How Many Stocks Are There in 2024?
There are approximately 6,000 stocks listed on the major stock exchanges in the U.S.
The term “stock market” refers to a marketplace in which equity ownership in a company or organization may be traded. This question is somewhat broad, however, as it can be interpreted as how many public companies are in operation, how many stock tickers there are or even how many shares exist. In each case, the number grows. For example, Apollo Global Management, Inc (NYSE: APO ) is 1 company, yet it has 3 tradable ticker symbols on the NYSE (APO, APO-A, and APO-B), each with different numbers of shares outstanding (235.53, 11, and 12 million, respectively, in August 2021). See how quickly that number grew, from 1 company to 3 ticker symbols to 258…
