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OK Exchange

Digital Assetscrypto-exchangeIn the registry
Entity IDIR-CO-2299
SectorDigital Assets
Founded2019
HQCoverage pending
VerificationReported
Last reviewed2026-08-05

OK Exchange is an Iranian centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2019. It provides a domestic platform for digital currency trading and competes in Iran's active crypto exchange market alongside Exir, Bit Barg, and others.

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Decision snapshot
Operating start given as 2017-18, against the 2019 in this profile (conflicting)
The company's own about page dates its start to the year 2017-18, which runs from 21 March 2017 to 20 March 2018. This profile carries a founding year of 2019.
Company site read 22 September 2026Conflicting evidence
OK Exchange, "About OK Exchange" page, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22
Knowledge-based designation, type 2, from the month starting 22 June 2021 (company disclosed)
The company states that it entered the list of type 2 knowledge-based companies in the month from 22 June to 22 July 2021, as a provider of financial services and a trading platform.
Company site read 22 September 2026Company disclosed
OK Exchange, "Licences" page, knowledge-based section, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22

Every field carries an explicit evidence state and its source. Self-reported figures are labelled as such; nothing is presented with more certainty than its source supports.

Operating metrics, period-stamped
Job applications receivedYear to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
More than 3,000
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Registered usersAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
More than 1,000,000
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08A count of registered accounts, not of active traders. The report's own timeline places the one millionth customer in spring 2022.
Peak concurrent website visitorsOn 27 October 2021Company disclosed
48,352
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08Simultaneous visitors to the website at one moment, on the day Shiba Inu set its record price; not a count of traders.
Share of Iran's market, as claimed by the companyAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
10 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08The company's own claim. The report does not say whether the share is of trading volume, users or orders, nor how the market total was measured.
Team size reached21 March to 20 April 2022Company disclosed
100 people
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08A milestone on the company's own timeline. The same report gives 126 staff at its close.
HeadcountAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
126
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Trading pairs listedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
700
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08Counts trading pairs, not distinct cryptocurrencies; one coin can trade in several pairs.
Women's share of staffAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
55 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Customers, one million reached21 April to 21 May 2022Company disclosed
1 million
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08A milestone on the company's own timeline: the month in which it says it reached one million customers.
Online chat messages received in the monthMonth to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
1,496
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08Messages received through online support chat in one month. The report links the fall from 11,462 a year earlier to the falling crypto market.
Women's share of usersAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
29.52 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08Share of all users who have signed up to date, not of trading volume.
Technical and development staff, share of teamAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022Company disclosed
27 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08
Online chat messages received in the monthMonth to 22 September 2021Company disclosed
11,462
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08Messages received through online support chat in one month, the first month of the report's year.
Business model & group
Product scope, including leveraged futures (company disclosed)Company site read 22 September 2026Company disclosed
The platform offers a spot market and a leveraged futures market advertised at up to 150x, more than 700 coins, and alongside crypto it quotes precious metals and stocks and energy. The home page describes itself as a licensed website.
OK Exchange, home page introduction and navigation, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22On its home page the company describes itself as a website holding a permit and names no issuer; its licences page cites a knowledge-based designation. The home page also lists a margin market with leverage up to 150x. Both are recorded as the company's own words, not checked or endorsed.
Source ledger, every field, its evidence
Job applications receivedCompany disclosedYear to 22 August 2022
More than 3,000
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Registered usersCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
More than 1,000,000
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Peak concurrent website visitorsCompany disclosedOn 27 October 2021
48,352
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Share of Iran's market, as claimed by the companyCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
10 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Team size reachedCompany disclosed21 March to 20 April 2022
100 people
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
HeadcountCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
126
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Trading pairs listedCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
700
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Women's share of staffCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
55 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Customers, one million reachedCompany disclosed21 April to 21 May 2022
1 million
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Online chat messages received in the monthCompany disclosedMonth to 22 August 2022
1,496
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Women's share of usersCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
29.52 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Technical and development staff, share of teamCompany disclosedAt the time of the report for the year to 22 August 2022
27 per cent
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Online chat messages received in the monthCompany disclosedMonth to 22 September 2021
11,462
OK Exchange annual report, year to August 2022 · retrieved 2026-10-08retrieved 2026-10-08
Operating start given as 2017-18, against the 2019 in this profile (conflicting)Conflicting evidenceCompany site read 22 September 2026
The company's own about page dates its start to the year 2017-18, which runs from 21 March 2017 to 20 March 2018. This profile carries a founding year of 2019.
OK Exchange, "About OK Exchange" page, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22retrieved 2026-09-22
Product scope, including leveraged futures (company disclosed)Company disclosedCompany site read 22 September 2026
The platform offers a spot market and a leveraged futures market advertised at up to 150x, more than 700 coins, and alongside crypto it quotes precious metals and stocks and energy. The home page describes itself as a licensed website.
OK Exchange, home page introduction and navigation, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22retrieved 2026-09-22
Knowledge-based designation, type 2, from the month starting 22 June 2021 (company disclosed)Company disclosedCompany site read 22 September 2026
The company states that it entered the list of type 2 knowledge-based companies in the month from 22 June to 22 July 2021, as a provider of financial services and a trading platform.
OK Exchange, "Licences" page, knowledge-based section, ok-ex.io ↗ · retrieved 2026-09-22retrieved 2026-09-22

Last full review: 2026-08-05 · Tehran Index research desk · corrections: desk@tehranindex.com

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Registered entity
Entity notesDiscovered via TechRasa Insight Iran FinTech 2025 (FY2024-25). Pending TI entity verification: operating entity, national ID, active status.
Official contact
Instagraminstagram.com/okex.ir
Evidence & verification
Verification tierReported, single public source
Primary evidencetechrasainsight.com
Registry identifiersWithheld for compliance

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Quick facts
Founded 2019
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