At the beginning of 2009, a project was officially launched unlike anything else before it.

This project is what we know as Bitcoin, and it sparked the development of a billion-dollar industry that has beaten the odds stacked against it.

There are bound to be some interesting facts and pointers relevant to how a project so optimistic was able to succeed.

In this cryptocurrency statistic roundup, you’ll learn important factors and newsworthy statistics, such as;

Key Cryptocurrency Statistics And Insights (Editors Pick)

The United States holds over 86% of the world’s Bitcoin holdings
The United States has the most identity-verified cryptocurrency users, with over 46,000,000
45% of Nigerian residents either own or use cryptocurrencies
2018 saw a 1369% growth in the total cryptocurrency market cap
Those aged 18-40 years old makeup up 94.6% of cryptocurrency buyers
Bitcoins first recorded price was a mere US$0.0009
The highest recorded market cap of all cryptocurrencies is US$2,972,275,281,496
Only 0.15% of transactions using cryptocurrencies are illicit

Cryptocurrency User Statistics And Insights

How Many People Use Cryptocurrency?

As of January 2022, there are an estimated 290-320 million identity-verified users who own and use cryptocurrencies around the world. The percentage of the population using cryptocurrency equates to 4.2%.^[1]Triple A – Crypto Ownership Data^[2]Statista – Number of Identity-verified Cryptoasset Users

However, by the end of 2022, Crypto.com predicts that the crypto market will be as large as 1,000,000,000 users worldwide, as markets saw a 178% increase in 2021.^[3]Crypto.com – Crypto Market Sizing Report 2021 and 2022 Forecast This prediction includes those millions of unverified users around the world.

Which Country Has The Most Cryptocurrency Users?

The country that has the most verified cryptocurrency users is the United States, with over 46,000,000 users. The United States also owns over 86% of the world’s Bitcoin holdings.^[4]Zippia – 21 Important Bitcoin Statistics

Countries With The Most Identity-Verified Crypto Users

Country	Number Of Crypto Owners
United States	46,020,521
India	27,416,309
Pakistan	26,457,317
Nigeria	22,332,791
Vietnam	20,210,834
China	19,883,262
Brazil	16,652,150
Russia	14,647,694
Indonesia	12,237,009
South Africa	7,712,116

Source: Triple A – Crypto Ownership Data

Who Uses Cryptocurrency The Most?

The people who use cryptocurrency the most are Nigerians where 45% of residents either owned or use cryptocurrencies.^[5]Statista – Share Of Respondents Who Indicated They Either Owned Or Used Cryptocurrencies The Nigerian Naira depreciated 206% in the last 6 years, so residents have had to turn to cryptocurrencies to hedge against their declining dollar with USD denominated assets.

Top 10 Countries That Use Cryptocurrency

Country	% Of The Population That uses Crypto
Nigeria	45%
Thailand	44%
Turkey	40%
Argentina	35%
United Arab Emirates	34%
Philippines	29%
Vietnam	27%
India	25%
Singapore	25%
Brazil	24%

What Age Group Owns The Most Cryptocurrency?

The age group who buy cryptocurrency the most are millennials aged 25-40 years old, who make up 76.45% of buyers. Those aged 18-40 years old make up 94% of buyers. ^[6]Stilt – Study: 94% of Crypto Buyers are Gen Z/Millennial

Gen Z, aged 18-24 make up 17.4% of buyers. Gen X, aged 41-56, make up 4.93% of buyers. Boomers, aged 57+, make up 1.22% of buyers.

94% of cryptocurrency buyers are aged 18-40 years old.

Graph depicting millenials make up 76.45% of buyers, gen z make up 17.4% of buyers, gen x make up 4.93% of buyers, and boomers make up 1.22% of buyers.

Who Is The Richest Cryptocurrency User?

The richest cryptocurrency user is Binance founder and CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao who had a net worth of $65B earlier this year, although due to recent markets this figure has dropped to $17B – still not bad… ^[7]Forbes – Changpeng Zhao

Although, the richest cryptocurrency user is believed to be Satoshi Nakamoto – Bitcoins pseudonymous developer/s. Satoshi is believed to hold from 750,000 to 1,100,000 Bitcoins in various wallets – worth currently US$14,529,900,000 to US$21,310,520,000 (1BTC = US$19,373)^[8]The Independent – Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Now 15th Richest Person In The World

FUN FACT: The richest crypto wallet is a Binance cold wallet which holds 252,597 BTC, or 1.32% of coins, currently worth $5,193,467,033.

How Many People Use Crypto-Linked Cards?

In the first half of 2021, VISA saw crypto-linked card usage at US$1B, followed by the second half of the year at around US$2.56B. The first fiscal quarter of 2022 saw 70% of the earnings from the entire year prior at US$2.5B.^[9]CNBC – Visa Says Crypto-Linked Card Usage Hit $2.5 Billion In Its First Quarter

There are an estimated 13 million Americans who own a crypto-linked card, amounting to 5% of the population.^[10]Finder – Crypto Credit Card Ownership Statistics 2022 The increase in cryptocurrency-linked card usage can amount to the rewards promised by card providers, which include cash back, points, and low to no annual fees.

Cryptocurrency Adoption Statistics And Insights

What Is The Worldwide Cryptocurrency Adoption Rate?

Based on the current estimations of identity-verified users, the cryptocurrency adoption rate worldwide is around 3.74-4.2% based on the reported 290-320 million users around the world.^[11]Triple A – Crypto Ownership Data^[12]Statista – Number of Identity-verified Cryptoasset Users

Although this number could be upwards of 12.9% based upon Crypto.com predicting there will be 1 billion users worldwide by the end of this year – including those users who haven’t had their identity verified, yet…

What Is The U.S. Cryptocurrency Adoption Rate?

The crypto ownership rate in the United States is 16%.^[13]Statista – Share Of Respondents Who Indicated They Either Owned Or Used Cryptocurrencies

In the United States, California was found as the state most interested in and accepting of cryptocurrencies. California has over 500 establishments that accept cryptocurrencies and is also the home of popular exchanges Kraken and Coinbase.^[14]Reward Expert – Top States Where Cryptocurrency Is Catching On Following California is New York, New Jersey, Washington, and Alaska.

What Is The Annual Growth Of The Cryptocurrency Market?

Year	Market Cap	Annual Growth
2013	US$1.33B	N/A
2014	US$7.44B	459%
2015	US$3.58	-52%
2016	US$8.27B	131%
2017	US$29.84B	261%
2018	US$438.37B	1369%
2019	US$182.49B	-58%
2020	US$202.27B	11%
2021	US$2.136T	956%
2022	US$1.961T	-8%

Data Taken From Statista. Market Cap Data Taken From The Median Of April, Every Year.

Bitcoin ATMs Annual Growth

Since 2013, Bitcoin ATMs have grown rapidly worldwide, 645,667% to be exact.^[19]Coin ATM Radar – Bitcoin ATM Installations Growth

Worldwide Yearly Growth Of Bitcoin ATMs

Year	Bitcoin ATMs
2013	6
2014	254
2015	459
2016	803
2017	1,654
2018	3,629
2019	5,607
2020	10,834
2021	28,721
2022	38,746

Bitcoin ATM Growth Worldwide, Statistics Taken From October In Every Year.

Bitcoin ATMs have grown 645,667% since 2013.

A graph depicting worldwide Bitcoin ATM growth.
2013 6
2014 254
2015 459
2016 803
2017 1,654
2018 3,629
2019 5,607
2020 10,834
2021 28,721
2022 38,746

What Countries Have Tax-Free Cryptocurrency?

There are currently 12 cryptocurrency tax havens, which are;^[20]Koinly – Crypto Tax Free Countries 2022^[21]CoinLedger – 12 Crypto Tax-Free Countries

Germany
Belarus (Until 2023)
El Salvador
Singapore
Malaysia
Malta
Cayman Islands
Puerto Rico
Switzerland
Bermuda
United Arab Emirates
Georgia

What Companies Have Adopted Cryptocurrencies?

Every day there is news of companies that are adopting cryptocurrencies as yet another form of payment. An estimated 76% of financial institutions will utilize crypto by 2025.^[22]The Distributed – 76% Of Financial Institutions To Utilize Crypto By 2025 – Report

Some of the largest companies and organizations which accept cryptocurrencies include;

Wikipedia
The Internet Archive
The Pirate Bay
Microsoft
Gucci
Stripe
AT&T
AMC
Burger King
KFC
Subway
Twitch
Overstock
Namecheap
Express VPN
Mega
Benfica (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Dallas Mavericks
Virgin Galactic
Norwegian Air

Cryptocurrency Token Statistics And Insights

How Many People Own At Least 1 Bitcoin?

There are around 758,750 addresses that hold at least 1 Bitcoin, this is 2.1% of addresses.^[23]BitInfoCharts – Bitcoin Rich List There are over 64,635 Bitcoin addresses that hold more than $1M worth of BTC.

How Many People Own At Least 1 Ethereum?

There are over 1,588,600 addresses holding at least 1 Ethereum.^[24]Glassnode – Ethereum: Number of Addresses with Balance ≥ 1

Which Cryptocurrency Has Lost The Most Value?

The cryptocurrency that has lost the most value is Terra Luna Classic, which dropped from a high of US$116.42 to a low of US$0.00005181, a 100% loss in price.^[25]CoinMarketCap – Terra Luna Classic

Which Cryptocurrency Has Gained The Most Value?

Through time Bitcoin has gained the most value. It launched at a measly US$0.0009, where it saw its large first increase to US$0.09 in 2010. In 2021 Bitcoin saw its highest price ever at US$68,789 a 7,643,220,000% increase! ^[26]NextAdvisor – Bitcoin Price History: 2009 to 2022

FUN FACT: Martti Malmi, a Bitcoin developer, bought 5050 BTC from Satoshi Nakamoto for US$5.02, giving each coin an initial price of US$0.0009.^[27]99 Bitcoins – Bitcoin Historical Price & Events

What Is The Biggest Loss For Bitcoin In A Day?

The biggest loss for Bitcoin was on January 11th, 2021 when a drop of almost US$8,000 was seen, from $39,383 to $31,617 within 24 hours.^[28]CoinMarketCap – Bitcoin Data, Date Range “January 11th At 4 am To January 12th At 4 am”

Bitcoin’s Yearly Returns From 2009-2021

Year	Return
2009	N/A
2010	22,122%*
2011	1,467%
2012	187%
2013	5,870%
2014	-61%
2015	36%
2016	124%
2017	1,338%
2018	-73%
2019	94%
2020	302%
2021	60%

* Data was taken from Oct 12, 2009 (Satoshi and Malmi’s Transaction) –> Oct 12, 2010 and investing.com

Cryptocurrency Crime Statistics And Insights

How Many Cryptocurrency Transactions Are Illegal?

A small percentage of 0.15% account for illegal transactions using cryptocurrencies, although the raw number of illegal transactions is higher than it has ever been.^[29]Chainalysis – Crypto Crime Trends for 2022

How Much Money Has Been Stolen Through Cryptocurrencies?

In 2021, illicit cryptocurrency addresses had received over US$14B with a majority coming from scams, stolen funds, and darknet markets.

2020 saw US$7.8B stolen, 2019 saw US$11.7B stolen, 2018 saw US$4.4B stolen, and 2017 saw US$4.6B stolen from investors.^[30]Chainalysis – Crypto Crime Trends for 2022

$14B was sent to illicit cryptocurrency addresses in 2021

Graph depicting money received by illicit cryptocurrency addresses.
US$4.6B in 2017.
US$4.4B in 2018.
US$11.7B in 2019.
US$7.8B in 2020.
US$14B in 2021.

What Crimes Are Committed Using Cryptocurrencies?

The majority of cryptocurrency crimes are committed through money laundering alongside various scams, stealing of funds, and darknet markets. Other forms include malware, ransomware, and fraudulent shops.

Cryptocurrency Market Statistics And Insights

What Is The Highest Market Cap Ever Achieved?

The highest value ever achieved by global cryptocurrencies was a staggering $2,972,275,281,496 on November 11th, 2021.^[31]CoinMarketCap – Charts

What Percent Of Cryptocurrencies Fail?

There are 21,514 cryptocurrencies^[32]CoinMarketCap – Crypto’s and over 2,423 which have failed,^[33]Coinopsy – List Of Dead Crypto Coins therefore a cryptocurrency has about an 11% chance to fail.

What Is The Size Of The Crypto Market In 2022?

In October 2022, the markets sit at around $900B to $1T with an average daily trading volume of $50-70B.^[34]CoinMarketCap – Charts

Cryptocurrency Exchange Statistics And Insights

What Are The Most Trusted Cryptocurrency Exchanges?

The most trusted cryptocurrency exchange rated by its trust score is Coinbase.

10 Most Trusted Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Exchange	Ownership	Trust Score	Cybersecurity Score
Coinbase	Centralized	10/10	AAA
Kraken	Centralized	10/10	AAA
Crypto.com	Centralized	10/10	AAA
Gemini	Centralized	10/10	AAA
FTX	Centralized	10/10	A
KuCoin	Centralized	10/10	A
Gate.io	Centralized	10/10	A
Bitfinex	Centralized	10/10	A
Bybit	Centralized	10/10	BBB
Binance	Centralized	9/10	AAA

Data Taken From CoinGecko

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