In Mexico, 12% of the adult population owns some cryptocurrency, which is why the country ranks as the ninth nation with the highest rate of possession of these instruments worldwide, according to a study by the information comparison firm Finder.
This firm presented the update of its index of Cryptocurrency Adoption, where information is collected on the adoption of these instruments around the world. According to the report of the population that owns cryptocurrencies, just over half have Bitcoin making it the most popular currency, followed by Ethereum and Binance Coin.
“Finder surveyed 2,423 people in Mexico and found that it ranks ninth on the list of countries studied, with a 12.14% crypto possession rate, ahead of the United States (10.4%) and South Africa (10.4%). This figure exceeds the world average of 11.4% ”, you can read in the report.
According to the report, Mexico is among the 10 nations with the highest adoption rate, only behind Nigeria which has a cryptocurrency adoption rate of 24.2% of its population, Malaysia (18%), Australia (17.7%). ), Indonesia (16.75), Hong Kong (15.8%), Singapore (15.6%), India (15.4%) and the Philippines (13.3%).
“Mexico has a higher cryptocurrency adoption rate than the United States and Canada (10% each), Colombia (8%) and the United Kingdom (5%), but a lower rate than countries like Australia ( 18%), Singapore (16%) and India (15%), “said Keegan Francis, Finder’s cryptocurrency editor.
The report highlights that, in Mexico, women are the most likely to have their own cryptocurrencies.
“Of those who own crypto in Mexico, 46.3% are men and 53.7% are women, so women are 1.1 times more likely to own crypto than men. The average figure worldwide is that men are 1.5 times more likely than women, and Mexico is the only country we surveyed in which women are more likely than men to have cryptocurrencies. “
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx