Kommersant: “The demand for mining equipment in Russia has grown by 14 once" – Bits Media

According to Kommersant, over the past year, the demand for video cards and ASIC miners on Russian ad sites and marketplaces has grown by 14 time.

According to
publications, the average cost of a mining farm was 117,900 rubles. Interesting, that supply growth is almost keeps up with demand. for instance, on Avito the supply of ASIC miners increased by 13 once a year after year. Bitmain's Antminer devices remain the most popular. Users began to be interested in equipment from other brands - Whatsminer miners began to be searched in 23 times more often.

Similar statistics on the Ozon platform. Sales of equipment for mining cryptocurrencies in units increased by 13 once a year, and in monetary terms - in 14 time.

The leaders in the purchase of mining equipment were, expected, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Interesting, that the Krasnodar Territory was also in the lead, Tatarstan and Sverdlovsk region, but these regions cannot boast of the lowest electricity tariffs.

The increase in demand for ASIC miners is not surprising - video cards have remained in short supply for the second year. The global shortage of semiconductor wafers and the supply crisis have led to, that in ten months sales of video cards in units fell by 15.8% year by the year. At the same time, in monetary terms, the growth amounted to 129.6%.

According to Marvel Distribution business analyst Anton Fomin, shortage of video cards on the Russian market, as well as their high prices, will be saved until the end 2023 of the year. He stressed, that the deficit will remain until then, while cryptocurrency mining brings high income. However, by the end of next year, problems with the supplies themselves should be resolved - the ordered video cards will not have to wait for almost a year, but 10-14 weeks.

In April, it was reported, that the minimum costs for computer components for mining have increased by 50% in just a year, The lion's share of the price increase falls on video cards. By now, the “minimum miner kit” has become even more expensive.