Vancouver – October 10, 2026 -- Four publicly listed retail investing platforms now report more than 41 million funded accounts combined, and two of them, Robinhood and Webull, posted record quarters this summer. The figure is the sum of the funded-account numbers reported by Robinhood, Webull, Futu and eToro for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
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Robinhood's revenue climbs 32% to $1.31 billion
Robinhood reported record second-quarter revenue of $1.31 billion. Funded customers rose 7% to 28.4 million, and total platform assets rose 32% to $369 billion. Robinhood Gold subscribers grew 39% to 4.8 million, and net deposits reached $21.7 billion. Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 27.
Webull swings to a $24.4 million profit
Webull's second-quarter revenue rose 51% to $198.8 million, and it earned $24.4 million in net income attributable to the company, after a net loss a year earlier. Registered users rose 13% to 28.2 million, funded accounts rose 8% to 5.13 million, and customer assets climbed 79% to $28.5 billion. CEO Anthony Denier called it "a record second quarter" and credited updated active-trader features rolled out after the Pattern Day Trader rule was eliminated on June 4.
Futu adds funded accounts at a 33.6% clip
Futu, the parent of the moomoo app, reported total revenues of US$918.2 million, up 35.6%, and net income of US$464.4 million, up 41.6%. Funded accounts grew 33.6% to 3,842,667, and registered users reached 31.3 million. Client assets rose 43.6% to HK$1.40 trillion. Malaysia led new funded account additions for the third consecutive quarter.
eToro's profit jumps 77% on its social investing model
eToro, which pairs trading with a social investing feed, reported net contribution of $229 million, up 9%. GAAP net income rose 77% to $53 million. Funded accounts rose 18% to 4.28 million, and assets under administration grew 10% to $19.2 billion.
Morningstar's operating income rises 28.4%
Morningstar, the investment research and data provider, reported revenue of $663.2 million, up 9.6%, and operating income of $160.6 million, up 28.4%. Morningstar Direct revenue rose 6.2% to $222.1 million, and PitchBook revenue rose 4.9% to $174.7 million. The company plans to report third-quarter results on October 28.