Massive Global Crypto Adoption in 2024- Reports Confirm a Straggling 13% Growth

Crypto adoption in 2024 was an extraordinary 13%. Bitcoin and ETH are among the biggest gainers. Stablecoins dominated!  

Crypto.com has a major update for the trading community. The adoption of crypto on a global level increased by 13% in the last year. 2025 has also started with a bang! However, this year’s stats are yet to come!  

At the advent of 2024, there were 583 million owners. By Dec, the number of owners swelled to 659 million. 2024 can be celebrated as a year of new joiners in the crypto world!  

Bitcoin has been bounded by a bearish price bracket. However, BTC ownership increased by 13%. Currently, there are 337 million BTC owners, which is more than 51% of the whole traders’ market.  

ETH is the most stable and popular coin after BTC. With a growth of 13.6%, Ethereum has bagged 142 million investors already, by the end of 2024. Currently, 21.7% of the crypto coin ownership lies with ETH.  

Bitcoin’s Spot ETFs 

The sport ETfs of Bitcoin also brought some traction. ETFs drew around 1.2 extra traffic to Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin can’t directly flaunt this ownership in the ownership-count!  

Institutional Interest Soared  

After the introduction of pro-crypto policies, a lot of institutional whales are diving in. After President Trump came to the scene a lot of new and old coins got extra traction. ETH however grew fast as a result of the recent ETH L2 network rally.  

Comparison at the Industry level  

The crypto adoption in 2024 has been greater than mobile adoption in the same year. Mobile adoption is less by 43% and internet adoption by 20%. Within 12 years, crypto adoption has increased to 3000 million. According to a BlackRock study, the increased adoption of Bitcoin and other coins by the younger generation led to this outcome. Even baby boomers are buying crypto in greater numbers.  

Tracking By Country  

A country-wise report suggests that India, the USA, Nigeria, and India are among the countries with the highest crypto adoption in 2024. Kenya has also shown spectacular growth in that regard. The crypto community hopes that adoption in 2025 will be even bigger!