Coinbase statistics 2023

A breakdown of users, revenue, trading and income statistics for Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange in the world.

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Coinbase is the largest US-based crypto exchange and the second-largest exchange in the world by trading volume.

In this report, you'll find visualised data on Coinbase's user base, trading volume, revenue and income.

Quick summary of Coinbase statistics

  • Over 100 million people used Coinbase in 2022.
  • Coinbase had its largest year-on-year user growth from 2021 to 2022 when it grew by 92.8%.
  • The number of monthly transacting users (MTU) has declined significantly over the past year.
  • Quarterly trading volume peaked in Q4 2021 at US$547 billion and has been in a downtrend ever since.
  • Quarterly net revenue also peaked in Q4 2021 at US$2.27 billion and has been in a downtrend ever since.
  • Coinbase reported a loss of US$545 million in Q3 2022.
  • Coinbase users over time

    Coinbase had 108 million users in 2022, up from 56 million people in 2021. This equates to 92.8% year-on-year growth.

    The platform's user base is up over 100x in the past 9 years.

    Coinbase annual users (millions)

    Coinbase annual users (millions)
    YearUsers
    20141
    20152
    20165
    201713
    201822
    201930
    202035
    202156
    2022108

    Coinbase's user base has grown steadily from Q1 2018 through Q3 2022.

    One of the biggest jumps in quarterly growth was when Coinbase's user base expanded over 20% from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021.

    A similar jump occurred when it expanded by 21.9% from Q3 2021 to Q4 2021.

    Coinbase users by quarter (millions)

    Coinbase users by quarter (millions)
    Q1 - 201823
    Q2 - 201824
    Q3 - 201825
    Q4 - 201826
    Q1 - 201927
    Q2 - 201929
    Q3 - 201931
    Q4 - 201932
    Q1 - 202034
    Q2 - 202037
    Q3 - 202039
    Q4 - 202043
    Q1 - 202154
    Q2 - 202168
    Q3 - 202173
    Q4 - 202189
    Q1 - 202298
    Q2 - 2022103
    Q3 - 2022108

    The number of monthly transacting users (MTU) on Coinbase saw its biggest quarterly jump in the last 2 years from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021 when the number of MTUs increased by 25.9%.

    The number of MTUs on the platform peaked in Q4 of 2021 and has been in decline since then.

    Average number of monthly transacting users (MTU) (millions)

    Average number of monthly transacting users (MTU) (millions)
    QuarterMonthly Transacting Users (MTU) (in millions)
    Q4 - 20202.8
    Q1 - 20216.1
    Q2 - 20218.8
    Q3 - 20217.4
    Q4 - 202111.4
    Q1 - 20229.2
    Q2 - 20229
    Q3 - 20228.5

    More than half (53.34%) of Coinbase's website traffic comes from residents of the US.

    UK residents are responsible for 7.82% of the traffic to Coinbase, while Indian residents comprise just over 5% of the traffic to the site.

    Coinbase website traffic by country to December 2022

    Coinbase website traffic by country to December 2022
    CountryPercentage of Website Traffic
    United States53.34
    United Kingdom7.82
    India5.07
    Germany3.07
    France1.65

    • Daily trading volume on Coinbase peaked at US$11.12 billion in 2021.
    • The closest peak in daily trading volume during a different year occurred in 2022, when it hit US$5.17 billion.
    • Of the years prior to 2021, peaks in daily trading volume paled in comparison to the peak in 2021.
    • 2020 was the year with the highest peak in daily trading volume prior to the 2021 peak, and it was only 24.37% of 2021's peak.

    Annual peaks in 24-hour trading volume (billions of US dollars)

    Annual peaks in 24-hour trading volume (billions of US dollars)
    YearTrading Volume
    20150.01596
    20160.01106
    20171.70000
    20181.50000
    20191.00000
    20202.73000
    202111.1200
    20225.17000

    Quarterly trading volume on Coinbase peaked in Q4 2021 at US$547 billion.

    The second-highest peak in quarterly trading volume occurred in Q2 2021, when it hit US$462 billion.

    Quarterly trading volume on Coinbase has been in decline since Q4 2021.

    Quarterly Coinbase trading volume (in billions of US dollars)

    Quarterly Coinbase trading volume (in billions of US dollars)
    QuarterTrading Volume
    Q4 - 202089
    Q1 - 2021335
    Q2 - 2021462
    Q3 - 2021327
    Q4 - 2021547
    Q1 - 2022309
    Q2 - 2022217
    Q3 - 2022159

    As trading volume on Coinbase increases so too does the number of assets left in the platform's custody, though, there isn't a direct correlation between the 2 metrics.

    The largest differences between quarterly trading volume and the number of assets left in the custody of the platform occurred in Q2 2021 and Q4 2021.

    Quarterly trading volume on Coinbase vs. assets held on the platform

    Quarterly trading volume on Coinbase vs. assets held on the platform
    QuarterTrading volume (in billions of USD)Assets on platform (in billions of USD)
    Q4 '208990
    Q1 '21335223
    Q2 '21462180
    Q3 '21327255
    Q4 '21547278
    Q1 '22309256
    Q2 '2221796
    Q3 '22159101

    While quarterly trading volume as a percentage of total trading volume for Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped from 50% to just over 30% since Q1 2020, quarterly trading volume for Ethereum (ETH) has risen from 16% to 33% in the same time frame.

    Since Q3 2020, the quarterly trading volume as a percentage of total trading volume for the total of all cryptos traded on Coinbase aside from BTC and ETH has been larger than that of BTC or ETH.

    Quarterly trading volume as a percentage of total trading volume on Coinbase

    Quarterly trading volume as a percentage of total trading volume on Coinbase
    QuarterBitcoin (BTC)Ethereum (ETH)All other crypto assets (combined)
    Q1 2020501634
    Q2 2020571528
    Q3 2020321850
    Q4 2020381448
    Q1 2021392140
    Q2 2021242650
    Q3 2021192259
    Q4 2021161668
    Q1 2022242155
    Q2 2022312247
    Q3 2022313336

    Coinbase revenue and income breakdown

    • Quarterly net revenue for Coinbase peaked in Q4 2021 at US$2.27 billion.
    • Prior to that, it peaked in Q2 2021 when it hit US$1.93 billion.
    • Quarterly net revenue saw its biggest jump from Q4 2020 to Q1 2021 when it increased 323%.
    • It saw its largest decline from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 when it decreased by 55.5%.
    • Quarterly net revenue for Coinbase has been in decline since Q4 2021.

    Coinbase quarterly net revenue (millions)

    Coinbase quarterly net revenue (millions)
    QuarterNet Revenue
    Q1 2020172
    Q2 2020171.9
    Q3 2020275.9
    Q4 2020476.4
    Q1 20211540.6
    Q2 20211930.4
    Q3 20211089.7
    Q4 20212276.6
    Q1 20221013
    Q2 2022655.2
    Q3 2022365.9

    Retail investments drive the majority of net revenue for Coinbase when compared with institutional investments. This dynamic was particularly amplified from Q4 2020 to Q1 2022.

    Since Q1 2020, the highest amount of quarterly revenue that came from institutional investments was US$102 million in Q2 2021, while the highest amount of quarterly revenue from retail investment was US$2.18 billion in Q4 2021.

    Quarterly retail vs institutional net revenue on Coinbase (millions)

    Quarterly retail vs institutional net revenue on Coinbase (millions)
    QuarterNet revenue (retail)Net revenue (institutional)
    Q1 202016210
    Q2 2020163.88
    Q3 2020262.613.3
    Q4 2020451.824.6
    Q1 20211455.285.4
    Q2 20211828102.4
    Q3 2021102267.7
    Q4 20212185.890.8
    Q1 2022965.847.2
    Q2 2022616.239
    Q3 2022346.119.8

    While net revenue for Coinbase was still in the green as of Q3 2022, net income for the company has been in the red since Q1 2022.

    Net revenue has been consistently decreasing since Q4 2021, while net income began to decrease around the same time but has bounced back as of Q2 2022.

    Quarterly net revenue vs quarterly net income for Coinbase (millions)

    Quarterly net revenue vs quarterly net income for Coinbase (millions)
    QuarterNet revenueNet income
    Q1 202017232
    Q2 2020171.932
    Q3 2020275.981
    Q4 2020476.4177
    Q1 20211540.6771
    Q2 20211930.41606
    Q3 20211089.7406
    Q4 20212276.6840
    Q1 20221013-430
    Q2 2022655.2-1094
    Q3 2022365.9-545

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