Number of people who own Bitcoin.

[Seven Star7]

Number of people who own #Bitcoin:
1. 🇮🇳 India: 93M 
2.🇺🇸 United States: 46M 
3. 🇨🇳 China: 41M 
4. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 18M 
5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam: 17M 
6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 14M 
7. 🇹🇷 Turkey: 12M 
8. 🇵🇭 Philippines: 10M 
9. 🇧🇷 Brazil: 9M 
10. 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 7M 
11. 🇲🇽 Mexico: 7M 
12. 🇦🇷 Argentina: 7M 
13. 🇿🇦 South Africa: 6M 
14. 🇹🇭 Thailand: 5M 
15. 🇷🇺 Russia: 5M 
16. 🇪🇬 Egypt: 4.5M 
17. 🇰🇷 South Korea: 4.5M 
18. 🇺🇦 Ukraine: 4M 
19. 🇨🇴 Colombia: 4M 
20. 🇪🇸 Spain: 3.5M 
21. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 3.5M 
22. 🇮🇷 Iran: 3.5M 
23. 🇫🇷 France: 3M 
24. 🇯🇵 Japan: 3M 
25. 🇩🇪 Germany: 2.8M

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It's amazing to see so many people waking up to Bitcoin. History has warned us of what happens when people lose faith in their currency, isn't it nice to see the opposite happen? Even better, my country, Nigeria, is ranked 4th in the world in terms of Bitcoin ownership among many countries.

[Sim_card]

I don't believe in this data that you presented because there's nothing to back it up. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency which makes it difficult to know who and who owns bitcoin currently, especially if they store their coins in a self custody wallet. There are a lot of OGs that own bitcoin but you wouldn't know. A post of X doesn't mean that it's true.

[Gozie51]

From the record, the number of hodlers in India is quite high compared to their population and that of China. Although what could have affected China in my view is their stance about cryptocurrency and bitcoin from the beginning since around 2016/2017 when they threatened and ban crypto trading.

However, coming to Nigeria, I believe the rate of adoption and hodling of bitcoin in Nigeria will grow more and if we consider the percentage of population that is hodling now and the total Nigeria population of about 250million.

[Jubilee58]

From the data you presented here, Nigeria is ranked the 4th position out of the 25th countries with a population of 18 million people. If this information is true, it means we are embracing digital and Blockchain technology. Of a truth is a welcomed development but need the support of the federal government of Nigeria to grow higher and make exploit in Blockchain technology.

Bitcoin is a topnotch digital investment and if only the federal government of Nigeria will fully be in support, they can invest in Bitcoin and Blockchain technology, thereby creating job opportunities and boosting Nigeria's economy.

[Nathrixxx]

Aam sorry OP you may have to correct your thread title to number of countries that are holding Bitcoin and not number of people as being mentioned there.

If we are to talk of numbers of people holding bitcoin, I don't think we can even have them all, except we choose a particular niche in doing that, maybe considering the whales and stating the rate they are holding, all in consideration.

[SatoPrincess]

I don’t trust this data, the source doesn’t say what analytical metrics they used to reach their conclusion. It’s true bitcoin is popular in growing economies because of its volatility and value. If the population of Nigeria is 200 million+, and the data says only 18 million people are bitcoin hodlers, that’s less than 10% of the population. And I would assume the data was gotten from exchanges that require some sort of kyc.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

The number of Bitcoin users in the world has increased but I think the number of Bitcoin users in Nigeria that has been cited is not accurate. The post you made also doesn't mention how the data was collected, but it is true that there are Bitcoin users in the countries listed here, but the fact that Nigeria only has 18 million people using Bitcoin is suspicious to me because there are more people involved in Bitcoin than that.

However OP you haven't brought up anything new here or made a new post on this topic because I have seen similar posts before, but the title and content were different. Another member of our local board made this same post earlier, and you did it using the same tweet.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5569282.msg66207213#msg66207213

[AVE5]

Aam sorry OP you may have to correct your thread title to number of countries that are holding Bitcoin and not number of people as being mentioned there.

If we are to talk of numbers of people holding bitcoin, I don't think we can even have them all, except we choose a particular niche in doing that, maybe considering the whales and stating the rate they are holding, all in consideration.

You're right as I also figured the controversy of the Op talking about people that owns bitcoin but are giving lists of countries owning bitcoin. Even that of the data as instigated with the values owned by the bitcoin users at each country may be invalid because it can't be proven to be comprehensive because on daily basis there're enthusiasts transacting with bitcoin and so on buying and selling of bitcoins.
I wonder where the data of each of those countries with the rate of their acquired bitcoins is derived from because I'm sure it's impossible to gather the total number of bitcoin users and same time analyses total of funds they holds.

Oh, did we not know that there're hodlers who had acquired their bitcoins by freelancing and other tasks that earns them bitcoin for free without buying it. We also know that those holding their bitcoins for the long term would always hold their assets on the non custodial wallets and not one like the custodial wallets where they could have a summary of user's.

[Charles-Tim]

According to a news that I read yesterday on BBC, 560 million people have been said to now own crypto.

Globally, it has been estimated that 560 million people are now crypto owners.

But after I calculated the crypto owners in each country that OP posted, the total is 333.8 million people which is different from and lesser than 560 million people as of 2025.

Probably the person that posted it on X could get the data from year before 2025.

[CryptSafe]

I really do not think this data is correct. The source OP provided possibly just did a guess work as they have no real facts to back their results as they have posted. No criteria that they have used to come up with the figures they already have, not even any material for us to see for ourselves, then how were they able to arrive at such results for each country as they have mentioned? Where did they draw their data from? OP, did you do your findings before you brought such here for us to see?

[Asiska02]

I really do not think this data is correct. The source OP provided possibly just did a guess work as they have no real facts to back their results as they have posted. No criteria that they have used to come up with the figures they already have, not even any material for us to see for ourselves, then how were they able to arrive at such results for each country as they have mentioned? Where did they draw their data from? OP, did you do your findings before you brought such here for us to see?

OP may also not have enough resources that will help him confirm the legitimacy of the data he has presented here. His source also did not tell us about his own source of the news, so asking OP is not even to be expected to give us a more legit source because if there was one, he must have provided and compared the result.

From Charles-Tim data source provided and that of the OP, there is quite a significant difference but nevertheless seeing the total number of people that own bitcoin in any of this sources is really amusing, it shows that bitcoin is still growing and more adoption is coming.

[Loyang]

I don't believe in this data that you presented because there's nothing to back it up. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency which makes it difficult to know who and who owns bitcoin currently, especially if they store their coins in a self custody wallet. There are a lot of OGs that own bitcoin but you wouldn't know. A post of X doesn't mean that it's true.

Yes, I completely agree with you. But yes, when buying from an exchange and sending it to a wallet, some ideas can be found, such as from which country the bitcoin is being purchased, the idea can be found through the IP. But yes, in some cases this is also not understood. Because many people use VPN to maintain their privacy even after doing so. So it is never possible to say that this is an accurate calculation.

[Sim_card]

I don't believe in this data that you presented because there's nothing to back it up. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency which makes it difficult to know who and who owns bitcoin currently, especially if they store their coins in a self custody wallet. There are a lot of OGs that own bitcoin but you wouldn't know. A post of X doesn't mean that it's true.

Yes, I completely agree with you. But yes, when buying from an exchange and sending it to a wallet, some ideas can be found, such as from which country the bitcoin is being purchased, the idea can be found through the IP. But yes, in some cases this is also not understood. Because many people use VPN to maintain their privacy even after doing so. So it is never possible to say that this is an accurate calculation.

If you use a decentralized exchange and connect your wallet with Tor, nobody will be able to know your identity. It's if you use a centralized exchange to buy your coins and send it directly to your wallet is when your transaction can be linked to you. This is why it's good to practice privacy with bitcoin.

[Charles-Tim]

According to a news that I read yesterday on BBC, 560 million people have been said to now own crypto.

Globally, it has been estimated that 560 million people are now crypto owners.

But after I calculated the crypto owners in each country that OP posted, the total is 333.8 million people which is different from and lesser than 560 million people as of 2025.

Probably the person that posted it on X could get the data from year before 2025.

I was referring to crypto owners in the world and not specifically posted about bitcoin owners in the world. If OP is referring to bitcoin owners in the world, the number of people that owns bitcoin in the world are lesser than crypto owners in the world.

According to my findings, around 150 to 200 million people own bitcoin in the world. Maybe this is accurate or not, I am not sure but it is clear that hundred of million of people around the world own bitcoin.

[CryptSafe]

I really do not think this data is correct. The source OP provided possibly just did a guess work as they have no real facts to back their results as they have posted. No criteria that they have used to come up with the figures they already have, not even any material for us to see for ourselves, then how were they able to arrive at such results for each country as they have mentioned? Where did they draw their data from? OP, did you do your findings before you brought such here for us to see?

OP may also not have enough resources that will help him confirm the legitimacy of the data he has presented here. His source also did not tell us about his own source of the news, so asking OP is not even to be expected to give us a more legit source because if there was one, he must have provided and compared the result.

From Charles-Tim data source provided and that of the OP, there is quite a significant difference but nevertheless seeing the total number of people that own bitcoin in any of this sources is really amusing, it shows that bitcoin is still growing and more adoption is coming.

Charles-Tim gave an accurate figure based on crypto holdings, and the source is a reliable one to start with, but the figure OP gave is contradictory, and according to  Charles-Tim, it could be an old figure the X publisher could have come up with without sources, and that lies the challenge, as there is no proof regarding the data curated. It might actually be an old figure, but we can never tell if it is genuine or fake, as there is no proof to back it up.

According to Charles-Tim's findings, we can attest that the global adoption of crypto is fast rising and so far there have been lots of sensitization and orientation going on amongst individuals and nations of the world as we see how countries adopt bitcoin as their natonal reserve and also aprove of it as an asset where by their citizens can trade bitcoin and own it as well.

[Hewlet]

It's amazing to see so many people waking up to Bitcoin. History has warned us of what happens when people lose faith in their currency, isn't it nice to see the opposite happen? Even better, my country, Nigeria, is ranked 4th in the world in terms of Bitcoin ownership among many countries.

The challenge with the accuracy in this data presented is that someone can have multiple bitcoin address that he uses in storing his bitcoin, for such a person, in the process of collection of this kind of data, there could be error of repetition whereby the multiple address is assumed to be owned by different persons. with that, there is an high tendency that there will be some sort of disparity in ascertaining the accuracy of this kind of figure. that being said, the population of bitcoin users is getting higher by the day such a number suggest that bitcoin is gradually going mainstream. among this holders are likely people that are still relatively new in their bitcoin investment but at the same time, they are the ones that stands to represent the future of bitcoin in the coming years.

[promise444c5]

This can never be an accurate info, there’s absolutely no way to get an accurate count unless exchanges releases every data of users buying  and their country stats.

Still, it can’t be accurate because we have those not using CEXs , some who didn’t buy from exchanges but directly mine or bought from miners, DEX services and lots more which can not allow us to even get  even an average count.

The only thing know is that, exchange currently  holds about 2.4M of the supply in circulation which is around 19.9M already.. this data implies that the rest are off-exchange.

Don’t believe me, check it here: https://www.coinglass.com/Balance

[Man of peace]

I don't believe in this data that you presented because there's nothing to back it up. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency which makes it difficult to know who and who owns bitcoin currently, especially if they store their coins in a self custody wallet. There are a lot of OGs that own bitcoin but you wouldn't know. A post of X doesn't mean that it's true.

Likewise me and i will like to be convinced with little more explanation about this data report here.

How truthful could this be, because they was no source of information provided for us and I personally didn't believe in the number that was listed above  and the countries that owns it., and if really this information is truth, it simply means that the centerization power didn't covers the data base rather it was only the assets that have the protection of centerization.

It's either the number is above  in some countries or less than this, because of some people who might have a multiple numbers of different wallets with different names as well..so I think it will be better understanding to us if the source of your information is provided for us here..

[JimaGod]

From the data you presented here, Nigeria is ranked the 4th position out of the 25th countries with a population of 18 million people. If this information is true, it means we are embracing digital and Blockchain technology. Of a truth is a welcomed development but need the support of the federal government of Nigeria to grow higher and make exploit in Blockchain technology.

Bitcoin is a topnotch digital investment and if only the federal government of Nigeria will fully be in support, they can invest in Bitcoin and Blockchain technology, thereby creating job opportunities and boosting Nigeria's economy.

Nigerians are not sleeping when it comes to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. There have been larger plans to explore Bitcoin and only the best ideal people understand what it means for anyone to start investing in Bitcoin. We know it's not promise for the future but it's an entire risk we want to take forward and lean on towards making much much Ps for our selves and also our portfolio.

The world is becoming a better place with cryptocurrency. Everyone embracing it with less than no time and I must confess, cryptocurrency is good for those of us that have high IQ. We're coming for everything prominent in the space and this is a good pattern to adjust our fate and become realistic about the loss and profits keep counting.