India's Gen Z is entering financial markets earlier and increasingly using cryptocurrency as a gateway to investing, while showing a preference for diversified portfolios and a willingness to stay invested through market volatility, data from crypto exchange WazirX showed.
Nearly 44.4% of Gen Z investors on the platform began their investment journey through crypto, suggesting that a large share of young investors are entering financial markets through digital assets rather than adding crypto to established portfolios.
The median age of Gen Z investors on WazirX is 25, while the generation accounted for 72% of all new investors on the platform in the first half of 2026.
Gen Z also made up 32.1% of active traders, the company said.
The trend is spreading beyond India's largest cities.
