Blockchain technology has been developing at an incredibly fast rate. Alongside the rate of technological development comes adoption from individuals and companies, the growing number of blockchain jobs, government pilots and the proliferation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Below are some of the key statistics and notable events surrounding all of the above.

Note: This list will be regularly updated.

Adoption Statistics

Understand the rate at which blockchain technology is being adopted.

There are 28 million blockchain wallet users worldwide – Statista, 2018

There were 11,290 cryptocurrency accepting businesses at the end of 2017. – Cointelegraph, 2018

Businesses are receiving over $110 million per month in Bitcoin payments – BitPay, 2017

Around 47% of bitcoin-accepting merchants are in the US, while 35% are in Europe with only 2% in Latin America. – BitPay, 2017

5% of Americans hold bitcoin – The Global Blockchain Council, 2018

The interest in blockchain over the last 12 months has been the highest in Malta. Followed by China and Ghana – Google Trends, 2018

Only 14% of surveyed CIOs said they are including blockchain in their future plans – Gartner, 2018

There are over 4,000 Bitcoin ATMs worldwide – Coin ATM Radar, 2018

ICO Statistics

Learn about the volume and valuations of Initial Coin Offerings.

A total sum of $22 billion has been raised by ICOs – Coindesk, 2018

The average ICO size in 2018 is $25.72 million compared to $15.98 million in 2017 – Coindesk, 2018

$5.4 billion was raised in June 2018, making it the greatest month for ICOs by volume – Coindesk, 2018

EOS launched the largest ICO of all time, raising $4.2 billion – Coindesk, 2018

The number of ICOs has reached 650 in 2018 (Dec 2018). This is compared to 343 in the whole of 2017 – Coindesk, 2018

Bitcoin Statistics

Understand the key milestone and statistics related to the first-ever cryptocurrency, Bitcoin.

There are 11 million bitcoin wallets set up – BitInfoCharts, 2018

A study by Cambridge University concluded that Bitcoin has 2.5-6 million active users – Cambridge University, 2017

On the 4th of January 2018 the number of Bitcoin transactions performed in one day reached 425,000. The highest it has ever been. – Blockchain.com, 2018

On the 14th of December 2017 there were 1.13 million active bitcoin wallets, the highest number ever recorded in a single day. – BitInfoCharts, 2018

There are 567 bitcoin wallets with a balance of $10 million or more – BitInfoCharts, 2018

The largest balance held by a single bitcoin wallet is 138,661 BTC on Bitfinex – BitInfoCharts, 2018

The Bitcoin Price reached its all-time high on the 17th of December 2017, peaking at $19,783 – Coindesk, 2018

At its peak 1 Bitcoin could purchase 6358 Big Macs – BitcoinPPI, 2018

48% of bitcoin users are between the ages of 25 and 34 – Coin Dance, 2018

Bitcoin has been announced “dead” more than 320 times – 99 Bitcoins, 2018

Blockchain Job Statistics

Learn about the jobs that have been created within the blockchain space.

There are 13,309 currently open positions in the blockchain space according to LinkedIn’s job search tool – LinkedIn, 2018

127 of those vacancies are classified as “remote” work – LinkedIn, 2018

Cryptocurrency startups pay 10-20% higher salaries compared to industry averages – AngelList, 2018

61% of all vacancies in the blockchain space are for Engineers. The second highest is Operations with 10% – AngelList, 2018

Javascript is the most important programming language for full stack developers in the blockchain industry – AngelList, 2018

Most Notable Blockchain Company Acquisitions

Discover which are the largest and most notable company acquisitions that have occured in the blockchain industry.

Circle acquired Poloniex in a deal rumored to be worth $400 million – Fortune, 2018

In July 2013, Eric Voorhees sold his market-leading gambling site for 126,000 Bitcoin – Venture Beat, 2013

Tron bought peer to peer file sharing platform BitTorrent for $126 million – The Coin Offering, 2018

Ticketmaster acquired blockchain Ticketing Solution Upgraded – PRNewswire, 2018

Circle bought established crowdfunding platform SeedInvest – FinSMEs, 2018

Coinbase acquired blockchain startup Cypher Browser – Coindesk, 2018

ConsenSys bought an asteroid mining startup called Planetary Resources – Coindesk, 2018

Spotify acquired blockchain-powered MediaChain – Tech EU, 2017

ShapeShift bought Bitcoin wallet startup KeepKey – Coindesk, 2017

The Biggest Cryptocurrency Purchases

Learn about the largest individual transactions of cryptocurrencies to date.

In May of 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz paid 25,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas (you can keep up to date with the value of those pizzas here) – QZ, 2017

The Winklevoss twins bought two tickets on Virgin Galactic space flights worth $500,000 – Reuters, 2014

In 2015, Bitcoin Forum owner Peter Saddington bought a Lamborghini for $200,000 using Bitcoin – Coin Bureau, 2018

A Tesla Model S, worth $103,000, was purchased in Bitcoin in December 2013 – Heavy, 2014

Olivier Janssens paid for a private jet from Brussels to Nice with Bitcoin. The transaction is estimated to be worth $30-40,000 – Coindesk, 2014

Transaction Statistics

See data on transactions across some of the major global cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin recorded its highest ever fees on the 30th of December 2017, peaking at $41 per transaction – CoinMetrics, 2018

The average transaction fee for Bitcoin in 2017 was $0.30 – CoinMetrics, 2018

On November 9th a Litecoin transaction worth $99 million only cost $0.40 – Business Insider, 2018

In 2018, Ethereum averaged 23,000 transactions per hour, the most of any cryptocurrency – BitInfoCharts, 2018

The most valuable cryptocurrency transfer of all time was performed in 2015, when 500,000 Bitcoin were moved to a different wallet – Blockchain, 2018

Government Blockchain Pilots

Which governments around the world have started running blockchain initiatives?

The Republic of Georgia uses the blockchain to modernize its land registry – The Coin Offering, 2018

Blockchain voting in Switzerland – The Coin Offering, 2018

Energy data tracking in Chile – The Coin Offering, 2018

Venezuela launches its own cryptocurrency – The Coin Offering, 2018

Register your business on the blockchain in Delaware – The Coin Offering, 2018

Blockchain Banking Statistics

See how the banking industry, often painted as the primary nemesis to the blockchain, has been adopting the technology.

69% of banks are experimenting with permissioned blockchains – Tech In Asia, 2017

Blockchain technology could save banks between $8-12 billion annually – Silicon, 2017

50% of banks are working with a fintech startup to augment their blockchain capabilities – Tech in Asia, 2017

19 financial institutions have formed a consortium, working with Synaps to start putting syndicated loans on blockchain systems – Financial Times, 2017

Over 75 banks across the globe have implemented and tested Ripple’s technology with their own internal payment systems – Yahoo Finance, 2017