Artea passes 12 million members in more than 40 countries
This month Artea passed 12 million members. When the app opened to everyone in April 2019, the goal was simple: opening an account should take five minutes, not a week. More than 5,000 people still join every day, most of them invited by someone who already sends them money through Artea.
Members now bank with us in more than 40 countries, more than $8 billion moves through Artea every month, and the app’s average rating has held at 4.9.
Seven years at a glance
| Year | Members | Countries | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 300,000 | 6 | The app opens to everyone |
| 2020 | 1 million | 12 | Physical cards and savings vaults |
| 2022 | 4 million | 25 | The multi-currency wallet |
| 2024 | 8.3 million | 34 | Artea for Business |
| 2026 | 12 million | 40+ | 3.8% AER on every vault |
Where the growth came from
Word of mouth
Free instant transfers between members are still the feature people mention first. Every time a member splits a bill or pays back a friend, someone new sees how quick it is.
Business accounts
Since Artea for Business launched in 2024, companies have been our fastest-growing group. Many of them started with one founder’s personal account.
“Twelve million is a big number, but the one we watch is smaller: how many minutes it takes to do something with your money. We want that number to keep falling.”
What comes next
Over the next year we’re bringing savings vaults and the multi-currency wallet to every country we serve, and adding more currencies to business accounts.
