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 |
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 |
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 |
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