129%
How much

Leverage: most say no; those who say yes pick 5×.

1×: 20,314 trades (68%)1×20,314 · 68%2×: 2,353 trades (8%)2×2,353 · 8%3×: 1,253 trades (4%)3×1,253 · 4%4×: 102 trades (0%)4×102 · 0%5×: 5,602 trades (19%)5×5,602 · 19%10×+: 45 trades (0%)10×+45 · 0%
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Practice trades by leverage
CategorytradesShare
1×20,31468%
2×2,3538%
3×1,2534%
4×1020%
5×5,60219%
10×+450%
What

The names beginners reach for.

Most-practised stocks on each board. This is what people practise on, not what anyone should buy — data, not advice.

Nepal (NEPSE)

NABIL: 9,906 trades (64%)NABIL9,906 · 64%NTC: 1,647 trades (11%)NTC1,647 · 11%NICA: 1,641 trades (11%)NICA1,641 · 11%GBIME: 840 trades (5%)GBIME840 · 5%NIFRA: 829 trades (5%)NIFRA829 · 5%UPPER: 623 trades (4%)UPPER623 · 4%
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Most-practised Nepal (NEPSE) stocks
CategorytradesShare
NABIL9,90664%
NTC1,64711%
NICA1,64111%
GBIME8405%
NIFRA8295%
UPPER6234%

India (NSE)

RELIANCE: 1,761 trades (78%)RELIANCE1,761 · 78%TCS: 140 trades (6%)TCS140 · 6%HDFCBANK: 104 trades (5%)HDFCBANK104 · 5%BHARTIARTL: 103 trades (5%)BHARTIARTL103 · 5%INFY: 82 trades (4%)INFY82 · 4%LT: 73 trades (3%)LT73 · 3%
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Most-practised India (NSE) stocks
CategorytradesShare
RELIANCE1,76178%
TCS1406%
HDFCBANK1045%
BHARTIARTL1035%
INFY824%
LT733%

US stocks

AAPL: 3,070 trades (77%)AAPL3,070 · 77%INTC: 246 trades (6%)INTC246 · 6%GOOGL: 229 trades (6%)GOOGL229 · 6%MSFT: 192 trades (5%)MSFT192 · 5%AMZN: 135 trades (3%)AMZN135 · 3%TSLA: 127 trades (3%)TSLA127 · 3%
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Most-practised US stocks stocks
CategorytradesShare
AAPL3,07077%
INTC2466%
GOOGL2296%
MSFT1925%
AMZN1353%
TSLA1273%
How many

Most people are still testing the water.

Traders grouped by how many practice trades they have placed. The median is about three; the job of the product is to move people rightwards.

1 trades: 388 traders (17%)1 trades388 · 17%2–4 trades: 750 traders (34%)2–4 trades750 · 34%5–9 trades: 510 traders (23%)5–9 trades510 · 23%10–24 trades: 360 traders (16%)10–24 trades360 · 16%25–49 trades: 124 traders (6%)25–49 trades124 · 6%50–99 trades: 61 traders (3%)50–99 trades61 · 3%100+ trades: 41 traders (2%)100+ trades41 · 2%
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Traders by number of trades placed
CategorytradersShare
1 trades38817%
2–4 trades75034%
5–9 trades51023%
10–24 trades36016%
25–49 trades1246%
50–99 trades613%
100+ trades412%
Growth · last 14 days

New traders and trades, day by day.

Per Nepal-time day. Today is still in progress, so its bar is partial.

New sign-ups per day

07515022530011 Oct: 22 sign-ups11 Oct12 Oct: 21 sign-ups13 Oct: 110 sign-ups13 Oct14 Oct: 280 sign-ups28015 Oct: 73 sign-ups15 Oct16 Oct: 42 sign-ups17 Oct: 25 sign-ups17 Oct18 Oct: 24 sign-ups19 Oct: 6 sign-ups19 Oct20 Oct: 18 sign-ups21 Oct: 19 sign-ups21 Oct22 Oct: 17 sign-ups23 Oct: 16 sign-ups23 Oct24 Oct: 11 sign-ups
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Sign-ups per day
Bucketsign-ups
11 Oct22
12 Oct21
13 Oct110
14 Oct280
15 Oct73
16 Oct42
17 Oct25
18 Oct24
19 Oct6
20 Oct18
21 Oct19
22 Oct17
23 Oct16
24 Oct11

Practice trades per day

05001,0001,5002,00011 Oct: 394 trades11 Oct12 Oct: 456 trades13 Oct: 636 trades13 Oct14 Oct: 1,726 trades1,72615 Oct: 958 trades15 Oct16 Oct: 845 trades17 Oct: 970 trades17 Oct18 Oct: 1,432 trades19 Oct: 612 trades19 Oct20 Oct: 578 trades21 Oct: 461 trades21 Oct22 Oct: 459 trades23 Oct: 371 trades23 Oct24 Oct: 296 trades
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Trades per day
Buckettrades
11 Oct394
12 Oct456
13 Oct636
14 Oct1,726
15 Oct958
16 Oct845
17 Oct970
18 Oct1,432
19 Oct612
20 Oct578
21 Oct461
22 Oct459
23 Oct371
24 Oct296
Daily actives

People who opened StockYatra each day.

Distinct accounts per Nepal-time day. We started measuring on 25 September 2026.

025050011 Oct: 178 people11 Oct12 Oct: 162 people12 Oct13 Oct: 237 people13 Oct14 Oct: 467 people14 Oct15 Oct: 351 people15 Oct16 Oct: 288 people16 Oct17 Oct: 217 people17 Oct18 Oct: 200 people18 Oct19 Oct: 153 people19 Oct20 Oct: 141 people20 Oct21 Oct: 163 people21 Oct22 Oct: 142 people22 Oct23 Oct: 148 people23 Oct24 Oct: 125 people24 Oct125
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Daily active users
Daypeople
11 Oct178
12 Oct162
13 Oct237
14 Oct467
15 Oct351
16 Oct288
17 Oct217
18 Oct200
19 Oct153
20 Oct141
21 Oct163
22 Oct142
23 Oct148
24 Oct125
Community & learning

More than a simulator.

What people do between trades: talk, add friends, watch lessons, compete, and set alerts. All-time counts unless stated.

2,594
Chat messages
verified-only, moderated Global chat
774
Friendships
accepted friend pairs
1,184
In a league this week
4,169 league seats all-time
572
Bull-or-Bear calls
53% called the direction right
20
On a 3-day+ streak
right now
2,686
Video views
336 likes in the Watch feed
41
Price alerts set
98 Bazaar items earned
1,081
Verified accounts
635 by phone · 446 by email
Records

The record book.

3,394
Trades in one day
28 Sept
815
Sign-ups in one day
28 Sept
467
Most people in a day
daily actives peak
274620.5 crore
Biggest paper portfolio
virtual coins · started with 10,000

Method and terms

Every chart is a count over practice trades and accounts on StockYatra's production database, refreshed hourly from the same API that powers the app (JSON feed). Trades are paper: virtual coins on a live-simulated market anchored to real price levels, never real securities. Nothing here is investment advice, and nothing identifies a person.

Use it. The data is published under CC BY 4.0: quote, chart or embed it with a link to stockyatra.com/data. Journalists and researchers who want a cut we don't show — by month, by market, by lesson progress — can write to hello@stockyatra.com.

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