x402 buyers
Who pays on x402 each week: how many genuine buyer wallets there are, how many come back, and how little most of them spend. Aggregates only; nobody gets named.
Data through 2026-09-27 · updates Mondays
8,176 genuine buyers in the week of 21 Sep: 3,310 returning, 4,364 new
Distinct payer wallets with at least one demand-cleaned payment, by whether they also paid the previous week. The first week of history cannot tell new from returning.
A median 22% of each week's new buyers buy again the next week
Share of each week's new genuine buyers who make a demand-cleaned payment 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks later. Denominator: the cohort size (second column). Cohorts start the second week of history.
| New in week of | New buyers | +1 wk | +2 wk | +3 wk | +4 wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,018 | 19% | 14% | 11% | – |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,750 | 31% | 29% | – | – |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 3,246 | 22% | – | – | – |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 4,364 | – | – | – | – |
55% of buyers spend under $0.10 a week; the 96 spending $100+ bring 62% of the money
Genuine buyers in the week of 21 Sep grouped by their demand-cleaned spend. Denominators: 8,176 buyers, $73k.
The median buyer spent $0.0745
Buyers by weekly demand-cleaned spend (log bins). Denominator: 8,176 buyers.
7.0% of buyers pay two or more sellers
Buyers by distinct sellers paid in the week. Denominator: 8,176 buyers.