One person controls more than $120 billion in Bitcoin (BTC +7.87%). A single country holds $22 billion worth of Bitcoin. From anonymous wallets to public companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) devoted to the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin’s ownership is concentrated and revealing. This data snapshot breaks down who holds the most Bitcoin by individual, country, company, fund, and wallet.
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Who owns the most Bitcoin?
Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, is the largest known holder of Bitcoin, with an estimated 1.1 million coins valued at more than $120 billion. Some speculate that Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, Block (XYZ +3.10%), and Bluesky, is Satoshi Nakamoto.
The second-largest individual holders of Bitcoin are Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who hold an estimated 70,000 Bitcoin. Early investors in crypto, the Winklevoss twins are co-founders of the Gemini crypto exchange.
Tim Draper, a venture capitalist, acquired his nearly 30,000 Bitcoin through an auction of the now-defunct Silk Road’s assets after they were seized by U.S. law enforcement in 2014.
Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy (MSTR +11.71%), formerly known as MicroStrategy – which is by itself one of the largest holders of BTC – personally owns more than 17,000 Bitcoin.
Rank | Investor | Bitcoin Held |
|---|---|---|
1 | Satoshi Nakamoto | ~1.1 million |
2 | Winklevoss twins | ~70,000 |
3 | Tim Draper | ~29,656 |
4 | Michael Saylor | ~17,732 |
Which countries hold the most Bitcoin?
Countries have added Bitcoin to their treasuries alongside gold. The United States owns 198,012 Bitcoin, making it the largest owner among countries. However, this number is likely higher under the Trump administration.
China holds 194,000 Bitcoin despite a ban on crypto ownership and trading there. Beijing seized Bitcoin when it took down the PlusToken Ponzi scheme in 2019. There is speculation as to whether China maintained control over the Bitcoin or sold it. The country bans trading and ownership of cryptocurrency.
Smaller countries like Bhutan and El Salvador hold an outsized volume of Bitcoin relative to their size and GDP.
Country | # of BTC | Value as of Feb. 2, 2026 (billions) |
|---|---|---|
USA | 198,012 | $14.99 |
China | 194,000 | $14.69 |
U.K. | 61,245 | $4.64 |
Ukraine | 46,351 | $3.51 |
Bhutan | 11,268 | $0.85 |
El Salvador | 7,475 | $0.57 |
Finland | 90 | $0.01 |
Georgia | 66 | $0.01 |
Which public companies hold the most Bitcoin?
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is among the largest Bitcoin holders, with 713,502 BTC worth roughly $54 billion as of Feb. 2, 2026. The company, in part founded by Bitcoin-enthusiast Michael Saylor, has been accumulating BTC since 2020.
Strategy isn’t the only company that has augmented its balance sheet with Bitcoin – Metaplanet (OTC:MTPL.F), a Japanese hotel management company, and Tesla (TSLA +3.04%) have accumulated significant BTC holdings.
Bitcoin mining companies like Riot Platforms (RIOT +10.07%) and Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA +6.58%) are, naturally, among the largest corporate owners of BTC. Twenty One Capital, the third-largest publicly traded company in terms of BTC ownership, listed via a SPAC in 2025 and operates as a Bitcoin-first corporate treasury.
Company | # of BTC | Value as of Feb. 2, 2026 (billions) |
|---|---|---|
MicroStrategy | 713,502 | $54.02 |
Marathon Digital Holdings | 52,850 | $4.00 |
Twenty One Capital | 37,230 | $2.82 |
Metaplanet | 35,102 | $2.66 |
Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) | 24,340 | $1.84 |
Riot Platforms, Inc. | 18,005 | $1.36 |
Galaxy Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:GLXY) | 17,102 | $1.29 |
Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) | 14,458 | $1.09 |
Hut 8 Corp (NASDAQ:HUT) | 13,696 | $1.04 |
CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK) | 13,099 | $0.99 |
Which ETFs hold the most Bitcoin?
Bitcoin ETFs were approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2024, offering investors a way to get exposure to Bitcoin through traditional brokerages instead of having to navigate a crypto trading exchange and crypto wallet. Since then, these funds have become among the largest holders of BTC, and many of them are among the best Bitcoin ETFs to invest in.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT +6.55%) holds 769,180 Bitcoin worth $58 billion as of Feb. 2, 2026, making it the largest Bitcoin holder in the world outside of Satoshi Nakamoto, depending on how the Bitcoin founder’s holdings are estimated.
Fidelity is another traditional financial player that has embraced Bitcoin – it holds 194,021 Bitcoin in the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (CBOE:FBTC).
Newer entrants, including Grayscale and CoinShares, round out the top five ETFs measured by Bitcoin ownership.
Fund | # of BTC | Value as of Feb. 2, 2026 (billions) |
|---|---|---|
iShares Bitcoin Trust | 769,180 | $58.24 |
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund | 194,021 | $14.69 |
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (NYSE:GBTC) | 159,546 | $12.08 |
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (NYSE:BTC) | 48,137 | $3.64 |
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (NYSE:BITB) | 38,878 | $2.94 |
Which wallets hold the most Bitcoin?
Bitcoin wallets are digital addresses that store cryptocurrency. Their owners’ identities aren’t publicly linked to them, but their transactions are recorded on the blockchain, making wallet activity traceable even if the holders remain anonymous.
The single largest Bitcoin wallet holds 248,598 BTC, worth almost $19 billion, as of Feb. 2, 2026. Even the tenth-largest wallet holds 69,370 BTC
Rank | Address | Number of BTC as of October 20, 2025 | Value as of Feb. 2, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34xp4vRoCGJym3xR7yCVPFHoCNxv4Twseo | 248,598 BTC | $18,890,555,209 |
2 | 3M219KR5vEneNb47ewrPfWyb5jQ2DjxRP6 | 159,386 BTC | $12,111,538,191 |
3 | bc1ql49ydapnjafl5t2cp9zqpjwe6pdgmxy98859v2 | 140,575 BTC | $10,682,068,955 |
4 | bc1qgdjqv0av3q56jvd82tkdjpy7gdp9ut8tlqmgrpmv24sq90ecnvqqjwvw97 | 130,010 BTC | $9,879,269,743 |
5 | bc1qjasf9z3h7w3jspkhtgatgpyvvzgpa2wwd2lr0eh5tx44reyn2k7sfc27a4 | 96,185 BTC | $7,308,980,159 |
6 | bc1qazcm763858nkj2dj986etajv6wquslv8uxwczt | 94,643 BTC | $7,191,815,880 |
7 | bc1qd4ysezhmypwty5dnw7c8nqy5h5nxg0xqsvaefd0qn5kq32vwnwqqgv4rzr | 91,850 BTC | $6,979,551,504 |
8 | 1FeexV6bAHb8ybZjqQMjJrcCrHGW9sb6uF | 79,957 BTC | $6,075,832,183 |
9 | bc1q8yj0herd4r4yxszw3nkfvt53433thk0f5qst4g | 78,317 BTC | $5,951,193,426 |
10 | bc1qa5wkgaew2dkv56kfvj49j0av5nml45x9ek9hz6 | 69,370 BTC | $5,271,335,646 |
How is Bitcoin distributed among wallets?
Bitcoin holdings among individual wallets are extremely concentrated:
- 0.03% of all Bitcoin addresses hold more than 100 BTC, but those wallets control more than 60% of all Bitcoin in circulation.
- The four largest wallets alone hold 678,569 BTC, as of Feb. 2, 2026.
- More than half of all wallets contain less than 0.001 Bitcoin, s a massive disparity in ownership.
The table below shows how Bitcoin is distributed across wallet sizes. Most hold tiny fractions of Bitcoin; just a few control most of the supply.
Wallet balance range | # of addresses | % of all addresses | BTC held | % of all BTC | USD value as of Feb. 2, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-0.00001 | 7,078,809 | 12.67% | 43 | 0.0% | $3,289,375 |
0.00001-0.0001 | 12,071,013 | 21.20% | 519 | 0.0% | $39,410,860 |
0.0001-0.001 | 13,648,571 | 23.90% | 5,178 | 0.0% | $393,483,480 |
0.001-0.01 | 11,642,590 | 20.47% | 43,732 | 0.2% | $3,323,142,383 |
0.01-0.1 | 7,972,214 | 14.05% | 273,543 | 1.4% | $20,786,117,899 |
0.1-1 | 3,466,424 | 6.02% | 1,067,577 | 5.3% | $81,123,593,874 |
1-10 | 828,412 | 1.42% | 2,041,182 | 10.2% | $155,106,321,371 |
10-100 | 132,729 | 0.23% | 4,240,070 | 21.2% | $322,196,557,435 |
100-1,000 | 17,700 | 0.03% | 5,105,461 | 25.6% | $387,956,255,248 |
1,000-10,000 | 1,965 | <.01% | 4,284,334 | 21.4% | $325,560,083,557 |
10,000-100,000 | 82 | <.01% | 2,241,103 | 11.2% | $170,298,025,908 |
100,000-1,000,000 | 4 | <.01% | 678,569 | 3.4% | $51,563,432,097 |
Who really owns Bitcoin?
Bitcoin ownership is highly concentrated. A handful of wallets and institutions control massive portions of the total supply, which raises questions about how decentralized the flagship cryptocurrency really is.
Corporations like MicroStrategy, governments like the United States and China, investment firms like BlackRock (BLK -0.01%), superrich individuals like the Winklevoss twins, and anonymous wallets own outsized shares of Bitcoin.
That doesn’t mean individual investors can’t get in on the action, but understanding the major players in the market is step one.
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Sources
- Bitbo (2026). “Bitcoin Holdings of Countries & Governments.”
- Bitbo (2026). “BitcoinTreasuries.”
- Bitbo (2026). “US Bitcoin ETF Tracker & AUM.”
- BitInfo Charts (2026). “Bitcoin Rich List.”
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