1 in 10 Indian women own crypto: Study

MUMBAI: Nearly 1 in every 10 women in India have owned cryptocurrency in India, marking the third-highest share globally, a study showed.

Women crypto owners stood at 63 million in India as against a female population of about 685 million — a 9.2% share, data from foreign exchange education platform Forex Suggest showed.

Vietnam tops the list with 12 million women crypto owners — 24% of its female population. The Philippines ranks second with 9.6%, reflecting almost 5.5 million female crypto owners.

However, barring a few countries, there are disparities in ownership of crypto. Vietnam had the most even numbers of male and female crypto owners, with 47% being female.