Crypto Adoption Outpaces Early Internet Growth, Could Reach 4B Users by 2030
Cryptocurrency adoption is accelerating at twice the speed of the early internet, according to Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal. The user base has grown 137% annually over nine years, reaching 659 million by 2024—far outpacing the internet's 76% annual growth to 187 million users by 2000. Pal projects crypto could attract 4 billion users by 2030, potentially elevating the market cap from $4 trillion to $100 trillion.
Adoption, not price, drives long-term value. Pal attributes 90% of short-term crypto price movements to fiat currency debasement. The underlying strength lies in network growth, with institutional and retail adoption fueling the next phase of expansion.