Gallup · Sep 21, 2026
Gallup reports lower U.S. cryptocurrency ownership
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Gallup’s report, published September 21, 2026, says cryptocurrency ownership fell among U.S. investors and adults after last year’s high. Eleven percent of investors reported owning cryptocurrency, down from 17% in 2025; among U.S. adults overall, ownership fell from 14% to 9%. Gallup says these declines followed steep drops in cryptocurrency values. Its survey also found that 63% of investors describe cryptocurrency as “very risky,” while 31% call it “somewhat risky.” The decline was not uniform across groups: younger men remained among the investors most likely to own cryptocurrency, though their ownership also fell. Gallup concludes that fewer investors and Americans generally report owning cryptocurrency this year. It also notes that Americans are much more likely to view real estate and stocks as better long-term investments. These findings come from a survey, not a count of all owners; Gallup notes that sampling error and other survey difficulties can affect results.
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Text as retrieved on October 30, 2026; originally published September 21, 2026. The findings are from a survey. Gallup notes that sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can affect poll results.
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Will Gallup’s next measurement show whether cryptocurrency ownership continues to fall among U.S. investors?
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Gallup reports that cryptocurrency ownership among U.S. investors fell from 17% in 2025 to 11%.
Eleven percent of investors now say they own cryptocurrency, down from 17% in 2025
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Gallup reports that ownership among U.S. adults overall fell from 14% to 9%.
9% now report owning cryptocurrency, down from 14% in Gallup’s initial reading of this group last year.
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Gallup says 63% of investors describe cryptocurrency as very risky and 31% as somewhat risky.
63% describing it as “very risky” and most of the rest, 31%, calling it “somewhat risky.”
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Gallup says younger men remained the investor group most likely to own cryptocurrency, though ownership fell from 33% to 24%.
Younger men, defined as those aged 18 to 49, still rank among the investors most likely to own crypto, at 24%, though this is down from 33% in 2025.
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Gallup concludes that fewer investors and Americans generally report owning cryptocurrency this year, following steep declines in cryptocurrency values.
This year, however, following steep declines in cryptocurrency values, fewer investors or Americans, generally, report owning it.
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Gallup says Americans are much more likely to view traditional investments such as real estate and stocks as better long-term choices.
Americans are still much more likely to view traditional investments, such as real estate and stocks, as better choices for the long term.
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Version 1 · 2026-11-05T17:33:23.265Z
Gallup reports lower U.S. cryptocurrency ownership
Gallup’s report, published September 21, 2026, says cryptocurrency ownership fell among U.S. investors and adults after last year’s high. Eleven percent of investors reported owning cryptocurrency, down from 17% in 2025; among U.S. adults overall, ownership fell from 14% to 9%. Gallup says these declines followed steep drops in cryptocurrency values. Its survey also found that 63% of investors describe cryptocurrency as “very risky,” while 31% call it “somewhat risky.” The decline was not uniform across groups: younger men remained among the investors most likely to own cryptocurrency, though their ownership also fell. Gallup concludes that fewer investors and Americans generally report owning cryptocurrency this year. It also notes that Americans are much more likely to view real estate and stocks as better long-term investments. These findings come from a survey, not a count of all owners; Gallup notes that sampling error and other survey difficulties can affect results.
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Gallup · Article
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Original source date: Sep 21, 2026 (2026-09-21).
Date basis: Date stated on the publisher’s page.
Added to Escape Meridian: 2026-11-05T17:33:23.265Z. First observed: 2026-10-30T23:50:23.319Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-30T23:51:46.693Z.
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Text as retrieved on October 30, 2026; originally published September 21, 2026. The findings are from a survey. Gallup notes that sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can affect poll results.
Open question
Will Gallup’s next measurement show whether cryptocurrency ownership continues to fall among U.S. investors?
Source-stated
Gallup reports that cryptocurrency ownership among U.S. investors fell from 17% in 2025 to 11%.
Eleven percent of investors now say they own cryptocurrency, down from 17% in 2025
Source-stated
Gallup reports that ownership among U.S. adults overall fell from 14% to 9%.
9% now report owning cryptocurrency, down from 14% in Gallup’s initial reading of this group last year.
Source-stated
Gallup says 63% of investors describe cryptocurrency as very risky and 31% as somewhat risky.
63% describing it as “very risky” and most of the rest, 31%, calling it “somewhat risky.”
Source-stated
Gallup says younger men remained the investor group most likely to own cryptocurrency, though ownership fell from 33% to 24%.
Younger men, defined as those aged 18 to 49, still rank among the investors most likely to own crypto, at 24%, though this is down from 33% in 2025.
Source-stated
Gallup concludes that fewer investors and Americans generally report owning cryptocurrency this year, following steep declines in cryptocurrency values.
This year, however, following steep declines in cryptocurrency values, fewer investors or Americans, generally, report owning it.
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Gallup says Americans are much more likely to view traditional investments such as real estate and stocks as better long-term choices.
Americans are still much more likely to view traditional investments, such as real estate and stocks, as better choices for the long term.
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attribution — pass: The reading consistently attributes the findings to Gallup, the publisher of this single poll article. Survey results and Gallup's conclusions stay framed as Gallup's reports, not as established fact.
U.S. investors’ cryptocurrency ownership has fallen from last year’s high but remains well above where it stood several years ago.
summary — pass: The title, summary and question accurately convey Gallup's main findings: lower ownership, risk perceptions, the subgroup pattern and the preference for traditional investments. A general reader can follow it, and it adds no jargon. The question is a genuine open issue that follows from the trend data, not a leading claim.
This year, however, following steep declines in cryptocurrency values, fewer investors or Americans, generally, report owning it.
date — pass: The stated publication date, September 21, 2026, matches evidence.originalPublished at day precision. The page was modified on September 30, but every cited passage is core article text that is plainly part of the original piece. The source's June 2026 fieldwork predates publication. Nothing in the reading uses hindsight, the source is a publisher page rather than an archive copy, and the retrieval date is disclosed.
Results for this Gallup poll are based on self-administered web surveys conducted June 1-15, 2026
support — pass: Each claim matches its exact excerpt. The claim that younger men remained 'the investor group most likely' to own crypto is slightly stronger than 'rank among'. However, the source also says their ownership is more than double that of any other age/gender group, so no contradiction arises. The survey-limitation note matches Gallup's methods text. The edit after publication does not affect these core passages.
The current rate of ownership for younger men is more than double that of any other age/gender group.
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