50 Stablecoin Statistics That Matter in 2026

Below we have compiled 50 interesting stablecoin statistics pulled from recent reports like Visa's Onchain Analytics, Artemis Analytics' Stablecoin Payments report, TRM Labs' Crypto Adoption report, Circle's USDC Economy Outlook, BVNK's infrastructure insights, and others.

These focus on areas like on-chain payments, lending, payroll, remittances, gambling, and broader adoption, providing fresh data as of early 2026.

50 Stablecoin Statistics in 2026

1. Visa's stablecoin-linked card spend reached a $3.5 billion annualized run rate in Q4 FY2025, marking 460% year-over-year growth.
2. Visa stablecoin settlement volumes hit $4.5 billion in annualized run rate as of January 2026.
3. Crypto card spending, often backed by stablecoins, exceeded $18 billion on an annualized basis in early 2026.
4. Card-linked stablecoin payments grew to an $18 billion annualized run rate as of August 2025.
5. Stablecoin-based B2B payments surged from under $100 million monthly in early 2023 to over $6 billion by mid-2025.

1. Total stablecoin loans originated in the last five years reached $670 billion.
2. Monthly onchain stablecoin lending volume hit $51.7 billion in August 2025.
3. Total stablecoin loan balances outstanding were $14.8 billion in August 2025.
4. Stablecoin liquidity in lending protocols stood at $17.5 billion in August 2025.
5. There were 81,000 unique stablecoin borrowers in August 2025.
6. Average stablecoin loan size was $121,000 in August 2025.
7. Average borrower APR for stablecoin loans was 6.4% in August 2025.
8. Aave and Compound accounted for 89% of stablecoin lending volume in August 2025.
9. Tokenized real-world assets backed by stablecoins reached a market size of $12.7 billion in 2025.
10. Tokenized assets are projected to grow to $1-4 trillion by 2030, with stablecoins as key enablers.

1. Stablecoin-based B2C payments, including payroll, grew to over $300 million monthly by early 2025.
2. BVNK processed $30 billion in annualized stablecoin payment volume in 2025, up 2.3x from the prior year.
3. One-third of BVNK's $30 billion stablecoin volume ( $10 billion ) came from the US market in 2025.
4. 226 new businesses integrated stablecoins for payroll and other uses in 2025.
5. Stablecoins are increasingly used for global payroll, with companies like Deel and Flywire adopting them for cross-border payouts. (Source)

1. Stablecoin remittances and P2P payments hit a $19 billion annualized run rate as of August 2025.
2. Average stablecoin P2P transfer size was $47 on platforms like Sling, compared to $250 for traditional remittances.
3. Stablecoins enable remittances 500x faster than traditional systems in cases like Euro settlements in Brazil.
4. Stablecoins are projected to handle 5-10% of cross-border payments by 2030, equating to $2.1-4.2 trillion.
5. South Asia saw stablecoin-driven crypto volumes rise 80% to $300 billion between January and July 2025.

1. The crypto gambling market reached $81 billion in 2025, driven by stablecoins.
2. Digital currency bets totaled $26 billion in Q1 2025 alone, nearly double the prior year.
3. The broader crypto gaming market surpassed $80 billion in 2025, with stablecoins reducing volatility.
4. Stablecoins unlocked a $10 billion global crypto casino boom by enabling seamless, low-volatility betting.
5. Crypto gambling is projected to expand 30-40% annually beyond 2025, with stablecoins as the primary medium. (Source)

1. Total stablecoin payments volume hit a $122 billion annualized run rate in 2025.
2. Stablecoin transactions soared to $33 trillion in 2025, up 72% from the previous year.
3. Stablecoins comprised 30% of all on-chain crypto transaction volume in 2025.
4. Annual stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $4 trillion as of August 2025, an 83% increase.
5. Leading stablecoins increased their crypto market share by 52% in the first half of 2025.
6. USDC circulation grew 78% year-over-year in 2025.
7. USDC monthly transaction volume reached $1 trillion in November 2024.
8. All-time USDC on-chain volume surpassed $18 trillion by late 2024.
9. Stablecoin market cap hit $312 billion in October 2025.
10. Circulating stablecoins exceeded $305 billion, with $15.6 trillion in Q3 2025 transfers.
11. Monthly stablecoin volumes peaked at $969.9 billion in August 2025.
12. USDT monthly processing averaged $703 billion, peaking at $1.01 trillion in June 2025.
13. Over 90% of fiat-backed stablecoins are USD-pegged.
14. Tether (USDT) and USDC account for 93% of stablecoin market capitalization.
15. Stablecoin issuers held about $155 billion in U.S. T-bills by October 2025.
16. US crypto transaction volume rose 50% to over $1 trillion in the first half of 2025.
17. Retail stablecoin transactions rose over 125% between January-September 2024 and 2025.
18. Stablecoin volumes surged 66% in Q1 2025 alone.
19. Euro-pegged stablecoins reached a $500 million market cap in May 2025.
20. Stablecoin circulation is projected to exceed $1 trillion by late 2026, driven by institutional adoption.

As we can see, stablecoins have matured into a cornerstone of modern finance in 2026, facilitating trillions in transaction volume, powering institutional payments, remittances, lending, and emerging use cases with unprecedented efficiency and scale.

Supported by regulatory clarity and widespread adoption, they now serve as the programmable, borderless digital dollar, fundamentally reshaping global financial infrastructure.

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