April 2026 Update

Table of Contents Global Metrics 🌍️ Country Activity 📈 Community Activity 📈 New Communities 🫂 Active Taggers 🏆 Sponsorship 🥰 Merchant Adoption 🗞️ South Africa and MoneyBadger 🇿🇦 Ecosystem 🫂 Web App 🕸️ Android App 🤖 Infrastructure ⚙️ Analytics 📊 Credits 🫶 Support Us 🤝 Read on Nostr instead? Global Metrics 🌍️ Total Bitcoin-accepting merchants: 23,041 - 25,470 (+2,429 +10.5%) Total Bitcoin-accepting places: 25,217 - 27,646 (+2,429 +9.6%) Recently verified (1y): 14,335 - 16,401 (+2,066 +14.4%) Avg. days since last verification: 400 - 386

https://blog.btcmap.org/posts/2026-04/