BITCOIN ACTIVE ADDRESSES
How many addresses use Bitcoin each day?
The distinct addresses that spent or received Bitcoin on each completed day. The earliest years show a range instead of pretending to one number.
Addresses active on each completed day
Every completed day since 3 Jan 2009. The line is the counted total, and the shading above it is the honest range from Bitcoin’s earliest address format: widest at the start, and at most 0.0088% since 12 Oct 2020. The day in progress is left out, so an unfinished day never looks like a sudden drop.
Inspect and compare dates
Pick two dates to compare the counts, then add a third or a fourth to see the path between them.
| Measure | Change | Relative change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counted active addresses | 572,328 | 698,340 | +126,012 | +22.0% |
| Highest possible count | 572,328 | 698,340 | +126,012 | +22.0% |
Right now
698,340 addresses spent or received Bitcoin on 28 Sep 2026.
Each address counts once for the day, however many payments it made. None of them used Bitcoin’s earliest address format, the one place where the count can merge two addresses into one, so the count is exact.
How complete is the history?
Every completed day from 3 Jan 2009 to 28 Sep 2026, 6,478 days in all. Since 12 Oct 2020 the count can be short by at most 0.0088%.
How tight the range is has improved era by era. Each date below is read from the data, not chosen by hand.
| From | To | Widest range |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | ||
| 0.015% | ||
| 0.0088% |
The day in progress is left out, because an unfinished day would look like a sudden drop. Bitcoin’s earliest payment format, called pay-to-public-key or P2PK, is the one known place where the count can merge two addresses into one. Instead of hiding the early years, the chart shades the honest range for every day: the true count sits between the counted line and the shaded ceiling.
Compared with the busiest day
The busiest day on record was 15 Apr 2021, with 1,362,793 addresses. The latest count is 48.8% below it.
For you
Watch the trend as activity on the network, not as a count of people or a price prediction.
This is a direct read on how broadly Bitcoin is used from day to day. One person can use many addresses, while an exchange or wallet service can stand for many people behind a few addresses.
Understanding
Bitcoin Active Addresses
Where it stands today
698.34K addresses spent or received Bitcoin in one day as of .
What makes an address active?
An address counts as active on a day if it spends Bitcoin from a normal transaction input or receives a positive amount. Newly created Bitcoin has no sender to count, but an address receiving a positive mining reward still counts. Each address counts once, even if it appears in many transactions or both spends and receives.
Is an address a person?
Addresses are not people. One person can use many addresses, while an exchange or wallet service can represent many people behind a small number of addresses. Read this as activity on the blockchain, not as a population count.
Why does the chart stop at the last full day?
Only completed days appear. A day here runs midnight to midnight on the world clock, the same moment everywhere. The current day is unfinished, so including it would create a false drop at the right edge of the chart.
Why does the chart show a range?
An older payment format called pay-to-public-key, or P2PK, is the one known place where the underlying count can merge identities. For every date shown, the true count is between the counted total and a cautious upper limit that adds that day’s P2PK count. The shading on the chart is that range for every day: widest at the start, and at most 0.0088% since 12 Oct 2020.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Counted active addresses: the latest reading is 698,340, on . The highest reading since is 1,362,793 on ; the lowest is 0 on .
Highest possible count: the latest reading is 698,340, on . The highest reading since is 1,362,808 on ; the lowest is 0 on .
Every completed day since 3 Jan 2009. No block was found from 4 Jan 2009 to 8 Jan 2009, so those five days read 0. Highest and lowest cover every day since then; month-end values use the last reading on or before that date.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counted active addresses | 698,340 | 1,362,793 | 0 |
| Highest possible count | 698,340 | 1,362,808 | 0 |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Counted active addresses | Highest possible count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | 688,009 | 688,009 |
| 3 months ago | 534,651 | 534,651 |
| 6 months ago | 558,470 | 558,470 |
| 1 year ago | 645,157 | 645,158 |
| 2 years ago | 649,040 | 649,040 |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Counted active addresses | Highest possible count |
|---|---|---|
| 672,570 | 672,571 | |
| 978,070 | 978,070 | |
| 734,486 | 734,486 | |
| 539,986 | 539,986 | |
| 683,324 | 683,324 | |
| 630,922 | 630,922 | |
| 652,635 | 652,635 | |
| 705,749 | 705,749 | |
| 708,682 | 708,682 | |
| 597,538 | 597,538 | |
| 734,755 | 734,755 | |
| 752,608 | 752,608 | |
| 590,469 | 590,469 | |
| 761,872 | 761,878 | |
| 747,602 | 747,602 | |
| 716,769 | 716,769 | |
| 796,128 | 796,128 | |
| 774,854 | 774,854 | |
| 905,777 | 905,777 | |
| 752,205 | 752,205 | |
| 772,495 | 772,495 | |
| 825,452 | 825,452 | |
| 795,225 | 795,225 | |
| 729,757 | 729,757 |
Source: Maketo’s daily count of active Bitcoin addresses. Reading for .