A new survey claims that 1 in 7 Americans bought the new TRUMP meme coin and that over 80% of these buyers made a profit. The survey also found that 42% of TRUMP amd MELANIA buyers are first-time investors in crypto.
The survey had a small sample size, and its sweeping conclusions might, therefore, be inaccurate, but it still contains valuable insights into the crypto community.
TRUMP Meme Coin Sparks Discussions
Donald Trump changed the meme coin market when he launched TRUMP over the weekend. The Solana-based token quickly grew to a $14 billion market cap, and the subsequent MELANIA token took off after TRUMP fell.
However, according to a recent survey, Trump’s new assets have had an even bigger impact on the US market.
“The TRUMP meme coin has quickly gained traction, with 14% of Americans investing in it. This surge in interest marks a significant milestone, highlighting the growing appeal of memecoins backed by political figures. A striking 81% of TRUMP buyers are currently profitable, indicating a strong demand and positive market response since its launch,” it claimed.
Although TRUMP has taken off to be one of the largest Solana meme coins, these claims still seem quite astonishing. There are a few key outside metrics that show how successful TRUMP has been.
For one thing, it and MELANIA created record fees and revenue on Solana’s blockchain. Additionally, his inauguration led to $2.2 billion in crypto inflows.
That being said, however, some of the survey’s claims are almost certainly statistically generalized. It only polled 1092 Americans but claimed that 47 million Americans bought TRUMP over one weekend.
For comparison, the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu/Rednote took off this month and is the #1 app on the App Store, but it only has 13 million US-based users.
In other words, this survey claims that nearly four times as many people purchased Trump’s meme coin as downloaded the hottest new app. Without a larger sample size or more on-chain data, this doesn’t seem especially credible.
Nonetheless, its conclusions can still provide valuable insights.
“The Trump and Melania meme coins show a really odd and interesting trend in society in general: Tokenization is both a fascinating and unsettling evolution of how we perceive value. It’s not just a technological innovation—it’s a profound shift in how society assigns worth. We’ve moved from tangible assets to a world where anything, even the most abstract of ideas or fleeting sentiments, can be monetized,” wrote Brian Krassenstein.
The survey said that 42% of TRUMP purchasers had never bought a meme coin or any other digital asset beforehand, for one thing. The President’s platform and notoriety made this asset an accessible entry point for many newcomers.
Additionally, 55% said Trump was manipulating the crypto market, and 75% considered TRUMP bad for crypto.
Ultimately, regardless of how well this survey samples all of US society, it can still represent the crypto space. Meme coins like TRUMP have become a huge overnight phenomenon, and they’ve created very divisive community discourse. Their long-term impact could go in many directions.
