Report: Indonesia leads global surge in interest in crypto

Indonesia saw a massive 1,772% increase in the number of people engaging with articles about crypto, a new survey claims.

Amid the ongoing growth in cryptocurrency adoption worldwide, countries like Indonesia and Chile have seen a significant influx of public interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (

Despite Indonesia winning the race in terms of overall crypto interest surge, the United States has been consistently the largest country in terms of crypto engagement and other factors, a spokesperson for Coinformant noted. “This report is about countries with the highest increase of these measures this year and it’s worth noting when looking purely at volume, the USA consistently comes number one,” the representative said.

Despite putting a blanket ban on crypto payments back in 2017, Indonesian authorities have been kept cryptocurrency trading legal. In August, Pintu, a major Indonesian cryptocurrency wallet and trading platform, raised $35 million from some of the biggest investors in the crypto and blockchain industry.