The UK DIY investment market grew by 22%, or £104bn, in 2025 to reach £572bn by the end of December last year.
This is up from the £468bn invested in 2024, according to data released by Boring Money today (11 February). It said more than two million fresh DIY investment accounts opened over the course of the year, a 19% rise to 13.4 million. Growth mainly came from 35-44 year-olds, as 34% of them now invest, compared to 27% in January 2025. Close to half of men in this age group (43%) invest now with 26% of women doing so as well. Boring Money CEO Holly Mackay said that DIY investing has moved into the "mainstream", as five years ago there were only 6.6 million accounts open, a number that ...
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