Investment in cryptocurrencies has grown exponentially over the past few years. eToro takes a look at the people behind these figures to see who is investing in these online currencies.

Looking at data from March 2017 – February 2018, we analysed the profiles of those investing in cryptocurrencies, from age to gender to job sector. This brought up some interesting results such as that most investors have little to no previous experience and many are students or working in sales/marketing roles.

Find out more about who the crypto investors are below:

*Cryptocurrencies are a highly volatile investment product. Your capital is at risk.