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About 39% of US merchants accept crypto in early 2026, with tens of thousands more advertising acceptance worldwide. Full adoption stats and big brands.
How many people own Bitcoin? An estimated 100-470 million worldwide in 2026, with Crypto.com data anchoring the figure near 365 million -- about 4.5%.
An estimated 560-741 million people own crypto worldwide in 2026, about 7-9% of the planet. Triple-A counts 562 million; Crypto.com's report counts 741 million.
As of 2026, roughly 9.1 million wallets hold Solana (SOL). Here is the data on SOL holders, active addresses, and why wallet counts overstate real owners.
Roughly 9.1 million Solana wallets hold SOL, while Solana logged ~29.8 million active addresses in a single week in 2026. Full wallet and account data.
Women make up about 39% of global crypto owners -- roughly 218 million people -- versus 61% men. Full breakdown of the crypto gender gap for 2026.
The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index puts Bitcoin's annualized electricity use at 138.2 TWh as of July 29, 2026; Digiconomist estimates 204.4 TWh.
Solana's real-world throughput runs 1,000-4,000 TPS against a 65,000 theoretical max, with an all-time peak near 6,284. Includes Visa's 65,000 TPS claim, sourced.
Solana processes ~100x more transactions per second than Ethereum at ~1/1,000th the fee, while Ethereum leads on TVL and market cap. Full data.
Stablecoins settled ~$33 trillion in 2025 (+72% YoY) on a ~$300B market cap, with 30M+ active wallets. Full stablecoin statistics: holders, volume, uses.
Total crypto market cap: about $2.27 trillion as of July 29, 2026 -- down roughly 45% from the $4.27T October 2025 peak. Bitcoin dominance ~56.8%, stablecoins ~$308B.
Crypto card spending hit an $18 billion annualized run rate in late 2025. See what people buy with crypto -- top categories, transaction size, and more.
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