New Delhi, February 25 (HS): India has been ahead of all the countries of the world in terms of IPO launching during the year 2024. This year 337 IPOs were launched in India including mainboard and SME segment, while a total of 183 IPOs were launched in the US. Similarly, two and a half times more IPOs were launched in India as compared to Europe.

According to the EY Global IPO Trends 2024 report, during 2024, due to its rapid economic growth and investment friendly policy, India has been at the forefront in taking advantage of economic and geopolitical conditions around the world. Due to this, on an average, a new IPO was launched in the primary market almost every day.

According to this report, during the year 2024, $ 19.90 billion was raised through the launch of IPOs in India. This amount is the largest amount raised through IPO in India during the last two decades. India is definitely at the first place in the world in terms of the number of IPOs, but America remains number one in terms of money raised through IPO.

According to the EY Global IPO Trends 2024 report, an amount of $32.8 billion was raised through 183 IPOs in the US during 2024. Similarly, America remains number one in terms of international listing.

The report states that venture capital firms and private equity firms played a major role in the expansion of the IPO market during the year 2024. Companies from TMT (tech and media technology), consumer and industrial sectors had the largest share in the amount raised through IPOs all over the world. It has been estimated in this report that even during the year 2025, TMT companies can remain at the forefront in raising money through IPO.

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