Global Google searches for “crypto” remain near yearly lows, reflecting feeble investor sentiment amid a broad market downturn that has reduced the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies from an all-time high of more than $4.2 trillion to about $2.4 trillion.
At the time of writing, global searches for “crypto” were 30 out of 100, with a reading of 100 indicating the highest level of search interest last reached in August 2025, in parallel with high market capitalization. According to Google Trends, the 12-month low is 24 data.
U.S. search volume followed a similar trend, peaking at 100 in July and dropping below 37 in January. However, U.S. search volume data lagged global search volume data and rose again to 56 in the first week of February.
The annual low for the US is 32, which was recorded during the April 2025 market crash caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
Cryptocurrency market volumes are falling sharply, with total market volume dropping from a high of over $153 billion on January 14 to around $87.5 billion on Sunday, according to the data. CoinMarketCap.
Google search volume data is often used as a gauge of investor sentiment and corroborates other sentiment indicators such as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, a market indicator used to measure crowd sentiment.
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Investor sentiment plummets as the Fear and Greed Index hits record lows
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index hit a record low of 5 on Thursday, but had risen to 8 as of Sunday. CoinMarketCap. Still, both levels signal “extreme fear” in markets.
Cryptocurrency investor sentiment is currently at the same level as after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem and its dollar-pegged stablecoin in 2022.
The collapse of Terra sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency world, triggering a wave of cascading liquidations that accelerated a bear market in 2022.
According to market sentiment analysis platform Santiment, investors are currently looking for social signals that the cryptocurrency market has bottomed out at the time of entry.
“Audience sentiment is very bearish. The ratio of positive to negative comments has declined and negative comments have reached their highest level since December 1,” Santiment said in a statement report published on Friday.
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