Search Interest for Bitcoin Highest in Africa and South America

Cointelegraph

Published Jun 16, 2020 01:43AM ET

Updated Jun 16, 2020 03:20AM ET

An interactive map showing the level of cryptocurrency interest worldwide reveals that Bitcoin searches are most concentrated in countries in Africa and South America.

According to the map published at Blockchaincenter.net, Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Trends data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) dominates search interest in Africa. 94.7% of all searches related to cryptocurrencies—including BTC, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ethereum (ETH), IOTA, Litecoin (LTC), Monero (XMR), XRP, and Tron (TRX)—in Kenya are for Bitcoin, while Nigeria and South Africa had high percentages of 89.4% and 89%, respectively.

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