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UPI has 55.49 crore users as of June 2026

UPI had 55.49 crore users onboarded as of June 2026, and recorded 24,161.69 crore transactions worth ₹314.23 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, the Finance Ministry said on 20 July 2026.

Summary

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, had 55.49 crore users onboarded as of June 2026. UPI handled 24,161.69 crore transactions worth ₹314.23 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, up from 4,595.61 crore transactions worth ₹84.16 lakh crore in FY 2021-22. NPCI International Payments Ltd. (NIPL), a wholly owned NPCI subsidiary incorporated in April 2020, takes UPI and RuPay to international markets.

Key facts

Users
55.49 crore (June 2026)
FY 2025-26 volume
24,161.69 crore transactions
FY 2025-26 value
₹314.23 lakh crore
FY 2021-22
4,595.61 crore transactions, ₹84.16 lakh crore
Operator
NPCI, under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
NIPL
Incorporated April 2020

Practice MCQs 2 questions

Q1

How many users were onboarded on UPI as of June 2026?

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Correct answer: B — 55.49 crore

NPCI informed that 55.49 crore users were onboarded on UPI as of June 2026.

Q2 Advanced

What was the value of UPI transactions in FY 2025-26?

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Correct answer: D — ₹314.23 lakh crore

UPI transactions in FY 2025-26 were worth ₹314.23 lakh crore (24,161.69 crore transactions).

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