Web3 Wallet User Growth Statistics 2026: Active Users vs Total Users

Global crypto owners reached 741 million in 2025, up 12.4% from 659 million in 2024, according to Crypto.com’s annual market sizing report. Wallet activity runs far below that total. a16z Crypto estimates roughly 40-70 million active crypto users, an increase of about 10 million over the last year. The web3 wallet user growth statistics below track both measures.

The same gap shows up wallet by wallet. Trust Wallet crossed over 220 million users in 2025, while Exodus reported 1.4 million MAUs at the end of Q2 2026, down 6.7% from 1.5 million as of Q1 2026. Each figure below keeps its wallet’s own metric and date.

Key Takeaways

• Argentina has seen a 16x increase in crypto mobile wallet usage over the last three years, amid an escalating currency crisis.
• The number of crypto mobile wallet users reached an all-time high, up 20% from last year, according to a16z crypto.
• Exodus had 1.3 million QFUs at the end of Q2 2026, down 7.1% from 1.4 million as of Q1 2026.
• In emerging markets, Bitget Wallet card spend grew by 416% in the first half of 2026 versus H2 2025.
• Trust Wallet achieved 35% Monthly Active User (MAU) market share in 2025.
• APAC emerged as the fastest-growing region for on-chain crypto activity, with a 69% year-over-year increase in value received in the 12 months ending June 2025.

Editor’s Choice

• Global crypto owners, 2025: 741 million.
• Active crypto users, a16z crypto estimate: Roughly 40-70 million.
• Trust Wallet users, 2025: Over 220 million.
• MetaMask downloads: More than 100 million.
• Phantom monthly active users at its Series C: 15 million.
• Bitget Wallet users, July 2026: Surpassed 100 million.

Global Crypto Owner Growth Statistics

• Global cryptocurrency owners increased by 13% in 2024, rising from 583 million in January 2024 to 659 million in December 2024.
• Crypto ownership added 158 million people between January 2024 and the end of 2025.
• The growth of public companies’ digital asset treasuries (DAT) and the development of real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation supported significant growth of the sector through the second half of 2025, according to Crypto.com.
• Institutional adoption through Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs supported the 2024 rise, Crypto.com said in its previous edition.

Source: Crypto.com Crypto Market Sizing Report, 2024 and 2025 editions

About This Data

Figures come from 24 sources: 4 Exodus Movement quarterly results and monthly metrics releases, 16 announcements from wallet providers (MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Bitget Wallet, World and Coinbase Wallet), and 4 research reports from Crypto.com, a16z crypto and Chainalysis. Publications run from February 2024 to October 2026. Only first-party company data and named research are qualified. The data is reviewed on a rolling basis and updated when sources publish new editions.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum Owner Growth

• BTC owners grew by 8.3%, from 337 million in 2024 to 365 million in 2025, accounting for 49.3% of global owners.
• Ethereum (ETH) owners grew by 22.6%, from 142 million in 2024 to 175 million in 2025, accounting for 23.6% of global owners.
• ETH owner growth ran at about 2.7x the BTC rate in 2025.
• BTC owners grew by 13.1% in 2024, from 298 million in January to 337 million in December.
• ETH owners grew by 13.6%, from 125 million in January to 142 million in December 2024.

Recent Developments

• October 1, 2026: In a user update, MetaMask said it worked with partners to exit affected validators after a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure, and that there is no indication MetaMask wallets or customer funds have been affected.
• September 16, 2026: Bitget Wallet integrated Reality, enabling its 100 million users to trade more than 1,700 tokenized stocks and ETFs from a self-custodial wallet.
• September 11, 2026: Exodus reported 1.4 million MAUs as of August 31, 2026, compared to 1.4 million as of July 31, 2026.
• September 10, 2026: Base App is now Coinbase Wallet, and Coinbase Wallet said it has returned to its roots in trading as a fully self-custodial wallet.
• September 9, 2026: Consensys Software Inc. announced plans to evolve into two independently operated companies, with completion of the separation expected by the end of 2026.
• July 7, 2026: Bitget Wallet surpassed 100 million users globally, and for the first time in the platform’s history, daily payment users now outnumber traders.

Active Crypto Users vs Crypto Holders

• a16z Crypto estimates there are roughly 40-70 million active crypto users, a fraction of the estimated 716 million people who own crypto, up 16% from last year.
• At the low end of the a16z range, active users equal about 5.6% of crypto owners, and about 9.8% at the high end.
• a16z crypto describes the gap between passive crypto holders, who own crypto but don’t transact on-chain, and active users, who transact on-chain regularly, as an opportunity.
• The crypto user demographics data shows who sits on each side of that gap.

Source: a16z crypto, State of Crypto 2025

Is web3 really the future?

Ownership is growing, but regular use is not yet mainstream. In 2025, the total crypto market cap crossed the $4 trillion threshold for the first time, yet there are roughly 40-70 million active crypto users against an estimated 716 million people who own crypto. Converting holders into users is the open question.

Web3 Wallet Monthly Active Users Compared

• Phantom reported 15 million monthly active users (MAUs) when it announced its Series C.
• Trust Wallet reported 13 million monthly active users alongside 122 million total downloads in May 2024.
• Bitget Wallet surpassed 12 million monthly active users (MAU) in September 2024, a floor rather than an exact count, so it sits outside the chart.
• MetaMask reported over 30 million MAUs in January 2024, also a floor.
• Exodus reported 1.4 million MAUs as of August 31, 2026, the most recent figure in the set.
• Providers report on different schedules, so the chart labels each report.

How many users do major Web3 wallets report?

By their own reported totals, Trust Wallet crossed over 220 million users in 2025, Bitget Wallet surpassed 100 million users globally in July 2026, and MetaMask has more than 100 million downloads. Those are lifetime totals rather than active users, and the three providers do not measure them the same way.

MetaMask User Growth Statistics

• MetaMask’s Monthly Active Users (MAUs) grew 55% between September 2023 and January 2024, climbing from 19 million to over 30 million.
• That growth nearly matches the peak figures seen during the bull market in 2022, according to Consensys.
• In a Morning Consult survey for Consensys, conducted from October 13 to December 16, 2023, among 1,500 US crypto owners, 76% identified security as the primary factor influencing their choice of wallet.
• Revenue and swap-fee figures sit in the MetaMask wallet statistics, which track the business behind the user counts.

Source: Consensys, February 2024; MetaMask, September 2026

Trust Wallet User Growth Statistics

• Trust Wallet reached a milestone of 122 million total downloads on May 29, 2024.
• Trust Wallet surpassed 200 million total downloads by March 24, 2025.
• Downloads rose by more than 63.9% between May 2024 and March 2025.
• Trust Wallet crossed over 220 million users globally, an over 10x increase from 2022, with 105% revenue growth year-over-year.
• Trust Wallet grew Stablecoin Earn total value locked (TVL) to over $155 million in 2025.
• Trust Wallet described itself as a self-custody crypto wallet with over 220 million downloads on April 29, 2026.
• Downloads count installs rather than active use, which is why the Trust Wallet statistics also track active-user share.

Source: Trust Wallet, 2024 to 2026

By the numbers: Trust Wallet crossed over 220 million users in 2025 and achieved 35% Monthly Active User (MAU) market share, according to its year-end review. The MAU share is the sharper figure, since it counts only wallets opened that month.

Phantom Wallet User Statistics

• Phantom raised a $150 million Series C funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm at a $3 billion valuation.
• Phantom counted 850 million on-chain transactions and $25 billion in self-custody assets.
• Phantom plans social discovery features around its 3.8 million usernames.
• In its Series C announcement, Phantom says that in November and December, its active traders, trading revenue, and trading volume were multiples higher than MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet combined.
• Later revenue and trading data sit in the Phantom wallet statistics.

Source: Phantom Series C announcement

Bitget Wallet User Growth Statistics

• Bitget Wallet had nearly 2 million app downloads in August 2024 alone, according to App Store and Google Play data.
• Bitget Wallet surpassed 80 million users globally by May 16, 2025, after processing over 250 million transactions and over $12 billion in cumulative transaction volume.
• More than half of Bitget Wallet’s users are based in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• Global card spending reached $31 million in the first half of 2026, a 191% increase from H2 2025.
• Over 40% of Bitget Wallet users were using the TON MPC wallet in September 2024.
• The Bitget Wallet statistics follow its card and stablecoin data.

Source: Bitget Wallet, 2024 to 2026

Exodus Monthly Active and Funded Users

• Exodus’s second-quarter results show Exodus had 1.5 million monthly active users at the end of Q2 2025, unchanged from 1.5 million as of June 30, 2024.
• Exodus MAUs were 1.5 million as of December 31, 2025, unchanged from November 30, 2025.
• Exodus MAUs fell to 1.4 million at the end of Q2 2026, from 1.5 million as of Q1 2026.
• Quarterly funded users were 1.7 million at the end of Q2 2025, an increase of 13% from 1.5 million as of June 30, 2024.
• Funded users fell about 23.5% between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026.
• Our self-custody wallet data shows the same split across the sector.

Exodus reported 1.4 million MAUs at the end of Q2 2026, down 6.7% from 1.5 million in Q1 2026, and the same 1.4 million in August 2026. The quarterly chart below answers a related question: funded users over the same stretch, which fell 7.1% to 1.3 million in Q2 2026 from 1.4 million in Q1 2026.

Why it matters: Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE American: EXOD) reported 1.4 million MAUs at the end of Q2 2026, down 6.7% from 1.5 million as of Q1 2026, and 1.3 million QFUs. A monthly series like this exposes flat activity that cumulative download totals at other wallets hide.

Self-Custody Wallet Swap Volume Statistics

• Exodus’ exchange provider processed volume was $376.8 million for August 2026, compared with $314.8 million in July 2026.
• Exodus CFO James Gernetzke said Web3 exchange volumes increased approximately 20% from July as monthly active users remained relatively stable.
• Exodus processed $360 million in December 2025, of which $75 million (21%) originated from XO Swap partners.
• November 2025 volume was $549 million, of which $200 million (36%) originated from XO Swap partners.
• Exodus recorded $1.1 billion in total swap volume for Q2 2026, down 8.3% from Q1 2026.
• Bitcoin, Tether (TRX Network), Tether (ETH Network), ETH, USDC, and SOL were the top assets traded in Q2 2025, at 19%, 17%, 13%, 10%, 6%, and 6% of volume.

Exodus’ exchange provider processed $376.8 million in August 2026, up from $314.8 million in July. The chart below breaks that swap volume down by asset: Bitcoin led Q2 2025 trading at 19% of share, followed by Tether (TRX Network) at 17% and Tether (ETH Network) at 13%.

World App User Growth Statistics

• The number of people using World App climbed to more than 18 million in December 2024, while global World ID verifications topped 8 million.
• World Network spanned 160 countries and more than 14 million verified unique humans in July 2025.
• Nearly 18 million people had verified their humanness at an Orb by April 2026.
• The Orb-verified count is the closest match to unique people.

Source: World, 2024 to 2026

Crypto Adoption Growth by Region

• APAC posted a 69% year-over-year increase in value received, and total crypto transaction volume in APAC grew from $1.4 trillion to $2.36 trillion.
• Latin America’s crypto adoption grew by 63%, and Sub-Saharan Africa’s adoption grew by 52%.
• North America’s growth was 49%, Europe’s gain was 42%, and MENA saw a more modest 33% growth.
• Mobile wallet usage is growing fastest in emerging markets like Argentina, Colombia, India, and Nigeria, according to a16z Crypto.
• In emerging markets specifically, Bitget Wallet card spend grew by 416% in the first half of 2026 versus H2 2025, faster than the global average.

Top Countries for Crypto Adoption

• India ranks 1 in the 2025 Global Adoption Index overall and 1 in all four sub-rankings.
• The United States ranks 2 overall.
• Pakistan ranks 3, Vietnam 4, and Brazil 5 overall.
• Nigeria ranks 6 overall.
• Country-level adoption data across more markets sits in the crypto adoption by country rankings.

Source: Chainalysis 2025 Global Adoption Index, September 2025

How Web3 Wallet User Growth Statistics Are Counted

• Trust Wallet paired 122 million total downloads with 13 million monthly active users in May 2024.
• Monthly actives equalled about 10.7% of Trust Wallet downloads at that point.
• MetaMask reports more than 100 million downloads across approximately 190 countries, against over 30 million MAUs in January 2024.
• The crypto wallet market share data compares like-for-like measures where providers publish them.

Source: Trust Wallet, Bitget Wallet, MetaMask, World, Phantom, and Exodus Movement, 2025 to 2026

Conclusion

Global cryptocurrency owners reached 741 million by Crypto.com’s count, while a16z Crypto estimates roughly 40-70 million active crypto users. Wallet totals keep climbing while monthly activity at Exodus stays flat.

Completion of MetaMask’s separation from Consensys is expected by the end of the year. A regular MAU series from the separated company would be the next useful benchmark.