Data · Muslims in Crypto

An estimated 105.1 million Muslims worldwide own cryptocurrency

Modeled estimate across 36 countries · last updated 2026-07-22

$391.8B
est. value held, all crypto
$355.0B
est. value held, BTC only
105,100,324
est. crypto users

This is a modeled estimate, not measured data.We calculate it by applying each country's overall crypto ownership rate to its Muslim population share, assuming Muslims adopt crypto at the same rate as the general population. No survey of crypto ownership by religion exists.

National adoption rates themselves are typically built the same indirect way: indices like Chainalysis's Global Crypto Adoption Index estimate activity from aggregated exchange and on-chain transaction volume, weighted by population and purchasing power — not by tracing individual wallets to individual countries. Its 2025 ranking placed India first, followed by the United States, Pakistan, Vietnam and Brazil, broadly consistent with the high-adoption countries in our own dataset (sourced separately from Triple-A's ownership survey — see below). Both approaches are statistical estimates of scale, not a ground-truth headcount. Read the full methodology →

By country

Estimated Muslim crypto users, by country

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36 of 36 countries
Region
IndiaSouth Asia202,776,00014.2%7.5%15,208,200$56.7B$51.4B
TurkeyMENA85,113,60099.2%17.6%14,979,994$55.8B$50.6B
PakistanSouth Asia231,600,00096.5%6.4%14,822,400$55.3B$50.1B
IndonesiaSoutheast Asia241,980,00087.2%6.1%14,760,780$55.0B$49.9B
NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa113,019,00050.5%11.9%13,449,261$50.1B$45.4B
BangladeshSouth Asia157,430,00091.0%2.8%4,408,040$16.4B$14.9B
EgyptMENA106,726,90094.7%3.4%3,628,715$13.5B$12.3B
IranMENA88,466,00099.4%4.1%3,627,106$13.5B$12.3B
Saudi ArabiaMENA34,317,00093.0%8.9%3,054,213$11.4B$10.3B
United Arab EmiratesMENA7,220,00076.0%30.4%2,194,880$8.2B$7.4B
RussiaEurope14,400,00010.0%12.1%1,742,400$6.5B$5.9B
MalaysiaSoutheast Asia21,780,50063.5%7.9%1,720,660$6.4B$5.8B
IraqMENA44,999,50098.9%2.1%944,990$3.5B$3.2B
MoroccoMENA37,422,00099.0%2.4%898,128$3.3B$3.0B
UzbekistanCentral Asia34,425,20096.7%2.6%895,055$3.3B$3.0B
PhilippinesSoutheast Asia7,507,2006.4%11.2%840,806$3.1B$2.8B
KazakhstanCentral Asia14,080,00070.4%5.9%830,720$3.1B$2.8B
AlgeriaMENA44,642,40097.9%1.7%758,921$2.8B$2.6B
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa42,883,50033.9%1.5%643,253$2.4B$2.2B
United StatesNorth America3,696,0001.1%15.6%576,576$2.1B$1.9B
SudanSub-Saharan Africa43,626,70090.7%1.2%523,520$2.0B$1.8B
FranceEurope6,001,6008.8%7.9%474,126$1.8B$1.6B
AfghanistanSouth Asia42,073,40099.7%1.1%462,807$1.7B$1.6B
United KingdomEurope4,400,5006.5%10.2%448,851$1.7B$1.5B
AzerbaijanCentral Asia9,883,80096.9%4.2%415,120$1.5B$1.4B
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa17,255,60096.4%2.3%396,879$1.5B$1.3B
JordanMENA10,983,60097.2%3.6%395,410$1.5B$1.3B
TunisiaMENA12,238,50099.5%2.9%354,917$1.3B$1.2B
GermanyEurope5,408,0006.4%5.7%308,256$1.1B$1.0B
SyriaMENA19,923,00087.0%1.4%278,922$1.0B$942.2M
YemenMENA34,090,40099.1%0.8%272,723$1.0B$921.3M
MaliSub-Saharan Africa21,529,20092.4%0.9%193,763$722.3M$654.5M
NigerSub-Saharan Africa27,009,60099.3%0.7%189,067$704.8M$638.7M
KuwaitMENA3,207,80074.6%5.3%170,013$633.8M$574.3M
QatarMENA1,827,90067.7%6.7%122,469$456.5M$413.7M
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa18,063,80099.8%0.6%108,383$404.0M$366.1M
Top 18

Countries with the most estimated Muslim crypto users

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IndiaIndia: ~15,208,200 estimated Muslim crypto users (202,776,000 Muslims × 7.5% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).15.2MTurkeyTurkey: ~14,979,994 estimated Muslim crypto users (85,113,600 Muslims × 17.6% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).15.0MPakistanPakistan: ~14,822,400 estimated Muslim crypto users (231,600,000 Muslims × 6.4% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).14.8MIndonesiaIndonesia: ~14,760,780 estimated Muslim crypto users (241,980,000 Muslims × 6.1% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).14.8MNigeriaNigeria: ~13,449,261 estimated Muslim crypto users (113,019,000 Muslims × 11.9% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).13.4MBangladeshBangladesh: ~4,408,040 estimated Muslim crypto users (157,430,000 Muslims × 2.8% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).4.4MEgyptEgypt: ~3,628,715 estimated Muslim crypto users (106,726,900 Muslims × 3.4% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).3.6MIranIran: ~3,627,106 estimated Muslim crypto users (88,466,000 Muslims × 4.1% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).3.6MSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: ~3,054,213 estimated Muslim crypto users (34,317,000 Muslims × 8.9% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).3.1MUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: ~2,194,880 estimated Muslim crypto users (7,220,000 Muslims × 30.4% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).2.2MRussiaRussia: ~1,742,400 estimated Muslim crypto users (14,400,000 Muslims × 12.1% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).1.7MMalaysiaMalaysia: ~1,720,660 estimated Muslim crypto users (21,780,500 Muslims × 7.9% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).1.7MIraqIraq: ~944,990 estimated Muslim crypto users (44,999,500 Muslims × 2.1% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).945KMoroccoMorocco: ~898,128 estimated Muslim crypto users (37,422,000 Muslims × 2.4% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).898KUzbekistanUzbekistan: ~895,055 estimated Muslim crypto users (34,425,200 Muslims × 2.6% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).895KPhilippinesPhilippines: ~840,806 estimated Muslim crypto users (7,507,200 Muslims × 11.2% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).841KKazakhstanKazakhstan: ~830,720 estimated Muslim crypto users (14,080,000 Muslims × 5.9% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).831KAlgeriaAlgeria: ~758,921 estimated Muslim crypto users (44,642,400 Muslims × 1.7% adoption). Sources: Pew Research Center, Global Religious Landscape (2020 estimates, projected); Triple-A, Global Crypto Ownership Report (2023-2024 estimates).759K
Methodology
This is a modeled estimate, not measured data.No direct survey of cryptocurrency ownership broken down by religion exists anywhere. Every number on this page is calculated by multiplying a country's national crypto adoption rate by its Muslim population share — which assumes Muslims in that country own crypto at the same rate as the population overall. That assumption may not hold in either direction: it could overstate adoption where religious concerns about riba and gharar suppress uptake, or understate it where Muslim-majority populations skew younger and more mobile-first than the national average. Treat these figures as a directional estimate for understanding scale, not a precise headcount. See full sourcing and calculation detail →
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