Generation Z (15-29 years old) who invest in virtual assets use 50% more financial loans

Among Generation Z (15-29 years old based on data analysis), the group that is most active in investing in virtual assets is estimated to use about 50% more financial loans

Generation Z, known for their keen interest in virtual assets, are also taking out more financial loans, a new analysis by Nonghyup Bank has revealed. However, despite having relatively many loans, their delinquency rate was lower than that of other peers.

Nonghyup Bank's analysis of data from LG Uplus and Nice evaluation information, unveiled on the 9th, focused on 2.6 million Generation Z individuals, defined as those aged 15 to 29 years old. The analysis aimed to compare the financial behaviors of Gen Z consumers who actively engage in virtual asset investment with those who are more passive in such activities.

The findings indicate that Gen Z who accessed the coin exchange on average from 21 to 31 days had an average of 94.7 million won in loans. In contrast, if the access date to the coin exchange was 1 day, the loan amount was around 63.4 million won.

In other words, “Fiery Coin Investment Generation Z,” which accessed the coin exchange 21 to 31 days a month, received more than 49% more loans than their peers.

By detail, in the case of credit loans, active investors' loans amounted to 23.5 million won, 79% more than the average (13.1 million won) of Generation Z users (one monthly access) who are passive about coin investment. It shows that they are aggressively investing.

The survey was conducted using financial, telecommunications, and credit data for 2023. Due to the nature of the survey, which combines data between other industries with pseudonyms, the target number was not specified.

However, the delinquency rate and credit status of Generation Z of active coin investment are better than those of their peers. The delinquency rate tended to decrease as the average number of monthly access days to the coin exchange increased. The delinquency rate was 0.04% when the connection date was 21 to 31 per month on average, whereas the rate was 0.38% when the connection date was 1 day. When the average monthly access to the exchange was 2 to 5 days and 6 to 10 days, the delinquency rates were 0.49% and 0.43%, respectively.

According to Nonghyup Bank, the delinquency rate of Gen Z users who never accessed the coin exchange once a month was 0.93%.

The higher the interest in virtual assets, the higher the credit score was.

The average number of access days to major virtual asset exchanges per month was 809 points, but the score was 826 points and 836 points when the number of access days was 11-20 days and 21-31. Since they are young people with relatively low incomes, the absolute value of their credit scores was not high.

Experts analyzed that this phenomenon occurs because consumers who can afford loans even within Generation Z are active in investing in virtual assets.

"Even in Generation Z, those with relatively large assets or stable incomes appear to be investing in virtual assets," said Lee Jung-hwan, a professor of economics and finance at Hanyang University. "They are consumers who are interested in managing financial assets even within the same generation."

Generation Z consumers who were interested in virtual assets also had more financial investment products. According to Nonghyup Bank, Gen Z Group, which has 21 to 31 days of access to the virtual asset exchange, had about 14% more balance of beneficiary certificates per person compared to consumers who did not. In addition, the trust balance per person was 13% higher. NH Nonghyup Bank said it conducted the survey with the aim of approaching Generation Z, which has emerged as a new ‘big hand’ in the banking sector since Kang Tae-young took office, based on data.