The gold market is experiencing a record-breaking surge, becoming one of the most actively traded financial assets worldwide among investors, surpassing many financial markets and sovereign debt instruments.

According to data published by The Kobeissi Letter, the average daily trading volume of gold reached approximately $361 billion in 2025, nearly three times its level in 2021, when it recorded about $134 billion daily.

These trades were distributed between over-the-counter markets and global exchanges, with around $180 billion and $174 billion daily, respectively, while gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded about $7 billion daily.

Clear dominance over traditional assets

The current daily trading volume of gold exceeds that of U.S. Treasury bonds, which amount to about $186 billion, and also outperforms major currencies like the euro and the British pound, at $169 billion, as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which records around $100 billion daily.

In contrast, the aggregated daily trading volume of the most active U.S. company stocks—Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla—was only about $26 billion in 2025, highlighting a significant liquidity gap in favor of the yellow metal.

Growing investment momentum

This remarkable increase in gold trading reflects the growing appeal of it as a safe haven amid global market volatility, along with its increasing role as a hedging tool and a means of diversifying investment portfolios, especially in an environment characterized by economic and geopolitical uncertainty...

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