Crypto Traders

People who actively buy and sell cryptoassets in response to a market view.

Location

Traders by Location

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6.6 millionUnited States

Survey estimates of people

Source: Urban Institute, U.S. Census

Sum of shown estimates12.1 million

Trading Capital by Location

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$2.78 trillionUnited States

Annual activity in USD

Source: Chainalysis

Total across shown locations$4.03 trillion

Platform

Website visitors are approximate counts from a Q1 2026 chart, not active traders; one person may visit multiple sites. Trading volume is turnover, not capital held.

Perpetuals Volume · CEX vs DEX

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$4.69TCEX · 11 venues

Average monthly volume · January–April 2026

Source: CoinGecko Research, State of Crypto Perpetuals 2026

Top 11 CEXs + top 12 DEXs$5.30T

CEX

Website Audience by CEX

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≈20MBinance

Approx. monthly unique web visitors · Q1 2026

Source: Coincub, Exchange Report 2026

Sum across 5 shown domains≈75M

Spot Volume by CEX

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$309.9BBinance

USD traded · September 2026

Source: CoinMarketCap Research, September 2026

Reported total across 11 exchanges$762.7B

Options Volume by CEX

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$2.10B/dayDeribit

Average daily notional · Q3 2026

Source: Orbit Markets, Crypto Options Market

Sum across 5 shown exchanges$5.19B/day

DEX

Spot Volume by DEX

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$92.06BUniswap

USD traded · September 2026

Source: DefiLlama

Sum across 8 shown venues$178.76B

Options Volume by DEX

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$80.99M/dayDerive

Average daily notional · Q3 2026

Source: DefiLlama

Sum across 4 shown protocols$123.59M/day