Key Highlights
- Women crypto investors in India grew 116.8% in the latest annual cycle, according to CoinDCX data.
- Women now account for over 15% of the investor base, with the ratio improving from 1:7 to 1:6.
- On average, women investors hold 4 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polygon.
Women are steadily increasing their presence in India’s cryptocurrency market, with new data indicating strong growth in participation and a shift toward more diversified investment behaviour.
According to a release by CoinDCX, the number of women investors grew 116.8% in the latest annual growth cycle, reflecting increasing participation across both metro and non-metro regions. On average, women investors hold four different digital assets in their portfolios.
This suggests that more women are beginning to explore financial markets on their own terms, especially as digital assets become easier to access through online platforms.
Share of Women Investors Rising
Platform data also shows that the ratio of women investors improved between 2023 and 2025, shifting from 1:7 to 1:6. Women now make up over 15% of the platform’s total investor base, indicating that participation has been gradually increasing over the past few years.
The data is part of CoinDCX’s Women’s Day 2026 Special Report, which looks at participation trends and investor behaviour across the country over multiple years.
The report also shows that more women are getting into the crypto market and they are getting more confident. A lot of women are taking the time to figure out how the crypto market works before they put their money in. They are doing their research and not just reacting to what is happening in the market right now.
Diversification Emerging in Women’s Portfolios
The report also says that women who invest in crypto are not putting all their money into one cryptocurrency. Women investors are spreading their money around so they are not putting all their eggs in one basket. The crypto market is where women are investing. They are being smart about it.
Women are investing in the crypto market. They are doing it in a way that makes sense for them. Instead, portfolios tend to be spread across several assets.
On average, women investors hold four tokens. Frequently held assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Cardano, XRP, Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Avalanche.
This mix shows that investors are combining well-known cryptocurrencies with other tokens, creating portfolios that balance familiarity with exposure to newer projects.
Participation Expanding Beyond Major Financial Hubs
Women’s participation is also becoming less concentrated in India’s biggest financial centres.
According to the data, Tier I cities account for roughly half of women investors on the platform. At the same time, more than 40% of participation now comes from Tier II and non-metro locations. Together, these cities contribute over 90% of women’s crypto participation.
When it comes to metropolitan cities, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are signifying a dominant trend of overall participation among investors who have opted into using crypto as a way to diversify their portfolios or for shin buying and holding. Other cities like Bhubaneswar, Vadodara and Kochi are seeing a rapid increase in the number of investors participating in the crypto and cryptospace.
Therefore, the trend of increased participation by investors indicates that the ease of access to digital platforms is enabling more investors outside of traditional financial centres to enter the market.
CoinDCX on Women’s Financial Participation
According to Sumit Gupta, CEO of CoinDCX, the financial inclusivity of women as featured by the financial services sector, is quite significant.
“On International Women’s Day 2026, as we reflect on the theme ‘Give To Gain,’ we reaffirm our belief that when women thrive, the nation prospers. Empowering women is not just a social responsibility, it is an economic imperative. At CoinDCX, we are committed to breaking barriers and building pathways that foster women’s leadership, financial independence, and long-term wealth creation,” said Sumit Gupta, Co-founder, CoinDCX.
“Our data clearly shows that women are not merely entering crypto; they are participating with discipline, research-driven conviction, and a long-term perspective. The strong acceleration in 2025, particularly across Tier II and Tier III cities, signals a structural shift toward deeper financial inclusion,” he added.
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