{"id":44687,"date":"2026-10-22T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grabon.in\/indulge\/?p=44687"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T06:41:47","slug":"gold-buying-statistics-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grabon.in\/indulge\/shopping-tips\/gold-buying-statistics-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Buying Statistics India 2026: Demand, Imports, Consumer Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s gold demand reached <\/span><strong>131 tonnes in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 6% from the same period last year. But despite the decline in volume, spending on gold grew <\/span><strong>50% to \u20b91.979 trillion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as consumers continued to buy gold at higher prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As gold prices rise, the way Indians buy gold is changing too. Consumers are adjusting the jewelry they choose and exploring different ways to invest in gold. This blog covers the latest gold statistics in India for 2026, including demand, imports, prices, and investment trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gold Buying Statistics India 2026 (Editor\u2019s Picks)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>India\u2019s total gold demand<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stood at <\/span><strong>131 tonnes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Q2 2026, down 6% year over year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jewelry demand <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reached<\/span><strong> 75.1 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, equivalent to around <\/span><strong>57% of total gross gold demand<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On a net-demand basis, jewelry accounted for <\/span><strong>50%.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s<\/span><strong> investment demand<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reached <\/span><strong>54 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Q2 2026, covering gold bars, coins and ETFs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India <\/span><strong>imported $2.3 billion <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worth of gold in August 2026, down about 58% year over year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s <\/span><strong>gold ETF holdings <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reached 121.3 tonnes in August 2026, with total assets worth <\/span><strong>\u20b91.912 trillion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimated <\/span><strong>digital gold purchases<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> averaged <\/span><strong>1.6 tonnes per month<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from June to August 2026, with August purchases up 110% year over year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-india-focus-q2-2026\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Gold Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookmoney.com\/invest\/unregulated-gold-rush-digital-gold-purchases-more-than-double-yoy-ahead-of-festive-season-despite-sebis-warning\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outlook Money<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brief Overview of Gold in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gold Statistic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>India<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global market position<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Largest gold-jewelry market globally in Q2 2026 (27% share)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main uses<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry and investment<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major buying occasions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weddings, festivals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major forms<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry, bars, coins, ETFs, digital gold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major import sources<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switzerland, UAE, South Africa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold purity commonly purchased<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22K jewelry; 24K investment gold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>How Much Gold Does India Buy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44692 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.grabon.in\/gograbon\/indulge\/wp-content\/uploads\/indias-gold-demand-over-the-years.jpg\" alt=\"indias gold demand over the years\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India recorded <\/span><strong>281.5 tonnes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of gold demand in H1 2026, including <\/span><strong>150.6 tonnes in Q1 and 130.9 tonnes in Q2<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. H1 demand was 1.8% higher than the same period in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s gold demand has generally stayed between 700 and 800 tonnes in recent years, except during the pandemic. Demand fell to <\/span><strong>446 tonnes in 2020<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before recovering to <\/span><strong>797.3 tonnes in 2021<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, total gold demand stood at <\/span><strong>710.9 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 11% from 802.8 tonnes in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>India\u2019s Gold Demand by Year<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gold Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026 H1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">281.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">710.9 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">802.8 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">747.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">774.1 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">797.3 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">446 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2019<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">690 tonnes\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">760 tonnes\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">771 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">666 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-india-focus-q2-2026\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Gold Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Gold Jewelry Do Indians Buy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s jewelry demand reached <\/span><strong>75.1 tonnes in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 15% from 88.8 tonnes in Q2 2025. H1 jewelry demand stood at <\/span><strong>141.2 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 17% year over year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite lower volumes, jewelry spending remained strong. The value of jewelry demand increased <\/span><strong>34% year over year to \u20b91.132 trillion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Q2 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gold Jewelry Demand in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jewelry Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75.1 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">H1 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">141.2 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">430.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">563.4 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">575.8 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry demand has fallen as gold prices have risen. Annual jewelry demand dropped <\/span><strong>24% in 2025 to 430.5 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its lowest level in nearly three decades apart from the pandemic-affected 2020 period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><strong>Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, consumers continued to adjust by choosing lighter-weight jewelry, studded designs and lower-carat products. Exchange schemes also became more important as people used old gold to fund new purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why Do Indians Buy Gold?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold buying in India is closely linked to jewelry, weddings, festivals, gifting and investment. Weddings are particularly important to the market, with the World Gold Council estimating that they account for <\/span><strong>around 50% of annual gold demand<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Festivals are another major reason Indians buy gold. Demand tends to be concentrated between <\/span><strong>September and January<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when the festive, wedding, and harvest seasons overlap. The World Gold Council estimates that around <\/span><strong>40 to 60 tonnes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of gold is sold during Diwali and Akshaya Tritiya combined.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Gold Does India Import?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold imports reached <\/span><strong>$71.98 billion in FY2025-26<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><strong>up 24%<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the previous year. However, the quantity imported fell from <\/span><strong>757.09 tonnes to 721.03 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, showing how higher prices increased the import bill even as physical volumes declined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2026, gold imports fell to <\/span><strong>$2.3 billion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 58% year over year and 45% from July. The World Gold Council estimates gross import volumes at around <\/span><strong>15 to 20 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>India&#8217;s Gold Imports<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gold Imports<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FY2024-25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$57.9 billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FY2025-26<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$72.4 billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">August 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2.3 billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold accounted for around <\/span><strong>3% of India\u2019s total merchandise imports in August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down from 9% a year earlier. The sharp drop was linked to weaker demand and lower gold imports during the month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/content\/specials\/how-much-gold-did-india-import-in-fy-2025-26-the-numbers-behind-the-record-126060400394_1.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Standard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which Countries Supply Gold to India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switzerland is India\u2019s largest source of imported gold, followed by the UAE and South Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During April-February FY2025-26:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Share of India&#8217;s Gold Imports<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switzerland<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 40%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UAE<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 16%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold from these countries enters India&#8217;s jewelry and bullion supply chain through refineries, bullion dealers and other import channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NITI Aayog data also shows the importance of the UAE and Switzerland in India&#8217;s broader gems and jewelry import network, with the UAE, Switzerland and Hong Kong together supplying more than 60% of the sector&#8217;s imports in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/wire-updates\/business\/2026\/04\/17\/gold-imports-rise-24-pc-to-usd-71.98-bn-in-2025-26.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Week<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Does Gold Cost in India in 2026?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44690 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.grabon.in\/gograbon\/indulge\/wp-content\/uploads\/gold-prices-in-india.jpg\" alt=\"gold prices in india\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average gold price on the <\/span><strong>Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reached <\/span><strong>\u20b9150,733 per 10 grams in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up 59% from the same quarter a year earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of August 2026, the domestic gold price had risen to <\/span><strong>\u20b9158,854 per 10 grams<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The World Gold Council reported that prices then fell 4.6% between the end of August and September 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a more recent benchmark, the <\/span><strong>India Bullion and Jewelers Association (IBJA)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> listed the September 21 price of 24-carat gold at <\/span><strong>\u20b9153,727 per 10 grams<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, excluding GST. The price for 22-carat gold was <\/span><strong>\u20b9140,814 per 10 grams<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gold Purity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Price per 10 grams, Sept. 21, 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24K gold<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9153,727<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22K gold<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9140,814<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold jewelry can cost more than these rates because the final price also depends on GST, making charges, the jeweler, location and purity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Gold Do Indians Buy as an Investment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44691 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.grabon.in\/gograbon\/indulge\/wp-content\/uploads\/how-indians-are-investing-in-gold.jpg\" alt=\"how indians are investing in gold\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s investment demand includes <\/span><strong>gold bars, coins and ETFs<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investment demand reached <\/span><strong>54 tonnes in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down from an average of 100 tonnes over the previous three quarters but still above the long-term quarterly average of 49 tonnes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bar and coin demand stood at <\/span><strong>50.3 tonnes in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up 9% year over year. H1 bar and coin demand reached <\/span><strong>112.5 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the strongest first half since 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jewelry vs Investment Demand<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Jewelry Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Investment Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Total Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">563.4 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">239.4 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">802.8 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">430.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">280.4 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">710.9 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75.1 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53.9 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">130.9 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Sources: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/research\/gold-demand-trends\/gold-demand-trends-india-focus-q2-2026\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Gold Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewelry demand fell by<\/span><strong> 24%<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2025, while investment demand rose <\/span><strong>17%<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Investment demand made up roughly <\/span><strong>40% <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of India\u2019s total gold demand in 2025, compared with around<\/span><strong> 25% <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a typical year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Popular Are Gold ETFs in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold ETFs have grown significantly in India over the past five years. Holdings increased from <\/span><strong>38 tonnes in 2022 <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><strong>121.3 tonnes by August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, more than tripling during the period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>India\u2019s Gold ETF Holdings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Gold ETF Holdings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42.1 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57.8 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026*<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">121.3 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*As of August 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold ETFs also saw huge demand in 2026. <\/span><strong>H1 gold ETF demand reached a record 24 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up 163% from the same period a year earlier. By August, total ETF assets had reached <\/span><strong>\u20b91.912 trillion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while August inflows rose 67% month over month to <\/span><strong>\u20b925.97 billion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of ETF folios reached <\/span><strong>12.54 million<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the end of August. However, only around <\/span><strong>4,000 new folios<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were added during August, compared with an average monthly increase of about 330,000 between January and July.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gold ETF Statistic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>August 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ETF holdings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">121.3 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assets<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b91.912 trillion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monthly inflows<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b925.97 billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total folios<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.54 million<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.org\/goldhub\/data\/gold-etfs-holdings-and-flows\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Gold Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Popular Is Digital Gold in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital gold purchases averaged <\/span><strong>\u20b925 billion per month from June to August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, equivalent to an estimated <\/span><strong>1.6 tonnes of gold per month<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. August purchases were 110% higher than a year earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital gold is different from gold ETFs because the purchase represents an interest in physical gold held through the digital-gold provider&#8217;s arrangement, while an ETF is a regulated market investment product traded through the financial market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, digital gold purchases in India reached <\/span><strong>13.5 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up 69% from the previous year, according to World Gold Council data reported by The Economic Times.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Gold Do Indians Recycle or Exchange?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India recorded <\/span><strong>31.2 tonnes of recycled gold in Q1 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, up 20% from the same period a year earlier and 44% from the previous quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling had fallen to <\/span><strong>92.7 tonnes in 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 19% from the previous year despite the sharp rise in gold prices. The World Gold Council linked the decline partly to consumers holding on to their gold in anticipation of further price increases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old-gold exchange also became more common as gold prices rose. In Q2 2026, retailers reported a <\/span><strong>10-20% increase in exchange volumes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with exchanged gold accounting for as much as <\/span><strong>70% of sales at some retailers<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederal.com\/category\/business\/indias-gold-demand-rises-10-pc-as-investment-buying-surges-241100\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortuneindia.com\/markets\/total-gold-investment-demand-in-india-increases-73-in-value-to-near-rs-300000-crores-in-2025\/129921\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortune India<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who Are the Major Gold Jewelry Companies in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s organized jewelry market includes major chains such as <\/span><strong>Tanishq, Malabar Gold &amp; Diamonds, Kalyan Jewelers, Senco Gold and Joyalukkas<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, <\/span><strong>Titan<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which operates Tanishq, held around <\/span><strong>8% of India&#8217;s overall jewelry market by value<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><strong>Malabar Group <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><strong>Kalyan Jewelers<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> each held around<\/span><strong> 5%<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The organized segment continues to account for a growing share of India&#8217;s jewelry market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>India&#8217;s Gold Demand Compared With Other Countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Q2 2026, India was the <\/span><strong>world&#8217;s largest gold jewelry market<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, accounting for <\/span><strong>27% of global jewelry demand<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. India&#8217;s jewelry demand was 75.1 tonnes, compared with 50 tonnes in mainland China.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Q2 2026 Jewelry Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Q2 2026 Bar &amp; Coin Demand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75.1 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.3 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50.0 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">107.2 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United States<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.4 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkey<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.2 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.5 tonnes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and China show different buying patterns. India recorded higher jewelry demand in Q2 2026, at <\/span><strong>75.1 tonnes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">versus <\/span><strong>50 tonnes in China<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. China, however, had more than twice India&#8217;s bar-and-coin demand, at <\/span><strong>107.2 tonnes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">versus <\/span><strong>50.3 tonnes<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>How much gold does India buy every year?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s total gold demand was <\/span><strong>710.9 tonnes in 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 11% from 802.8 tonnes in 2024. H1 2026 demand stood at 281.5 tonnes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How much gold does India import in 2026?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India imported <\/span><strong>$2.3 billion worth of gold in August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, down 58% year over year. The World Gold Council estimates gross import volumes at around 15-20 tonnes for the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How much gold jewelry do Indians buy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s jewelry demand reached <\/span><strong>430.5 tonnes in 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><strong>75.1 tonnes in Q2 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why do Indians buy so much gold?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold is bought for jewelry, weddings, festivals, gifting, investment and wealth preservation. Weddings and festivals remain important occasions for gold purchases in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Are Indians buying more gold ETFs?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gold ETF holdings reached <\/span><strong>121.3 tonnes in August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while H1 ETF demand reached a record 24 tonnes, up 163% year over year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Is digital gold popular in India?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital gold purchases averaged an estimated <\/span><strong>1.6 tonnes per month from June to August 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while August purchases were 110% higher than a year earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\n      \"name\": \"How much gold does India buy every year?\",\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n        \"text\": \"India's total gold demand was 710.9 tonnes in 2025, down 11% from 802.8 tonnes in 2024. 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