Tether Celebrates 500 Million Users as USDT Adoption Surges Worldwide

Tether the issuer of the USDT stablecoin has confirmed that more than 500 million people now use its digital dollar—equivalent to roughly 6.25% of the global ￰0￱ Paolo Ardoino called the milestone “likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history.” Tether emphasized that its user count reflects real individuals not just wallet addresses

underscoring the growing real-world use of ￰1￱ to the US dollar the stablecoin is increasingly used as a store of value and a day-to-day payment tool particularly in regions with unstable local ￰2￱ World Bank reports that 1.4 billion adults still live outside the traditional financial ￰3￱ argues that cryptocurrencies offer an alternative path to inclusion since anyone with a smartphone can create a wallet

receive payments and secure savings without a ￰4￱ mark its milestone Tether released a new documentary focused on Kenya where small businesses and families rely on USDT not for speculation

but for economic ￰5￱ film highlights how local merchants use USDT to pay for imports and shield themselves from the sharp decline of the Kenyan ￰6￱ Leadership and Expanding Vision According to CoinMarketCap USDT holds a market capitalization of $182.5 billion controlling 57.4% of the stablecoin market far ahead of USDC’s $76.8 ￰7￱ also invested in Kenyan fintech Kotani Pay

supporting on-chain payment infrastructure in Africa where crypto activity in Sub-Saharan regions has grown 52% year-over-year according to ￰8￱ stablecoins Tether is expanding into AI

energy and media with reports indicating plans to raise up to $20 billion and potentially reach a $500 billion ￰9￱ company also partnered with Antalpha to raise $200 million for the gold-backed stablecoin XAUT and broader tokenized asset initiatives.