In 2025, the power dynamics of the crypto market underwent a reshuffle amidst data changes. Against a backdrop of price volatility and policy expectations, CEX spot trading demand saw a slight recovery, rising 3.6% year-on-year; futures trading volume saw a more significant increase, rising 27% year-on-year, with HTX and Kucoin both increasing by over 60% compared to last year.
Binance continues to firmly hold the top industry position, with a spot trading volume of approximately $7.3 trillion and a futures trading volume exceeding $27 trillion, roughly equivalent to the sum of the second to fourth places. Overall, futures trading volume remains significantly higher than spot trading volume, still the core business of CEXs.
Looking at more granular metrics, trading volume, user base, and platform influence are not entirely synchronized. In 2025, the APP download volume of mainstream CEXs decreased by 35.47% year-on-year.
Binance ranked first in both APP downloads and web traffic, with approximately 50.52 million APP downloads and over 600 million web visits, demonstrating its continued broadest user reach globally. Coinbase, while relatively lower in trading volume rankings, performed prominently on the user side, ranking second in both APP downloads and web traffic, reflecting its influence in compliant markets and among new users.
In the Perp DEX sector, trading volume and web traffic show asynchronous characteristics. Hyperliquid had the highest futures trading volume, nearly $3 trillion, but relatively lower web traffic, suggesting its user base may consist mainly of high-frequency, professional traders. Compared to CEXs, the user scale of Perp DEXs, while still relatively small, has achieved significant growth compared to last year.










