Since March 1, 2020, the number of new Bitcoin ATMs installed worldwide is nearing 10,000. According to Coin ATM Radar’s latest data, the current number of machines stands at 16,835, a strong 57.5% increase, or 9,683 new machines, as compared with 7,152 last year. The crypto industry has witnessed massive growth over the past year worldwide as more and more retail and institutional investors warm up to the leading cryptocurrency. 

The numbers of bitcoin ATMs rose over 177% in the USA. 

Since March 1, 2020, the number of Bitcoin ATMs has risen over 177%, from 4,945 machines to 13,699 as of March 10, 2021. Canada, the country with the next-highest number of Bitcoin ATMs, clocks in at just 1,268, accounting for roughly 7.5% of machines worldwide. According to Coin ATM Radar, Austria and the United Kingdom have seen a somewhat jagged trend in terms of Bitcoin ATM installations over the past couple of years: in the former, the number of machines peaked in May 2019, at 266, and has since fallen to 153 as of this week — a decrease of 42.5%.    

34.6 new ATMs are being installed each day. 

In the U.K., the decline has been less stark, with a high point of 283 in Feb. 2020 as compared with 199 in the latest figures: just under a 30% decrease. Figures for Europe as a whole witnessed an increase from a total of 1,233 machines back in March 2020 to 1,273 as of now. Coin ATM Radar’s ticker tracking crypto ATM installation speed indicated that 34.6 new ATMs are being installed each day. The majority of these machines remain buy-only, at 77.6%, with 22.4% offering support for both buy and sell operations. Hong Kong, Russia, and Colombia stand out as the countries with the highest number of ATM locations other than North America and European countries.