Australians show the world’s highest per-capita interest in cryptocurrency, according to new web-traffic data, with most activity focused on trading and speculation.
Data compiled by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division calculated the percentage of web traffic from each country across the top 30 tokens on CoinGecko, filtering out Bitcoin and stablecoins.
Australians had the highest per capita percentage of token-related web traffic at 74.63% per 1 billion people, while South Koreans were a close second with 73.48% of token-related web traffic, and users from the United Kingdom were third with 62.15% per 1 billion people.
Interestingly, the United States lagged as only 40.73% of web traffic went to token-related activities per 1 billion people.
The report also found that crypto users from developed nations gravitated toward trading and speculating, while users from developing nations were more likely to participate in onchain activity, which was indicated by mobile wallet usage.
Australia’s crypto demand is expected to grow in 2026
The overall Australian crypto market is expected to grow at 19.85% annually, with total revenue reaching 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($780 million) by 2026, according to Statista.
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Meanwhile, the Australian crypto user base is expected to reach 11.16 million by 2026, with nearly 41% of Australians participating in crypto.
A survey conducted by Swyftx indicates that 40% of Gen Z and Millennial Australians regret not investing in cryptocurrencies a decade ago.
“A lot of younger investors want high beta assets in their portfolios, and the data we have indicates they generally understand the asset class pretty well,” a Swyftx spokesperson told Cointelegraph.
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