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Crypto Exchange Statistics (2026)
The 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list reported 1,089,967 BTC of 24-hour trading volume as of October 2, 2026, about $92.3B at WealthyBud’s conversion of $84,683 per bitcoin. Binance reported 15.0% of it, and the ten largest reported 45.4%. Percentages on this page use that pool’s reported volume as their base, not the whole market.
Key takeaways
- The 100 stored exchanges reported 1,089,967 BTC of 24-hour volume, which is $92.3B at $84,683 per bitcoin (WealthyBud’s conversion).
- Binance reported 15.0% of the pool’s volume, and the top 10 reported 45.4%.
- 12 of 100 exchanges account for half of the pool’s reported volume.
- CoinGecko’s Trust Score runs from 1 to 10; stored scores range from 5 to 10, with a median of 7.
- Seychelles is the most common listed country, with 17 exchanges; 1 exchange lists no country.
- Founding years run from 2011 to 2025, and 28 of 100 exchanges were founded in 2020 or later.
How much crypto trades on exchanges each day?
The 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list reported 1,089,967 BTC of trading volume over 24 hours as of October 2, 2026. At $84,683 per bitcoin, WealthyBud’s conversion, that is $92.3B. The median exchange reported $314.5M. This is reported volume for the pool, not the whole market.
1. Reported 24-hour volume: 1,089,967 BTC
CoinGecko’s exchange list gives each exchange’s 24-hour volume in BTC. The pool is the first 100 results WealthyBud stored, not every exchange. CoinGecko’s methodology states: “The trading volume of an exchange is the sum of the volume of all Trading Pairs available on a particular exchange.” (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026)
2. WealthyBud’s conversion: $92.3B
WealthyBud multiplies each BTC figure by the $84,683 bitcoin price in its CoinGecko price file, dated October 2, 2026. CoinGecko does not publish this dollar figure. The exchange list and the price file are pulled separately; the research file’s own bitcoin price is $85,225, which would give $92.9B, so treat the conversion as approximate (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
3. The median exchange reports $314.5M
32 of 100 exchanges report $1 billion or more, 59 report $100 million or more, and 5 report under $1 million (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
4. Normalized volume is empty in the stored data
CoinGecko’s API has a normalized-volume field, but it is blank for all 100 stored exchanges (0 populated). This page therefore reports only the volume each exchange reports, and makes no claim about how much of it reflects real trading (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
Which crypto exchanges are the largest?
By reported 24-hour volume, Binance ranks first among the 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list, at $13.9B, or 15.0% of the pool. Pionex follows with $5.2B. Rankings use each exchange’s reported volume, converted to dollars at $84,683 per bitcoin, WealthyBud’s conversion.
5. Binance leads at $13.9B
That is 163,620 BTC, 2.7 times the $5.2B reported by Pionex, the next largest (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
6. The ten largest report $41.9B
Together they hold 45.4% of the pool’s reported volume. The table shows each one’s country, Trust Score and founding year as CoinGecko lists them (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
| Exchange | Country | 24h volume (share) | Trust score | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | Cayman Islands | $13.9B (15.0%) | 10 | 2017 |
| Pionex | British Virgin Islands | $5.2B (5.7%) | 7 | 2019 |
| Tapbit | United States | $3.7B (4.0%) | 6 | 2019 |
| WEEX | Singapore | $3.5B (3.8%) | 8 | 2018 |
| OKX | Seychelles | $3.5B (3.8%) | 10 | 2017 |
| KCEX | Seychelles | $2.5B (2.7%) | 6 | 2021 |
| LBank | British Virgin Islands | $2.5B (2.7%) | 9 | 2015 |
| Biconomy.com | British Virgin Islands | $2.4B (2.6%) | 7 | 2019 |
| Toobit | Cayman Islands | $2.4B (2.6%) | 9 | 2022 |
| Coinbase Exchange | United States | $2.3B (2.5%) | 10 | 2012 |
7. 5 of the ten largest score 9 or higher
The ten largest carry Trust Scores from 6 to 10, and their median founding year is 2018.5. Size and score are separate measures (WealthyBud data · 10 largest exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
8. Justice Department: Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion (November 21, 2023)
The Department of Justice’s case page says: “On November 21, 2023, Binance’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty” and “Binance agreed to pay $4.3 billion in penalties.” The same page calls Binance “the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world”; that is the Department’s 2023 description, not a current ranking.
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How concentrated is exchange trading?
Reported volume is concentrated. Among the 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list, the largest reports 15.0%, the top five 32.2% and the top ten 45.4% of the pool’s reported 24-hour volume as of October 2, 2026. The base is this pool only. Exchanges outside it are not counted.
9. Top 1, 5 and 10 hold 15.0%, 32.2% and 45.4%
The base is the pool’s 1,089,967 BTC of reported volume, not normalized volume, which is empty (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
10. The smaller half reports 2.9%
The 50 smallest exchanges by volume report 2.9% of the pool’s total. 12 exchanges reach 50% (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
- The largest exchange reported 15.0% of the 100-exchange pool’s volume.
- The five largest reported 32.2% of it.
- The ten largest reported 45.4%, and the other 90 reported 54.6%.
- The smaller half of the pool, 50 exchanges, reported 2.9%.
- 12 exchanges are enough to reach half of the pool’s volume.
11. No centralized or decentralized split is possible
The stored records have no flag separating centralized from decentralized exchanges, so this page makes no split and treats the pool as CoinGecko’s exchange list. For decentralized trading, see DeFi statistics (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
How do exchanges score on trust?
CoinGecko publishes a Trust Score from 1 to 10 for spot exchanges. Among the 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list, scores run from 5 to 10 with a median of 7, and 6 exchanges hold the top stored score. It is CoinGecko’s rating, not WealthyBud’s, and it is not a safety guarantee.
12. CoinGecko defines the score in its methodology
CoinGecko’s methodology page says: “Trust Score for spot crypto exchanges is displayed on a scale of 1 - 10 on the exchange overview page. Trust Score for Exchanges is evaluated based on a combination of the following: Liquidity, Regulation, Cybersecurity, Past Incidents, Proof of Reserves”.
13. Median score 7; 6 exchanges at 10
19 of 100 exchanges score 9 or higher and 21 score 6 or lower. The lowest stored score is 5; the pool is limited to 100 exchanges, so lower scores may exist outside it (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
| Trust Score | Exchanges | Share of reported volume |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 6 | 27.0% |
| 9 | 13 | 16.8% |
| 8 | 28 | 19.8% |
| 7 | 32 | 25.2% |
| 6 | 16 | 9.9% |
| 5 | 5 | 1.4% |
14. Scores of 9 or higher cover 43.7% of reported volume
Exchanges scoring 10 report 27.0%, and exchanges scoring 6 or lower report 11.3%. Each share uses the pool’s reported volume as its base (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
15. Trust Score ranks run to 103 for 100 exchanges
CoinGecko’s own rank for Binance is #1. Ranks reach 103, so 3 rank numbers are not held by any stored exchange (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
16. Ratings and court outcomes measure different things
The Justice Department’s statement on the November 2, 2023 conviction of FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried says he “perpetrated one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”. He was sentenced to 25 years on March 28, 2024. This page does not test whether any Trust Score predicted either case.
Where are crypto exchanges based?
CoinGecko lists a country for 99 of the 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list, spread across 36 countries as of October 2, 2026. Seychelles has the most with 17, then British Virgin Islands with 13. The field is CoinGecko’s listing and says nothing about licensing or regulation.
17. 36 countries across 99 exchanges; 1 missing
16 countries appear once. One exchange has no country in CoinGecko’s data and is left out of country counts (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
18. Two countries list 30 of 99 exchanges
Seychelles lists 17 and British Virgin Islands lists 13, and United States follows with 7 (WealthyBud data · 99 exchanges with a country · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
| Country listed by CoinGecko | Exchanges | Share of reported volume |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 17 | 25.8% |
| British Virgin Islands | 13 | 19.5% |
| United States | 7 | 8.8% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2.8% |
| South Korea | 4 | 2.5% |
19. Seychelles carries the most reported volume, at 25.8%
The three countries with the most volume report 62.8% of the pool. This follows the country CoinGecko lists for each exchange, where Binance appears under Cayman Islands. Country does not show where customers trade (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
How old are the major exchanges?
Founding years in the 100 exchanges WealthyBud stores from CoinGecko’s list run from 2011 to 2025, with a median of 2018. Two exchanges tie the earliest year, 2011. Exchanges founded in 2020 or later report 19.4% of the pool’s volume as of October 2, 2026.
20. Founding years span 2011 to 2025; median 2018
All 100 exchanges list a year. Bitstamp by Robinhood and Kraken tie for the earliest, 2011, so this page does not name one as oldest (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
21. 28 of 100 are from 2020 or later; they report 19.4% of volume
28 exchanges share the most common founding year, 2018. Exchanges founded in 2014 or earlier report 13.1% of the pool’s volume (WealthyBud data · 100 exchanges · CoinGecko · October 2, 2026).
- The earliest founding year in the pool is 2011, shared by Bitstamp by Robinhood and Kraken.
- The most common founding year is 2018, with 28 exchanges.
- 21 of 100 exchanges were founded in 2014 or earlier.
- 28 of 100 exchanges were founded in 2020 or later.
What this means for crypto buyers
For buyers, know which volume number you are reading. The $92.3B figure is reported volume for 100 stored exchanges, converted by WealthyBud, and it is not a measure of the whole market. The wider picture is in cryptocurrency market statistics.
For comparison shoppers, use Trust Score as one input. CoinGecko says it weighs liquidity, regulation, cybersecurity, past incidents and proof of reserves. Check an exchange’s own licensing pages, since the country field makes no licensing claim.
For everyone, remember that a large exchange can still face enforcement, as the Binance and FTX cases show. Fraud patterns are covered in crypto scam statistics, and prices are on the crypto hub.
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