In January 2021, Coinbase reached its highest ever number of daily active users (DAU) in the United States as the use of cryptocurrency apps grew. Now reaching over 600,000 DAUs, Coinbase had roughly 10 times more users than Blockchain Wallet. Noticeable, however, is the large increase in users among several applications that allow for either buying or storing Bitcoin: The app of Crypto.com saw its DAU double between December 2020 and January 2021, whereas Voyager's tripled within three months. Cryptocurrency interest grew during this same as the Bitcoin price surged to new heights in late 2020 and early 2021.
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A noticeable app not included in this overview is PayPal: The U.S. version of the mobile payments app offers the option for purchasing and storing various virtual currencies since October 2020. The DAU metric, however, does not allow for showing what potential impact this new feature had on the use of the PayPal app. The app already ranked as the most popular U.S. mobile payment app based on user experience in 2021. However, a successful application of crypto features in an app like this could make it easier for consumers in the United States to buy a cryptocurrency, potentially influencing the country's attitude towards cryptocurrencies.
Average number of daily active users (DAU) of selected apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage in the United States from January 2017 to January 2021
The numbers provided are from a tracking website that noted the number of daily active users for individual apps from January 2017 onwards. Earlier figures are not available, as the tracker did not provide this figure before this time.
The figures provided cover DAU figures for both Android as well iOS. The one exception to this is Bitcoin Wallet, of which no numbers were available for iOS.
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Airnow. (February 17, 2021). Average number of daily active users (DAU) of selected apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage in the United States from January 2017 to January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206619/most-popular-cryptocurrency-wallets-usa/
Airnow. "Average number of daily active users (DAU) of selected apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage in the United States from January 2017 to January 2021." Chart. February 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206619/most-popular-cryptocurrency-wallets-usa/
Airnow. (2021). Average number of daily active users (DAU) of selected apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage in the United States from January 2017 to January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206619/most-popular-cryptocurrency-wallets-usa/
Airnow. "Average Number of Daily Active Users (Dau) of Selected Apps That Allow for Cryptocurrency Storage in The United States from January 2017 to January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206619/most-popular-cryptocurrency-wallets-usa/
Airnow, Average number of daily active users (DAU) of selected apps that allow for cryptocurrency storage in the United States from January 2017 to January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206619/most-popular-cryptocurrency-wallets-usa/ (last visited June 27, 2022)