The number of crypto investors in South Korea exceeds 16 million, filling the gap in the number of stock investors in the country. While most investors still support stocks before digital assets, the feat is admirable, showing caution that even some of the most enthusiastic equity investors are currently gaining.
Reports show that a total of 16.29 million individuals had accounts on the top five domestic virtual asset exchanges. Data submitted to opposition party Cha Kyung, who is rebuilding the South Korean Party, shows that most of these users have participated in exchanges such as Bithumb, Upbit, Gopax, Coinone, and Korbit. According to the report, this number was adjusted for users across multiple platforms and counted only once.
The total number of domestic crypto holders currently accounts for around 32% of the population, according to the report. The number of crypto investors exceeded the 14 billion mark for the first time in March 2024. The sector has since welcomed over 500,000 people in President Donald Trump’s election. This development has led to the total number of domestic crypto investors exceeding the 15 million mark.
Korean Investor Statistics have been released
Reports show that around 15 million Korean crypto investors in the top exchange were also categorized by age and gender. Male investors in their 30s and 40s account for around 40% of domestic crypto investors. However, women investors in the 50s are the majority of high-end investors in the crypto sector.
The report reveals that 9.2 million Korean investors are registered on Upbit, while Coinone has 3.2 million investors. 236 million Bithump, 770,000 Korbit, and 150,000 Gopax represent the remaining numbers. Bithumb registered a number of accounts that had increased to 2.36 million as of March 18th, representing a 77.4% increase in one year following the company’s aggressive marketing push.
According to age classification, 4.51 million Korean investors in their 30s and 3.97 million investors in their 40s were closely followed. There are 2.92 million investors in their 20s and under, and 2.64 million investors in their 50s, with investors in their 60s accounting for the remaining numbers. The gender spread is 3.1 million and 2.67 million for men in their 30s and 40s, respectively, accounting for approximately 38.1% of the total investor population.
Parliamentary officials’ crypto holdings are rising sharply at 48% year-on-year.
Reports show that approximately 12.1 million or 83.1% of investors with less than 1 million won ($680) in crypto, with 1.57 million investors winning between 1 million and 10 million won. Around 830,000 investors had assets ranging from 10 million to 100 million won, while around 160,000 investors held more than 100 million. Data shows that 36,000 male investors in their 40s hold more than 100 million digital assets, while 35,000 males in their 50s hold the same.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s council’s crypto holdings tripled last year, marking an upward trend. Approximately 335 senior officials, including members of the South Korean Congress and those affiliated with the Secretariat, have won 1.2 billion in Korean, according to the 2025 Property Change Report released by the National Assembly’s Civil Service Ethics Committee. This figure represents a triple increase from 40,001.63 million reported in the same period last year.
The number of reported digital asset ownership also increased by 48.4% from the previous year to 46 cases. The reported targets were not only themselves but spouses and direct descendants. The individual with the highest Crypto Holdings was Kim In-Young, a member of the Parliamentary Policy Research Committee, reporting about 530 million victories on digital assets. The report said Kim diversified his assets and spread them to nine major cryptography, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.
