How many premium bonds are there?

Premium Bond Count

121,199,925,000

As of March 2024 there were a total of 121,199,925,000 premium bonds bought by UK savers. Each is worth £1.

Compared to last month

-1,538,019,000

There were 1,538,019,000 fewer premium bonds outstanding in March 2024 than in February 2023.

Winning odds

21,000 to 1

Each premium bond you hold has an 21,000 to 1 chance of winning a prize each month.

Where does this data come from?

Each month NS&I publishes a list of the available prizes and the odds of winning for each premium bond. We use these two sources of information to calculate the number of premium bonds that were eligible for the draw in that month.

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