Crypto Goes Mainstream: 700 Million Users Now Hold Digital Assets Globally
Wall Street’s worst nightmare just hit a new milestone—700 million crypto owners worldwide as of April 2025, according to Crypto.com’s latest research. That’s one in every eleven people on Earth now holding digital assets, whether they understand them or not.
The adoption tsunami isn’t slowing down
From Bitcoin maxis to Dogecoin gamblers, the crypto ecosystem keeps swallowing new users whole. The 700M mark comes just 18 months after crossing 500M—proving that even bear markets can’t kill this beast.
Traditional finance reacts (poorly)
Banks are scrambling to offer ’blockchain solutions’ that are just databases with extra steps. Meanwhile, the real innovation happens where regulators can’t reach—decentralized networks adding users faster than legacy systems can file compliance paperwork.
One thing’s clear: crypto winter is over. The question now is whether institutions will adapt or keep pretending Tether is just a phase.
Crypto.com Research and Insights, a division of Crypto.com exchange, highlights that crypto adoption is growing rapidly with each passing day. This incredible surge over the last five years has ignited a 163% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR).
Report reveals that more and more people are directing their attention towards the world of cryptocurrencies due to the growing popularity of the world’s leading crypto asset, Bitcoin ($BTC). As per Crypto.com, the total number of global cryptocurrency owners has crossed the figure of 700 million in April 2025.
CAGR of Adoption Up By 163% Over the Past 5 Years
The premier cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto.com, has released new research at X (formerly Twitter) on its official Crypto.com Research & Insights account. As per this research, the number of global crypto owners has increased massively by reaching the figure of 700 million by the month of April 2025.
The number of global crypto owners reached the milestone of 700 million by April 2025! The CAGR of adoption was 163% over the past 5 years.
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Last time, this figure was noticed at 607 million in April of 2024. Prior to that, in the month of April 2023, the figure was standing at 512 million. So, in two years, the number has increased by nearly 200 million. Overall, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is up by staggering 163% over the course of the last 5 years.
The number of total global digital currency owners was standing at 65 million in the month of May in 2020. The number has increased by nearly 650 million within the duration of 5 years that’s the indication of massive crypto adoption on wider scale.
Crypto Adoption to Grow Further with Current Bullish Market
The crypto sector has witnessed landmark developments, showcasing the mass user adoption and its exponential growth. The ecosystem of Crypto.com exhibits a global rollout of crypto cards along with significant network upgrades.
Currently, the most of the cryptocurrency market is trading in the green zone including the world’s top two digital currencies by market cap Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) which have registered massive gains over the course of the past few weeks.
If this bullish behavior from the crypto market continuous, it will definitely have a positive impact on the adoption of cryptocurrencies on a broader scale and this number of global cryptocurrency owners is going to increase further over the years.
