Companies have raised over ₹ 1.25 lakh crore via initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2024 so far, breaking the previous record of ₹1.18 lakh crore set in 2021. In 2024, India emerged as the second-largest IPO market globally, trailing the U.S., which raised $26.3 billion (around ₹2.22 lakh crore).