We have been processing Bitcoin payments for companies since 2014, providing us with over a decade of data on how BTC is actually used in real-world commerce.
Here are some of the key findings from our latest report:
- Since 2014, 44% of all processed crypto payments have been made in Bitcoin.
- It remains the #1 payment method in 2025, accounting for 22.7% of all transactions this year, followed by USDT (19.8%), LTC (14%) and USDC (11.5%).
- During the 2022 bear market, BTC payment volume still grew by +41.7%, proving that adoption doesn’t stop when the price dips.
- Between 2018-2025, 6% of all BTC payments were processed through the Lightning Network layer. This year, LN makes up 11.7% of BTC transactions, enabling faster and cheaper checkouts.
- Bitcoin is most often spent on web hosting, consumer services, and VPNs, industries where global access is most crucial.
- The average order size is €132, ranging from microtransactions to large purchases like travel and tech.
- More merchants are holding collected BTC (25.9%) from sales instead of converting it, the highest level since 2022.
Read the full report with all data and charts: https://coingate.com/blog/post/eleven-years-of-bitcoin-payments-data-report-2014-2025
What is your take on these trends?
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