Annual cryptocurrency adoption in 56 different countries worldwide 2019-2024

Consumers from countries in Africa, Asia, and South America were most likely to be an owner of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, in 2024. This conclusion can be reached after combining 55 different surveys from the Statista's Consumer Insights over the course of that year. Nearly one out of three respondents to Statista's survey in Nigeria, for instance, mentioned they either owned or use a digital coin, rather than six out of 100 respondents in the United States. This is a significant change from a list that looks at the Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume in 44 countries: There, the United States and Russia were said to have traded the highest amounts of this particular virtual coin. Nevertheless, African and Latin American countries are noticeable entries in that list too. Daily use, or an investment tool?The survey asked whether consumers either owned or used cryptocurrencies but does not specify their exact use or purpose. Some countries, however, are more likely to use digital currencies on a day-to-day basis. Nigeria increasingly uses mobile money operations to either pay in stores or to send money to family and friends. Polish consumers could buy several types of products with a cryptocurrency in 2019. Opposed to this is the country of Vietnam: Here, the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a payment method is forbidden. Owning some form of cryptocurrency in Vietnam as an investment is allowed, however. Which countries are more likely to invest in cryptocurrencies?Professional investors looking for a cryptocurrency-themed ETF were more often found in Europe than in the United or China, according to a survey in early 2020. Most of the largest crypto hedge fund managers with a location in Europe in 2020, were either from the United Kingdom or Switzerland - the country with the highest cryptocurrency adoption rate in Europe according to Statista's Global Consumer Survey. Whether this had changed by 2021 was not yet clear.

2024年，非洲、亚洲及南美洲国家消费者成为加密货币所有者的可能性最高。此结论系基于当年Statista消费者洞察所进行的55项不同调查的综合分析得出。例如，在尼日利亚的Statista调查中，近三分之一的受访者表示他们拥有或使用数字货币，而相比之下，在美国仅有100位受访者中的6位。这一变化与观察44个国家比特币（BTC）交易量的榜单形成鲜明对比：其中，美国和俄罗斯被认为交易了最大数量的这种特定虚拟货币。然而，非洲及拉丁美洲国家亦在此榜单中占据显著位置。是日常使用还是投资工具？调查询问了消费者是否拥有或使用加密货币，但并未具体说明其使用目的或用途。然而，某些国家更有可能在日常生活中使用数字货币。例如，尼日利亚正越来越多地使用移动货币操作在商店支付或向家人朋友汇款。波兰消费者在2019年可以使用加密货币购买多种产品。与此相对的是越南：在该国，使用比特币及其他加密货币作为支付手段是被禁止的，然而，作为投资手段拥有某些形式的加密货币则是允许的。哪些国家更有可能投资加密货币？根据2020年初的一项调查，寻求加密货币主题ETF的专业投资者在欧洲比在美中更为常见。2020年，大多数最大的加密货币对冲基金经理均位于欧洲，其中许多来自英国或瑞士——根据Statista的全球消费者调查，瑞士是欧洲加密货币采用率最高的国家。然而，到2021年这一情况是否有所改变尚不得而知。