Number of women investing surges 10% in one year

In the 12 months to January 31, the number of women investing in the UK has increased by 10 per cent, from 6.7 million to 7.4 million.

At the same time, the overall gap between total wealth invested by men and women has narrowed by 15 per cent, falling from £677 billion to £574 billion.

However, survey data collected and analysed by investment research firm Boring Money also found that, over the same period, the Gender Investment Gap has widened by nine per cent.

There are now 11 million male investors compared with 7.4 million women – a gap of 3.6 million, up from 3.3 million in 2025.

The difference increased by 200,000 people between 2024 and 2025, and has grown by a further 300,000 over the past year.

Holly Mackay, founder and chief executive officer of Boring Money, said: “There are genuine green shoots of hope in the industry-wide data.

“The number of women investors has grown by 10% over the last year which is encouraging.

“However as the government looks to get more of us investing this year this gap needs more focus and deliberate attention.

“Wealth managers face a serious retention issue with older female clients who come into money from bereavement or divorce then look elsewhere as the relationship is lacking.

“And younger women are not adopting investing at the same pace as the guys – they are almost half as likely to invest which should be a huge wake-up call for providers.”