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We collect key statistics on growing cryptocurrency adoption around the world so that businesses can better understand the cryptocurrency market, reach untapped markets and grow.
An average of 4.2% of the world's population will own crypto by the end of 2022 — that's 320 million crypto users worldwide. Explore the globe by clicking on countries to gain more insight on cryptocurrency.
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A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is a digital version of a region's fiat currency, put out by the region's monetary authority.
CBDC
not planned
Either the central bank/government authority has previously investigated a CBDC and canceled it or has not yet made any progress toward one. CBDC project decommissioned.
in progress
Established working groups to explore the use cases, impact, and feasibility of a CBDC.
Initiated technical build and early testing of a CBDC in a controlled environment.
released
Initiated small-scale testing of a CBDC in the real world with a limited number of participants.
Issued a CBDC for widespread retail and/or wholesale use.
Status
not regulated
Cryptocurrency is completely banned or partially banned. Use of cryptocurrency may lead to sanctions from legal authorities
partially regulated
Goverment is aware about cryptocurrency, but doesn't regulate it in any way or prohibit it's usage. Also this list includes countries that currently have some proposals for cryptocurrency regulation under review
legal
Goverment is fully aware of the process behind cryptocurrency, accept them as a payment option for residents and regulates it.
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1
United States
46,020,521
13.74%
$25,262,001,154
2
India
27,416,309
2.00%
$604,193,350
3
Pakistan
26,457,317
11.50%
N/A
4
Nigeria
22,332,791
10.34%
$471,300,000
5
Vietnam
20,210,834
20.27%
$442,340,000
6
China
19,883,262
1.33%
$1,866,820,216
7
Brazil
16,652,150
7.75%
$524,720,000
8
Indonesia
12,237,009
4.45%
$60,835,000
9
South Africa
7,712,116
12.45%
$102,750,000
10
Philippines
6,986,919
6.13%
$41,200,000
11
Ukraine
6,516,114
15.72%
$21,100,000
12
Kenya
6,101,599
11.60%
$80,660,000
13
Bangladesh
3.30%
N/A
14
Germany
4,880,817
5.80%
$1,286,279,442
15
Thailand
4,332,129
6.47%
$162,225,000
16
United Kingdom
4,181,575
6.17%
$4,610,121,295
17
Mexico
3,992,286
3.07%
$20,000,000
18
Turkey
3,811,882
4.50%
$106,500,000
19
Colombia
3,445,267
6.63%
$1,500,000
20
France
3,413,579
5.04%
$3,327,980,350
21
Venezuela
3,015,636
9.02%
N/A
22
Japan
2,882,116
2.31%
$120,005,040
23
Argentina
2,400,023
5.18%
$321,800,000
24
Egypt
2,372,936
2.26%
$18,000,000
25
Tanzania
2,323,874
3.82%
N/A
26
Iran
2,253,091
2.59%
N/A
27
South Korea
2,015,027
3.88%
$964,439,044
28
Ethiopia
1,827,706
1.52%
N/A
29
Ghana
1,391,703
4.30%
N/A
30
Canada
1,353,665
3.49%
$868,778,000
31
Italy
1,334,163
2.26%
$37,739,000
32
Spain
1,308,367
2.73%
$216,620,000
33
Peru
1,281,789
3.83%
N/A
34
Malaysia
1,196,147
3.54%
$5,575,000
35
Morocco
1,151,520
3.16%
N/A
36
Poland
1,074,607
2.83%
$16,775,000
37
Afghanistan
1,039,720
2.65%
N/A
38
Uganda
984,732
2.01%
N/A
39
Cameroon
867,387
3.12%
N/A
40
Algeria
823,534
1.77%
N/A
41
Australia
796,052
2.94%
$363,795,000
42
Nepal
791,782
2.65%
N/A
43
Mozambique
788,274
2.40%
N/A
44
Myanmar
774,122
1.41%
N/A
45
Uzbekistan
584,526
1.64%
N/A
46
Saudi Arabia
543,580
1.48%
$2,000,000
47
Angola
532,986
1.53%
N/A
48
Iraq
530,914
1.37%
N/A
49
Madagascar
509,460
1.76%
N/A
50
Ecuador
500,783
2.79%
N/A
51
Chile
498,616
2.51%
$24,130,000
52
Netherlands
489,849
2.75%
$187,822,000
53
Sri Lanka
451,508
2.00%
N/A
54
Zambia
424,937
2.24%
N/A
55
Romania
391,691
2.06%
$63,000,000
56
Cambodia
382,091
2.22%
N/A
57
Togo
363,963
4.21%
N/A
58
Mali
326,290
1.53%
N/A
59
Guatemala
305,689
1.62%
N/A
60
Kazakhstan
304,651
1.59%
N/A
61
Malawi
294,542
1.47%
N/A
62
Benin
291,798
2.29%
N/A
63
Singapore
286,481
4.92%
$6,137,909,272
64
Senegal
284,854
1.62%
N/A
65
Belarus
279,371
2.97%
N/A
66
Burkina Faso
274,255
1.25%
N/A
67
Zimbabwe
271,307
1.78%
N/A
68
Rwanda
262,937
1.94%
N/A
69
Bolivia
250,449
2.10%
N/A
70
Belgium
230,693
1.98%
$166,057,000
71
Syria
229,632
1.41%
N/A
72
Czech Republic
223,515
2.08%
$21,000,000
73
Dominican Republic
221,664
2.08%
N/A
74
Portugal
219,675
2.14%
$21,490,000
75
Tunisia
202,715
1.69%
N/A
76
Sweden
196,948
1.88%
$274,010,680
77
Greece
182,307
1.71%
$46,000,000
78
Honduras
172,361
1.80%
$274,010,680
79
Bulgaria
169,537
2.47%
$414,950,000
80
Jordan
162,504
1.46%
$2,500,000
81
Switzerland
161,233
1.85%
$720,460,000
82
United Arab Emirates
155,904
1.50%
$1,040,921,904
83
Haiti
152,295
1.30%
N/A
84
Austria
146,399
1.62%
$87,000,000
85
Azerbaijan
143,721
1.40%
N/A
86
Hungary
143,206
1.48%
$8,063,113
87
Israel
141,299
1.47%
$453,700,000
88
Lebanon
130,391
1.69%
N/A
89
Serbia
127,461
1.86%
$34,959,000
90
Cuba
118,772
1.04%
N/A
91
Kyrgyzstan
110,070
1.62%
N/A
92
Slovakia
109,931
2.00%
$3,050,000
93
El Salvador
108,930
1.67%
N/A
94
Laos
105,302
1.42%
N/A
95
Tajikistan
105,046
1.05%
N/A
96
Paraguay
97,110
1.30%
N/A
97
Nicaragua
94,998
1.40%
N/A
98
Libya
92,310
1.30%
N/A
99
Finland
91,968
1.65%
$35,695,000
100
Costa Rica
88,127
1.69%
N/A
101
Norway
87,248
1.60%
$91,750,000
102
Denmark
81,465
1.39%
$23,680,000
103
New Zealand
79,875
1.51%
$22,050,000
104
Georgia
79,722
2.13%
$17,000,000
105
Kuwait
79,518
1.20%
N/A
106
Panama
73,168
1.66%
N/A
107
Ireland
68,343
1.35%
$31,100,000
108
Oman
65,008
1.19%
N/A
109
Turkmenistan
63,937
1.03%
N/A
110
Croatia
61,553
1.56%
$4,800,000
111
Uruguay
52,245
1.47%
N/A
112
Bosnia and Herzegovina
48,547
1.39%
N/A
113
Mongolia
48,069
1.38%
N/A
114
Jamaica
46,526
1.70%
N/A
115
Lithuania
44,538
1.68%
$6,900,000
116
Namibia
41,961
1.59%
N/A
117
Albania
40,348
1.43%
N/A
118
Armenia
39,619
1.35%
$4,100,000
119
Puerto Rico
36,235
1.28%
$45,500,000
120
Latvia
35,324
1.91%
N/A
121
Slovenia
34,800
1.68%
$1,000,000
122
Botswana
34,245
1.42%
N/A
123
Qatar
32,270
1.16%
N/A
124
Papua New Guinea
27,957
1.18%
N/A
125
North Macedonia
26,705
1.26%
N/A
126
Mauritius
23,208
1.77%
N/A
127
Estonia
22,343
1.69%
$305,943,987
128
Bahrain
19,741
1.04%
$11,300,000
129
Trinidad and Tobago
18,064
1.31%
N/A
130
Cyprus
12,711
1.41%
$6,000,000
131
Fiji
10,626
1.17%
N/A
132
Iceland
8,016
1.01%
N/A
133
Guyana
7,983
1.01%
N/A
134
Montenegro
7,973
1.29%
N/A
135
Gabon
7,221
1.03%
N/A
136
Malta
7,100
1.27%
$4,300,000
137
Maldives
6,943
1.16%
N/A
138
Luxembourg
6,766
1.06%
$96,600,000
139
Suriname
6,489
1.05%
N/A
140
Cabo Verde
5,395
1.00%
N/A
141
Belize
5,377
1.22%
N/A
142
Bahamas
5,360
1.25%
N/A
143
Brunei Darussalam
5,169
0.99%
N/A
144
Barbados
4,023
1.40%
$6,082,000
145
French Polynesia
2,993
1.05%
N/A
146
New Caledonia
2,983
0.99%
N/A
147
Seychelles
1,257
1.26%
$41,400,000
148
Cayman Islands
1,075
0.98%
$133,040,994
149
Bermuda
681
0.97%
N/A
150
Monaco
546
1.36%
N/A
151
Russia
14,647,694
10.10%
$96,650,000
152
Democratic Republic of Congo
2,038,909
2.15%
N/A
153
Hong Kong
205,507
2.65%
$1,155,448,967
154
Moldova
48,282
1.88%
N/A
155
Macao
3,921
1.01%
N/A
156
Virgin Islands
1,032
0.99%
N/A