Google’s global search volume for “crypto” is hovering near a one-year low, reflecting weak investor sentiment amid a broad market downturn that has reduced the total crypto market capitalization from an all-time high of more than $4.2 trillion to around $2.4 trillion.
The global search volume for “crypto” is 30 out of 100 at the time of writing, with a reading of 100 indicating the highest level of search interest, which was last reached in August 2025, alongside the peak of market capitalization. 12-month low is 24, according to Google Trends data.
US search volume shows a similar trend, peaking at 100 in July and dropping below 37 in January. However, US search numbers diverged from global volume data by rising to 56 during the first week of February.
The annual minimum for the United States is 32, recorded during the April 2025 stock market crash fueled by the tariff policies of US President Donald Trump.
Crypto market volume is in sharp decline, with total market volume falling from a peak of over $153 billion on Jan. 14 to around $87.5 billion on Sunday, according to CoinMarketCap.
Google search volume data is often used as an indicator of investor sentiment and corroborates other sentiment indicators such as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a market indicator used to measure public sentiment.
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Investor Confidence Plummets as Fear and Greed Index Hits Record Highs
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index hit a record high of 5 on Thursday, but rose back to 8 on Sunday, according to CoinMarketCap. Yet both levels signal “extreme fear” in the markets.
Crypto Investor Sentiment is now at the same levels he followed the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and its stablecoin pegged to the dollar in 2022.
The collapse of Terra sent shockwaves through the crypto world, triggering a cascading wave of liquidations that accelerated. the bear market of 2022.
Investors are currently looking for social networks reports that the crypto market has reached its lowest level to time their entries, according to market sentiment analysis platform Santiment.
“Crowd sentiment is fiercely bearish. The ratio of positive to negative comments has collapsed, with negative comments reaching their highest level since December 1,” Santiment said in a statement. report published Friday.
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