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India IPO Timeline 1991-2026: Biggest IPOs & 2026 Boom

Yes, India is in a major IPO boom in 2026. Reuters reported that India had 165 IPOs raising $8.61 billion by late August 2026, and that a record six IPOs were…

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REFORMS OPEN THE DOOR

India's Economic Reforms Open the Door

Facing a balance-of-payments crisis, India launched sweeping economic reforms in 1991, delicensing industry and opening the door to foreign investment. This is the root…

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NSE ERA BEGINS

NSE Era Begins

The National Stock Exchange was incorporated in 1992 and began trading in 1994, replacing the old open-outcry floor with a national, electronic, screen-based system.

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DOT-COM EXCITEMENT

Dot-Com Excitement Reaches Dalal Street

Global internet-stock enthusiasm spilled into Indian markets. Valuations for some tech listings ran well ahead of fundamentals, and the 2000-01 bust wiped out much of th…

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BULL MARKET

Bull Market and Infrastructure IPOs

A multi-year bull run and fast GDP growth drew infrastructure, telecom, finance and industrial listings, deepening the investor base for later mega-IPOs.

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GLOBAL CRISIS HITS

Boom Meets Global Financial Crisis

The global financial crisis sharply cut liquidity and risk appetite. Several planned Indian IPOs were postponed or shelved through 2008-09.

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COAL INDIA RECORD

Coal India Becomes a Landmark IPO

Coal India raised about Rs 15,200 crore in October 2010, then India's biggest-ever IPO, listing on BSE and NSE on 4 November 2010.

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STARTUP WAVE

Startup IPO Wave Arrives

Zomato (~Rs 9,375 crore), Nykaa (~Rs 5,352 crore) and Paytm (~Rs 18,300 crore, then India's largest IPO) brought consumer-internet, growth-first companies to public mark…

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LIC LISTS

LIC IPO Marks a New Scale

The Life Insurance Corporation of India listed in May 2022 via a government offer-for-sale of about Rs 21,000 crore, the biggest state-backed listing of its kind.

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MARKET BROADENS

IPO Market Broadens

Hyundai Motor India's October 2024 offer-for-sale raised about Rs 27,870 crore, India's largest IPO by size, as mainboard, SME, consumer, auto and financial-services lis…

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RECORD RUSH

IPO Rush Hits High Gear

Reuters reported 165 IPOs raising $8.61 billion by late August 2026, with a record six IPOs opening on one day in September. NSE and Jio Platforms remain the two biggest…

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