Google search volume for "cryptocurrency" remains sluggish, indicating declining interest from retail investors.

BlockBeats News, December 28 — As 2025 draws to a close, Google search volume for the term "cryptocurrency" remains persistently low. The global search volume for "cryptocurrency" (on a scale of 0-100) reached 26 on Monday, only two points higher than this year's low of 24. Retail investors' interest in the cryptocurrency market is lackluster, forming a stark contrast with the enthusiasm seen in January this year. In January, due to Trump's inauguration, favorable expectations for crypto policies, and surging market enthusiasm, searches for "cryptocurrency" and "how to buy cryptocurrency" reached a peak value of 100, showing an explosive surge in retail interest.

The low search volume reflects the depressed sentiment of retail investors toward the current state of the cryptocurrency market, who are still struggling with the aftermath of the 1011 flash crash. Since the crash in October, the market sentiment index has oscillated between "fear" and "extreme fear," currently standing at 28.