UK Tops Global Growth in Crypto Ownership in 2025, Gemini Research Reveals

Cryptocurrency is becoming a staple of personal finance around the world, and the UK is helping set the pace. According to Gemini’s 2025 Global State of Crypto report, digital asset ownership climbed notably this year, with the UK seeing the biggest leap among major markets.

UK crypto ownership surged to 24%, up from 18% in 2024. France followed closely, also hitting 21%. Meanwhile, the U.S. rose slightly to 21%, and Singapore maintained its lead with 28% of respondents holding crypto—up two points from last year.

Public trust in crypto also appears to be on the rise, influenced in part by geopolitical developments. In the U.S., 23% of people who don’t yet own crypto said their perception improved after former President Donald Trump announced a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The trend was similar in the UK (21%) and Singapore (19%), highlighting a growing global shift in sentiment.

One unexpected takeaway from the report: memecoins are playing a bigger role than ever in drawing newcomers into the crypto space. In the U.S., 31% of investors who now hold both memecoins and more traditional assets started their journey with the former. The pattern was nearly identical in Australia (30%) and the UK (28%). Globally, 94% of memecoin holders also own other forms of crypto.

Interest in crypto ETFs continues to build as well. In the U.S., 39% of crypto investors now hold exchange-traded funds, up from 37% in 2024. Italy tops the ETF adoption list at 47%, followed by the UK (41%), Singapore (40%), Australia (38%), and France (32%).

The findings are based on a March–April 2025 survey of 7,205 consumers across six countries: the U.S., UK, France, Italy, Australia, and Singapore.