ZebPay report finds 63% of Indian crypto users held without trading in H1 2026
ZebPay's H1 2026 report, relayed by Crypto News, found 63% of its Indian users held crypto without trading in the first half, with users aged 18-24 making up half of 120,000-plus new signups.
Why it matters
Account growth at ZebPay in the period came largely from signups that never traded, so user count and trading activity moved apart. The numbers come from the exchange's own research as written up by a single outlet, with no independent check or second reporting yet.
Key facts
About 63% of ZebPay users held crypto in the first half of 2026 without making a single trade.
63 %Reported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
29% of ZebPay users continued to trade while also holding assets in the first half of 2026.
29 %Reported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
More than 120,000 new users joined ZebPay in the first half of 2026.
120,000 usersReported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Users aged 18 to 24 made up about 50% of ZebPay's new registrations in the first half of 2026.
50 %Reported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
Crypto News reported that Solana was one of the most preferred assets among the young users joining ZebPay.
Reported by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
What happened
ZebPay's H1 2026 report, as relayed by Crypto News, found that about 63% of the exchange's Indian users held crypto in the first half of the year without making a single trade, while 29% traded and held at the same time. ZebPay added more than 120,000 new users in the same period, and users aged 18 to 24 made up roughly half of those registrations. Crypto News cited the company on those younger customers, whose purchasing volume ran close to ten times their selling volume, and named Solana as one of the assets they preferred most. The report as described covers those two trading profiles but leaves the remainder of ZebPay's users unaccounted for. One outlet has carried the study so far, and no figure in it has been confirmed by a second source.
How the story developed
- First report
First report by Crypto News (CryptoNews.net)
India’s Crypto User Base Is Getting Younger and More Diverse—but Why Are 63% Not Trading?
- Update
ZebPay H1 2026 report shows most Indian users hold without trading
Crypto News reported that 63% of ZebPay's Indian users held crypto without trading in the first half of 2026, while signups topped 120,000 and half of them came from users aged 18 to 24.
Affected entities
Also mentioned: Solana, XRP
Original sources
| Publisher | Report | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto News (CryptoNews.net) Aggregator | India’s Crypto User Base Is Getting Younger and More Diverse—but Why Are 63% Not Trading? | Original |
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