South Korea Leads Global Surge in Stock and Crypto Interest

A study by Coin Insider found that South Korea has seen a significant increase in online interest in stocks and crypto, with a 95.7% year-over-year jump in search interest over 13 weeks.

This puts it first among more than 45 countries examined in the September 2026 retail investment study.

Singapore came in second with a 66% growth in investment searches, followed by Spain at about 61%. Argentina and Bangladesh completed the top five with increases of roughly 50% and 49%, respectively.