Bitget surpasses MetaMask to become most downloaded wallet in July

Non-custodial wallet Bitget overtakes Metamask as the most downloaded web3 wallet in July.

According to a press release shared with Crypto.news, Bitget Wallet surpassed 30 million users worldwide in July, marking a 150% increase in users compared to last year.

According to CryptoRank data, the wallet was downloaded more than 1.6 million times across both Google and Apple’s app stores in July, surpassing Metamask’s 1.5 million downloads.

One of the reasons behind Bitget’s popularity is its focus on the “mobile experience,” Bitget Wallet COO Alvin Kan told crypto.news:

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Bitget ranked top crypto wallet by downloads in July | Source: CryptoRank

Bitget Wallet’s expansion is particularly strong in Europe, North America and Oceania, the release added. User numbers in countries like Russia, Italy, Sweden and Australia have also increased by 40-fold, while numbers in France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Canada have increased by 1,000%.

The wallet’s user base in Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand has increased 20-fold, while user growth in India, Vietnam, and Singapore has exceeded 300%.

According to Kan, the key drivers behind this growth were Bitget’s cross-chain wallet capabilities that enable “seamless multi-chain asset management” and “effortless decentralized trading,” focusing on memecoin trading by offering tools such as smart coin tracking, automatic slippage, zero gas fees, and an instant trade mode on the Solana (SOL) and Base (BASE) chains.

The addition of The Open Network support in November 2023 further propels the wallet’s growing user base in the first half of 2024. This has been complemented by the meteoric rise in popularity of Telegram mini-games in recent months.

“We have collaborated with over 50 major TON projects, providing users with a gas-free transaction experience and on-chain transfers,” Kan added.

Last month, Bitget became one of the first major wallet providers to fully integrate The Open Network. Afterwards, the blockchain network became the most traded network on Bitget Wallet, surpassing Polygon (MATIC), Arbitrum (ARB), and BNB Chain.

Previously, the wallet provider partnered with crypto investment firm Foresight X to invest in Tomarket, a defi trading platform on the TON blockchain.

Looking ahead, Kan expects this growth to continue despite the “unpredictable” nature of markets, fueled by interest from retail and institutional investors in spot crypto ETF products and “continuous innovation in the blockchain space.”