In September 2026, spot trading volume on major CEXs rose approximately 36.09% compared to August 2026, while futures trading volume increased approximately 12.35%. The growth in spot trading was significantly higher than that of futures, indicating that the market recovery was primarily driven by spot demand.
In September, website traffic on major CEXs rose approximately 15.12% compared to August 2026, and App downloads on major CEXs increased approximately 20.87% compared to August 2026. With external traffic and trading volume growing in tandem, the growth rate of App downloads was notably higher than that of website traffic, potentially suggesting that this round of market recovery was accompanied by mobile user acquisition growth, rather than being driven solely by increased trading activity among existing users.
In September, perpetual contract trading volume on major Perp DEXs rose 3.87% compared to August 2026, while website traffic declined approximately 4.21%.
Note: Some data may be subject to severe wash trading / bot activity. Spot and derivatives data sourced from Coingecko; traffic data sourced from Similarweb; download data sourced from Diandian Platform.
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