Dogecoin: Who is buying it? Where is it most popular?

A new map reveals where Dogecoin has become popular amid its popular spike.

Where Dogecoin is popular

A team at someka.net — which measure heat maps and data — put together a map that shows the top 10 states where people are talking about Dogecoin.

Here are the top 10 states talking about DogeCoin.

1. Alabama
2. Pennsylvania
3. South Carolina
4. Utah
5. Florida
6. Idaho
7. Alaska
8. California
9. Iowa
10. New York

• The map uses trends software with access to geotagging Twitter information.
• The researchers often create heat maps based on all types of trending topics and create data visuals based on their information, according to a press release sent to the Deseret News.
• The map specifically measured tweets, hashtags and keywords linked to Dogecoin, including #doge, #dogecoin, #dogecrypto, #dogeday, #dogecoinday, #dogeinvestor and other tweets.
• Overall, the researchers reviewed 3 million tweets, according to a press release sent to the Deseret News.

Recent Dogecoin spike

The Dogecoin cryptocurrency — which started as a meme online — jumped 20% in recent days, which ballooned it to a value of $0.32 per coin, according to CNBC. That’s near the all-time high of $0.45.

• To put that in perspective, Dogecoin was worth about $0.0023 per coin in summer 2020.