Bukele Tops Global Leader Approval Charts at 94% While El Salvador Holds 7,600 BTC

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has secured the top spot on a global leader approval ranking, earning a remarkable 94% rating that places him well ahead of 25 other world leaders on the list. His dominance is particularly noteworthy given that El Salvador was the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender back in 2021 — making Bukele simultaneously the world's most popular leader and the boldest sovereign Bitcoin adopter on the planet.

Despite this crypto milestone, polling data tells a more grounded story. A recent CID Gallup survey found that only 2.2% of Salvadorans consider the Bitcoin experiment his biggest shortcoming. The real driver behind his sky-high approval is his aggressive crackdown on gang violence, which has transformed public safety in the country. El Salvador's government continues purchasing approximately one Bitcoin daily, bringing its national reserve beyond 7,600 BTC — a figure that keeps growing with no signs of slowing down.

Looking beyond El Salvador, several other world leaders are staking their political identities on digital assets with varying degrees of success. South Korea's Lee Jae-myung, sitting at 63% approval, has made crypto a centerpiece of his economic agenda, promising spot Bitcoin ETFs and a won-backed stablecoin before the end of 2026. Argentina's Javier Milei, despite championing Bitcoin deregulation, has seen his approval slip to 48% following controversy over his promotion of the LIBRA meme coin, which collapsed and wiped out hundreds of millions in investor funds. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, holding a 38% approval rating, signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve built from government-seized crypto assets.

The broader takeaway is clear — embracing Bitcoin has yet to hurt any leader politically, even when domestic voters remain far more focused on economic stability and public safety than on digital currency policy.