A new survey of UK citizens has revealed that more than 5% of the country’s population currently owns bitcoin, with an additional 6.8% planning to buy some BTC in the future.
The survey, conducted by Crypto Radar, looked at 2,500 UK citizens between the age of 18 and 65+ to gauge investment attitude towards bitcoin and cryptoassets.
According to the survey results, the vast majority (67%) of respondents said they did not own bitcoin and had no intention of buying BTC in the future. While 5.3% of respondents said they currently own bitcoin, over half claimed to have no desire to buy any more BTC. However, 6.8% of those polled said they were planning to buy bitcoin in the future, despite not currently owning any BTC.
An additional 20% of those polled claimed to have “never heard of Bitcoin before,” despite the growing popularity of cryptoassets in mainstream media. When demographic filters were applied to the result targeting males between 25 to 34 years old, an astounding 25.5% said they had no familiarity with bitcoin.
According to the report,
Seeing that in 2019, the fact that over a quarter of British males Young Professionals surveyed, not to mention the full 20.3% of all UK respondents were unaware of Bitcoin, ought to give the crypto community pause. These survey results are demonstrative of the need for more education by the Bitcoin community to inform investors, especially male investors under 35.
Overall, younger male investors were still more likely to own and be familiar with bitcoin, leading Crypto Radar CEO Amine Rahal to conclude,
Regardless of its enormous volatility, Bitcoin is a very attractive asset class for those investors, especially younger investors, who are willing to ride the volatility to tremendous gains.
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