Global cryptocurrency owners grow to 659 million in 2024: Crypto.com report
Crypto.com has released its annual Crypto Market Sizing Report, showing that global cryptocurrency owners increased by 13% in 2024 – rising from 583 million in January 2024 to 659 million in December 2024.
This rise was supported by an influx of institutional crypto adoption, particularly through Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs that for the first time allowed investors access and exposure to trading to these digital assets. Additionally, positive momentum for pro-crypto policies, particularly in the United States following Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election, sparked a significant positive shift in the cryptocurrency market. This growth over the year was led by BTC owners growing by 13.1%, from 298 million in January to 337 million in December (accounting for 51.2% of global crypto owners), and ETH owners growing by 13.6%, from 125 million in January to 142 million in December (accounting for 21.7% of global crypto owners).
Crypto.com also continued its significant growth alongside the notable rise in cryptocurrency adoption as the platform surpassed 100 million global users. Crypto.com’s growth was highlighted by additional regulatory and licensure milestones, including receiving full operational approval in Dubai, approval as a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) from the Central Bank of Ireland, approval to provide payment service provider (PSP) services from the Central Bank of Bahrain, and more. Additionally, Crypto.com continued to lead innovation through its product and service offerings, highlighted through the release of the Crypto.com Roadmap with the company’s expansion strategy into stocks, banking and cards.
“This past year was incredibly significant for the crypto ecosystem as it solidified the foundation for what is expected to be even more exponential growth to come,” said Kris Marszalek, Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto.com. “Crypto proved in 2024 that it is here to stay, and 2025 is already shaping up to be a tremendous year for the industry.”
Findings for Crypto.com’s Market Sizing Report are based on a combination of on-chain data with blended parameters to estimate the number of global cryptocurrency owners.
