Binance celebrates nine years of growth

Binance, the largest digital currency trading platform in the world in terms of trading volume, today celebrates its nine-year anniversary, after the number of its registered users exceeded 323 million users in more than 100 countries. When Binance was founded in July 2017, the number of digital currency owners around the world was less than 6 million people, while today this number exceeds 741 million, registering a growth of more than 12,000% in less than a decade. During the same period, the number of Binance users increased from zero to 323 million users, which means that about 43% of digital currency owners around the world today use the Binance platform.


This achievement comes at a time when digital assets are moving to the core of the global financial system. Institutional investor demand has reached record levels, with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and digital asset funds owning more than 12% of the circulating supply of Bitcoin. At the same time, the pace of establishing regulatory frameworks is accelerating in the G20 countries, the European Union, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The boundaries between traditional finance and digital asset infrastructure have also become less clear, in a way that was difficult to imagine when Binance launched in 2017.


For Binance, this anniversary represents not only a milestone that reviews nine years of growth, but also reflects its vision for the next stage, which is to become the world’s leading comprehensive financial application and provide access to global markets for more than three billion users around the world.


Binance’s most notable achievements in numbers
● 323 million registered users around the world, an increase of approximately 7% during the first half of 2026 alone, representing about 43% of the total owners of digital currencies globally.
● Total cumulative trading volume exceeded US$156 trillion across products, an increase of 7.8% compared to the US$145 trillion recorded at the end of 2025, a figure greater than the combined annual GDP of the United States, China, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.
● The number of institutional users increased by 9% during the first half of 2026, reflecting the continued evolution of the investor base.
● Average monthly trading volume in traditional finance (TradFi) products has exceeded $80 billion since March
● Increase the number of currencies listed by 11% and trading pairs by 3% during the first half of 2026, expanding market access options.


From a cryptocurrency trading platform to a multi-asset platform
Over the past year, Binance has seen its product suite expand to include traditional financial instruments, such as stock trading, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and pre-IPO perpetuals, alongside its existing digital asset services. These products rely on the original blockchain infrastructure developed by Binance, allowing transactions to be settled using stablecoins, 24/7 market access, and the ability to transact across multiple asset classes within a single platform.


This step quickly achieved remarkable results:
● Since March of this year, the monthly trading volume of traditional finance (TradFi) products on Binance has exceeded 80 billion USD.
● The assets under management of the live stock trading service, which Binance launched in June 2026, exceeded US$1 billion within 30 days of launch, with a cumulative trading volume exceeding US$3 billion.
● Assets under management of bStocks, the 1:1 US tokenized securities on Binance that are available for trading around the clock, exceeded $100 million within two weeks of its launch.
● 47% of bStocks trading volume was executed outside US market hours, reflecting the growing demand for around-the-clock market access.


Despite Binance’s expansion into new asset classes, its core activity in the field of digital currencies continues to record strong performance that reflects the depth of its business and the flexibility that has characterized its position in the market since its launch:
● Binance has so far transacted cumulative trades exceeding US$156.4 trillion, including approximately US$11.4 trillion during the first half of 2026 alone, an increase of 7.8% compared to the end of 2025.
● The number of institutional users increased by 9% during the same period, which reinforces the trend of institutional capital towards expanding its presence in the digital assets market.
● This growth came despite the challenges witnessed in the markets during the first half of 2026, indicating that user engagement is based on long-term structural engagement, rather than short-term market fluctuations.


Towards reaching three billion users
The expansion into traditional financial products reflects Binance’s vision to build the world’s leading comprehensive financial application, bringing together trading, payments, savings, and access to global markets under one platform. Binance believes that reaching three billion users starts from markets that have not historically received sufficient attention from traditional financial institutions, as the blockchain-based infrastructure allows the provision of financial services more efficiently, at a lower cost, and on a larger scale compared to traditional systems.


Sector data confirms the scale of this opportunity, as the number of digital currency owners around the world is estimated at about 741 million people, compared to about 630 million electronic brokerage accounts. Thus, the cryptocurrency infrastructure is already reaching more users than traditional stock brokerage platforms, and this gap continues to widen.


“Nine years ago, we set out with the goal of increasing free access to financial services globally. Today, we have succeeded in creating a financial infrastructure that serves everyone, whether they are individual investors in emerging markets or corporate investors in major financial centers. When we launched Binance in 2017, the number of cryptocurrency owners around the world was less than 6 million people, but today it has risen to 741 million, with 323 million of them using the Binance platform. This does not reflect just a growth in numbers, but a shift in the way access is reached. It brings the world to financial services and we are still at the beginning of this journey.”


“323 million people have chosen to put their money and trust in Binance, and this is a responsibility we take very seriously. Every decision we make, every product we develop, and every market we enter, stems from one question: Are we serving the users who have given us their trust? Today, about 43% of crypto owners around the world use the Binance platform. As digital assets and traditional finance become increasingly close, this trust becomes increasingly valuable and important. And we are expanding beyond cryptocurrencies to include Stocks, ETFs, and tokenized securities, as an extension of this commitment. Users deserve access to global markets, and we are determined to provide that to them.”


Built by the community
This year, Binance celebrates its founding anniversary under the slogan “Built by You,” a slogan that reflects the company’s conviction that its journey over the past nine years was not the result of the platform alone, but rather came about thanks to millions of users who traded, learned, innovated, and contributed to building this community.


To celebrate this occasion, Binance launched a global campaign called “Built by You” in honor of the community that helped shape its journey. The campaign includes prizes worth up to $4.5 million, in addition to an interactive experience that extends across nine landmarks within Binance City, each representing a different aspect of the Binance system.


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About Binance
Binance is a leading global ecosystem in blockchain technologies, and is behind the largest digital currency trading platform in the world in terms of trading volume and number of registered users. Binance is trusted by more than 320 million users in more than 100 countries, thanks to its leading levels of security and transparency, the speed of the trading engine, and the means of protecting investors, in addition to an integrated system of products and services related to digital assets, including trading, financial services, education, research, community initiatives, payments, institutional services, and Web3 solutions. Binance is committed to building a comprehensive system for digital assets that contributes to enhancing the freedom of financial transactions and expanding access to financial services around the world, based on digital currencies as the primary means of achieving this.


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