How many people own crypto?

How many people own crypto is estimated at roughly 741 to 742 million worldwide, based on two separate estimates published in 2026. Neither is a headcount. No one can count owners directly, because blockchains record addresses, not names, so researchers model the figure from on-chain data and surveys.

How many crypto users are there in the world?

Two recent estimates land close together:

• Crypto.com put global owners at 741 million in 2025, up 12.4% from 659 million in 2024. It estimated 365 million bitcoin owners and 175 million ether owners. Its method combines on-chain data with modelled assumptions.
• Henley & Partners, in its Crypto Wealth Report 2026, estimated 742 million holders, including 371 million bitcoin holders, as of August 31, 2026.

Both suggest roughly half of crypto owners hold bitcoin. Only a small fraction are wealthy from it: see how many crypto millionaires are there.

What percentage of Americans own crypto?

It depends on the question asked:

• Ever used: A Pew Research Center survey of 8,512 US adults, conducted January 20 to 26, 2026, found 19% had ever invested in, traded or used crypto, up from 16% in 2021. Men were far more likely than women, at 27% versus 11%.
• Used in the past year: The Federal Reserve's annual household survey, reported by CoinMarketCap Academy, found about 10% of US adults used or held crypto in 2025. About 9% held it as an investment and 2% used it to pay for things.

The two figures answer different questions. Pew asks about any use ever, while the Fed survey asks only about the past year.

How many crypto wallets are there?

There are far more wallets and addresses than people. Crypto Briefing reported about 56.9 million bitcoin addresses with a non-zero balance around the end of July 2026, with analytics platforms giving figures from about 56.8 million to nearly 59 million depending on method.

These numbers do not equal users. One person can control many addresses, and many wallets generate new ones automatically, as explained in why does my bitcoin address keep changing. Exchanges also hold many customers' coins in a small number of large wallets. So address counts can both overstate and understate the number of people.

Why do estimates of crypto ownership differ?

Surveys measure what people say about themselves, while on-chain models infer people from addresses and exchange data. Definitions differ too: owning now, owning in the past year and ever having used crypto give very different answers. When you see a figure, check who produced it, how and when.