Already, 6.4% of Russian residents own cryptocurrencies

According to a report by Triple A, in 2024 the number of cryptocurrency owners in Russia will exceed 9.2 million people.

Compared to 2023, the number of Russians storing digital assets increased by 5.9% and amounted to 9.26 million people, which is 6.4% of the Russian population, reports Triple A. However, according to this indicator, Russia was among outsiders and was not included in the list of 30 states with the largest number of token and coin holders.

Globally, the number of people owning virtual currencies increased by 34% to 562 million, representing 6.8% of the world's population. Most often, virtual currencies are purchased by people aged 24 to 35 years. Among them, the number of coin holders reaches 34%.

The top five countries in which the largest percentage of the population owns cryptocurrencies are:

UAE;

Singapore;

Türkiye;

Argentina;

Thailand.