Move Over, Western Nations: This Unexpected Country Leads in Bitcoin Ownership Per Capita

Forget Wall Street whales and European crypto bros—the real Bitcoin adoption story is happening somewhere you’d least expect.

While regulators in the US and EU debate custody rules, one nation has quietly stacked more satoshis per citizen than anywhere else. No, it’s not a tax haven or tech hub—it’s a grassroots movement that’s flipping the script on ’developed nation’ crypto dominance.

Bankers hate this one trick: When your fiat currency crashes faster than a Terra stablecoin, citizens tend to discover Bitcoin’s value proposition real quick.

Highest Owners of Bitcoin Per Population: UAE Takes the Top Spot

Around 27% of the UAE population consisting of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and others own the highest Bitcoin. Around 2.9 million people in the UAE hold bitcoin making it take a total of 27.18%. The second in line is Vietnam, where 20.87% of the citizens comprising 20.9 million people own BTC.

The US comes third where 15.4% of the population own Bitcoin but boasts the largest of 52.9 million people. No other Western country makes it to the top 10 list of Bitcoin owners per population. Below is the full list of the highest number of BTC owners per population basis.

The UAE has been a significant contender to the US and has made several cryptocurrency-friendly policies. The government has put in place friendly regulations for fintech firms to come and expand their business. The upcoming 17-storey crypto Tower could change the way and become a global hub for the blockchain industry.