KuCoin vs MEXC
KuCoin and MEXC side by side from their public APIs: open interest, 24h perp volume, number of markets, the coins both list and funding on those coins, with the spread between the two. Each exchange also has its own page with its largest markets.
MEXC has more perpetual open interest: $9.66B, 3.7× KuCoin's $2.58B. The two list 488 coins in common, out of 527 on KuCoin and 584 on MEXC. Funding on the shared coins averages -0.0025% per 8h on KuCoin and 0.0000% on MEXC; of 488 coins, MEXC's rate is higher on 133, KuCoin's on 137 and 218 are equal. The widest funding gap is on IDOL: 0.3730% per 8h higher on MEXC (≈408% APR).
KuCoin vs MEXC head to head
| Metric | KuCoin | MEXC |
|---|---|---|
| Open interest | $2.58B | $9.66B |
| Share of all exchanges tracked | 5.0% | — |
| Perp volume, 24h | $2.50B | $8.74B |
| Perpetual markets | 531 | 584 |
| OI on the 488 shared coins | $2.38B | $8.82B |
| Avg funding on shared coins / 8h | -0.0025% | 0.0000% |
| Higher funding on | 137 coins | 133 coins |
| OI-weighted funding, all perps / 8h | 0.0015% | 0.0054% |
| Liquidations, 24h | — | — |
Liquidations are compared only when both exchanges publish a liquidation feed this site reads.
Funding and open interest by coin
top 20 of 488 shared coins by combined OISearch the complete selected coin set by ticker substring, using up to 20 ASCII letters, digits, dots, underscores or hyphens. Leave the ticker blank for the largest coins. Comparison totals above always use the complete pair snapshot.
Shared coins: a non-HIP-3 perpetual observed on both KuCoin and MEXC. This describes the markets this site tracks, not all listings available at either exchange.
| # | Coin | KuCoin funding | MEXC funding | Spread / 8h | KuCoin OI | MEXC OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTC | 0.0100% XBTUSDTM | 0.0074% BTC_USDT | 0.0026% | $776.46M | $4.56B |
| 2 | ETH | 0.0004% ETHUSDTM | 0.0036% ETH_USDT | -0.0032% | $334.52M | $1.78B |
| 3 | SOL | 0.0008% SOLUSDTM | 0.0017% SOL_USDT | -0.0009% | $148.72M | $327.14M |
| 4 | XAUT | 0.0100% XAUTUSDTM | 0.0056% XAUT_USDT | 0.0044% | $24.83M | $327.78M |
| 5 | XRP | 0.0082% XRPUSDTM | 0.0055% XRP_USDT | 0.0027% | $88.44M | $189.04M |
| 6 | ZEC | 0.0021% ZECUSDTM | 0.0075% ZEC_USDT | -0.0054% | $64.12M | $119.91M |
| 7 | PEPE | -0.0093% PEPEUSDTM | -0.0036% PEPE_USDT | -0.0057% | $19.54M | $141.07M |
| 8 | HYPE | -0.0158% HYPEUSDTM | 0.0100% HYPE_USDT | -0.0258% | $42.56M | $111.18M |
| 9 | SUI | 0.0084% SUIUSDTM | 0.0007% SUI_USDT | 0.0077% | $32.39M | $54.82M |
| 10 | NEAR | 0.0100% NEARUSDTM | 0.0086% NEAR_USDT | 0.0014% | $46.66M | $34.95M |
| 11 | DOGE | 0.0034% DOGEUSDTM | 0.0005% DOGE_USDT | 0.0029% | $41.02M | $39.84M |
| 12 | TAO | 0.0014% TAOUSDTM | -0.0046% TAO_USDT | 0.0060% | $18.14M | $61.00M |
| 13 | BNB | 0.0100% BNBUSDTM | 0.0000% BNB_USDT | 0.0100% | $28.92M | $46.19M |
| 14 | ADA | -0.0084% ADAUSDTM | -0.0128% ADA_USDT | 0.0044% | $22.02M | $35.37M |
| 15 | ENA | 0.0002% ENAUSDTM | 0.0028% ENA_USDT | -0.0026% | $12.48M | $35.55M |
| 16 | LTC | -0.0013% LTCUSDTM | 0.0059% LTC_USDT | -0.0072% | $14.57M | $28.68M |
| 17 | LINK | 0.0100% LINKUSDTM | -0.0020% LINK_USDT | 0.0120% | $18.12M | $24.85M |
| 18 | PAXG | 0.0052% PAXGUSDTM | -0.0012% PAXG_USDT | 0.0064% | $26.61M | $15.20M |
| 19 | WLD | -0.0021% WLDUSDTM | -0.0021% WLD_USDT | 0.0000% | $11.05M | $30.52M |
| 20 | XMR | -0.0144% XMRUSDTM | 0.0752% XMR_USDT | -0.0896% | $32.86M | $5.66M |
Coverage. KuCoin: USDT and inverse perps: open interest and funding polled over REST every 60s; KuCoin publishes no liquidation feed. MEXC: USDT perps: open interest and funding polled over REST every 60s; MEXC publishes no liquidation feed.
How it's counted. Open interest is the USD value of open perpetual positions (one side) at the mark price, summed over the markets this site tracks; stablecoin pairs are left out. Shared coins are coins with a perpetual on both exchanges (Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets excluded); where an exchange lists several perps for a coin, the one with the most open interest is used. Funding is the current 8-hour equivalent; stale or missing funding is shown as —. The spread is KuCoin minus MEXC, only when both representatives have current funding.
KuCoin vs MEXC FAQ
Which has more open interest, KuCoin or MEXC?
The open interest cards at the top compare the USD value of open perpetual futures positions on each exchange, summed over every market this site tracks there and valued at the mark price. They update with every page load.
Is funding higher on KuCoin or MEXC?
The average funding figures cover only the coins both exchanges list, as 8-hour equivalents, so venues with 1-hour and 8-hour funding compare directly. The table shows each coin's rate on both and the spread; a wide spread is what a funding arbitrage trade collects.
How many coins do KuCoin and MEXC both list?
The shared coins count is the number of coins with a perpetual future on both exchanges right now. Stablecoin pairs and Hyperliquid HIP-3 markets are left out.
Where does the data come from?
Each exchange's public market-data API, read live by this site. Nothing here comes from paid data vendors.