URL: https://exchangesteps.com/how-to-create-kucoin-account
Updated: 2026-10-10
Sources: https://www.kucoin.com/support/30807989436697 , https://www.kucoin.com/support/900005745406

# How to Create a KuCoin Account

> **Quick answer**
> To open a KuCoin account, tap **Sign Up** at the top of the website (or in the app), choose to register with your **email or phone number**, create a strong password, enter the verification code you receive, and log in. Then **verify your account straight away**: KuCoin has required every new user to verify since August 2023.
>
> **[Open the KuCoin sign-up page →]**

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|---|---|
| **Ways to sign up** | Email or phone number |
| **After signing up** | Verification is mandatory to use the services |
| **Not available to residents of** | France · the Netherlands · the United States |

## Steps

### 1. Tap Sign Up

On the official KuCoin website, tap **Sign Up** at the top of the page, or open the official app.

### 2. Choose email or phone

Enter your email address or phone number. You'll see an optional field. If you opened the sign-up page from the link on this page, it's already filled in, so leave it as it is.

### 3. Create a strong password

Use a password just for KuCoin, one you don't use on any other site.

### 4. Enter the verification code

Enter the code sent to your email or phone.

### 5. Log in

Your account is ready. Next up, right away: verification.

**[Create your KuCoin account →]**

## Common problems

**The code never arrives**
- Check your spam folder and the country code, then request a new code.

**I live in France or the Netherlands**
- KuCoin isn't available to residents of these two countries. **Don't use a VPN**; choose an exchange that's available where you live: [see the countries page](https://exchangesteps.com/countries).

## Frequently asked questions

**Is signing up for KuCoin free?**
Yes.

**Can I sign up with just a phone number?**
Yes. You can sign up with either an email address or a phone number.

**Can I use KuCoin without verifying?**
No. Every new user since 31 August 2023 has to verify.

## Next step

**[Verify your KuCoin account →](https://exchangesteps.com/kucoin-identity-verification)**

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*Last updated: 10 October 2026 · Sources: KuCoin Help Center.*