BITCOIN OWNERSHIP BY SIZE
How is Bitcoin split across wallet sizes?
Compare every balance band, then open any exact range or running threshold for its own history.
Every size band, across the whole history
Each band’s share of all Bitcoin over the years, stacked from the smallest balances at the bottom to the largest on top. When the top band thickens, coins are pooling with the largest holders. When it thins, they are spreading out. Select a size band below to keep it in focus.
Inspect and compare dates
Choose two dates to see which size bands grew or shrank.
| Size of holding | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 0.01 BTC | 0.2% | 0.3% | +0.1 points |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | 1.4% | 1.4% | No change |
| 0.1 to 1 BTC | 5.4% | 5.3% | −0.1 points |
| 1 to 10 BTC | 10.3% | 10.2% | −0.1 points |
| 10 to 100 BTC | 21.6% | 21% | −0.6 points |
| 100 to 1,000 BTC | 25.3% | 26.1% | +0.8 points |
| 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 21.7% | 20.7% | −1 points |
| 10,000+ BTC | 14.1% | 15% | +0.9 points |
Right now
Ownership is top-heavy. Addresses with 100 BTC or more hold 61.85% of all Bitcoin, a share that has drifted up over the past two years.
It was 59.94% two years earlier, on 28 Sep 2024.
addresses hold 100 BTC or more61.85% of all Bitcoin
addresses hold at least 0.1 BTC98.35% of all Bitcoin
tiny addresses under 0.01 BTC78% of all addresses, 0.25% of the coins
Whole coins
About 973,000 addresses hold at least one whole Bitcoin. That’s the number most people mean when they ask how many own a whole coin.
That is about 1 in every 59 addresses that hold any Bitcoin at all.
Not a headcount
Every address is sorted by how much Bitcoin sits in it, from the very largest holdings down to dust. But an address is not a person.
One person can control thousands of addresses, and a single exchange can hold millions of customers’ coins in just a few. Coins that are lost forever still count here too. So read every number below as a count of addresses, never a headcount of people.
Every size band
The bar shows each band’s share of all the coins, so the 44 million tiny addresses at the bottom barely register. Together they hold 0.25% of the coins.
| Size of holding | Addresses | Bitcoin held | Share of all Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000+ BTC | 89 | 3,012,646 | 15.00% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 1,919 | 4,168,184 | 20.75% |
| 100 to 1,000 BTC | 18,264 | 5,246,007 | 26.11% |
| 10 to 100 BTC | 129,596 | 4,219,496 | 21.00% |
| 1 to 10 BTC | 823,381 | 2,044,679 | 10.18% |
| 0.1 to 1 BTC | 3,498,232 | 1,068,818 | 5.32% |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | 8,253,170 | 277,598 | 1.38% |
| Under 0.01 BTCvery small, dust, and abandoned addresses | 44,276,516 | 50,646 | 0.25% |
Every band except the smallest opens its own page.
Running totals
These four are running totals, so each row already counts every larger holder above it. Their shares overlap and do not add up like the bands above.
| Holding at least | Addresses | Bitcoin held | Share of all Bitcoin (running total) |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least 0.1 BTC | 4,471,481 | 19,759,830 | 98.35% |
| At least 1 BTC (a whole coin) | 973,249 | 18,691,012 | 93.03% |
| At least 10 BTC | 149,868 | 16,646,333 | 82.86% |
| At least 100 BTC | 20,272 | 12,426,837 | 61.85% |
Each row opens its own page.
Holder groups
These groups do not overlap. Each upper boundary starts the next group: 1 BTC starts medium-size wallets, and 100 BTC starts large holders. Addresses below 0.01 BTC and at or above 10,000 BTC sit outside these three groups.
| Group | Addresses | Bitcoin held | Share of all Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail0.01 to 1 BTC | 11,751,402 | 1,346,416 | 6.70% |
| Medium-size wallets1 to 100 BTC | 952,977 | 6,264,175 | 31.18% |
| Large holders100 to 10,000 BTC | 20,183 | 9,414,191 | 46.86% |
Each group opens its own page.
What it means
That top-heavy shape is the normal one for a widely traded asset, not a red flag on its own. Big exchanges and funds hold coins on behalf of huge numbers of people, so a concentrated list of addresses is not the same as a concentrated list of owners.
What’s worth watching is the direction. The chart above shows this split across the whole history. When the top band thickens, coins are pooling with the largest holders. When it thins, they are spreading out.
Compare the groups
The pages above open one size group at a time. These five compare all seven groups side by side, one question per page.
| Page | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Average buy price by size | What did each size of holder pay? |
| Price vs. buy price by size | Which sizes are above or below what they paid? |
| Profit by size | How deep is each group’s profit or loss? |
| Profit taken by size | Who locked in profits, and who took losses? |
| Coins moved by size | Which sizes are moving their coins? |
Understanding
Bitcoin Ownership by Size (Address Distribution)
Where it stands today
973K addresses hold at least one whole Bitcoin as of .
What does this page show?
Line up every Bitcoin address by how much it holds and you get the complete balance ladder. This page shows how many addresses sit in each separate size band, how much Bitcoin each band holds, and links to exact ranges and running totals. It does not estimate how many people own Bitcoin or show whether each group is in profit.
Is an address the same as a person?
The single most important thing to remember is that an address is not a person or a wallet. One person can spread their coins across thousands of addresses; a single exchange can hold the coins of millions of customers in just a handful. Coins that are lost forever still sit in an address and still get counted. So every figure here is a count of addresses, never a headcount of owners.
What shape does ownership take?
Read the two columns together and a clear shape appears. A few thousand large addresses hold most of the Bitcoin in existence, while tens of millions of tiny addresses together hold almost none. Ownership is top-heavy, which is the normal shape for a widely-traded asset rather than a warning sign on its own.
What is worth watching?
What is worth watching is not the snapshot but the direction. The colorful chart at the top of the page stacks each size band's share of all Bitcoin across the whole history: when the top band thickens, coins are pooling with the largest holders; when it thins, they are spreading out.
Why do other sites show lower counts?
These are raw on-chain address counts. Some trackers group addresses into estimated wallets or entities and show lower counts; both are valid reads of the same data, they just count different things.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
10,000+ BTC: the latest reading is 15.00%, on . The highest reading since is 28.02% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
1,000 to 10,000 BTC: the latest reading is 20.75%, on . The highest reading since is 29.89% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
100 to 1,000 BTC: the latest reading is 26.11%, on . The highest reading since is 26.25% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
10 to 100 BTC: the latest reading is 21.00%, on . The highest reading since is 100.00% on ; the lowest is 20.99% on .
1 to 10 BTC: the latest reading is 10.18%, on . The highest reading since is 11.05% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
0.1 to 1 BTC: the latest reading is 5.32%, on . The highest reading since is 5.62% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
0.01 to 0.1 BTC: the latest reading is 1.38%, on . The highest reading since is 1.41% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
Under 0.01 BTC: the latest reading is 0.25%, on . The highest reading since is 0.26% on ; the lowest is 0.00% on .
Each band’s share is recorded daily from 11 Jan 2009, when every coin sat in addresses holding 10 to 100 BTC, so the earliest readings sit at 0% and 100%. Shares are rounded to two decimals, so a band holding less than 0.005% reads 0%. The tiny addresses under 0.01 BTC first read above zero on 11 Jan 2013. Month-end values use the last reading on or before that date.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000+ BTC | 15.00% | 28.02% | 0.00% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 20.75% | 29.89% | 0.00% |
| 100 to 1,000 BTC | 26.11% | 26.25% | 0.00% |
| 10 to 100 BTC | 21.00% | 100.00% | 20.99% |
| 1 to 10 BTC | 10.18% | 11.05% | 0.00% |
| 0.1 to 1 BTC | 5.32% | 5.62% | 0.00% |
| 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | 1.38% | 1.41% | 0.00% |
| Under 0.01 BTC | 0.25% | 0.26% | 0.00% |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | 10,000+ BTC | 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 100 to 1,000 BTC | 10 to 100 BTC | 1 to 10 BTC | 0.1 to 1 BTC | 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | Under 0.01 BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | 15.04% | 20.84% | 25.98% | 21.01% | 10.17% | 5.31% | 1.38% | 0.25% |
| 3 months ago | 14.66% | 21.16% | 25.76% | 21.11% | 10.24% | 5.40% | 1.40% | 0.25% |
| 6 months ago | 14.61% | 21.12% | 25.91% | 21.13% | 10.21% | 5.36% | 1.39% | 0.25% |
| 1 year ago | 14.12% | 21.68% | 25.31% | 21.59% | 10.33% | 5.36% | 1.35% | 0.24% |
| 2 years ago | 15.53% | 24.15% | 20.26% | 22.00% | 10.83% | 5.57% | 1.40% | 0.24% |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | 10,000+ BTC | 1,000 to 10,000 BTC | 100 to 1,000 BTC | 10 to 100 BTC | 1 to 10 BTC | 0.1 to 1 BTC | 0.01 to 0.1 BTC | Under 0.01 BTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.06% | 20.79% | 26.01% | 21.02% | 10.17% | 5.31% | 1.38% | 0.25% | |
| 14.72% | 21.27% | 25.68% | 21.08% | 10.21% | 5.37% | 1.40% | 0.25% | |
| 14.72% | 21.17% | 25.68% | 21.12% | 10.24% | 5.41% | 1.41% | 0.25% | |
| 14.51% | 21.20% | 25.96% | 21.10% | 10.21% | 5.36% | 1.39% | 0.25% | |
| 14.51% | 21.05% | 26.09% | 21.13% | 10.22% | 5.36% | 1.39% | 0.25% | |
| 14.69% | 21.10% | 25.86% | 21.13% | 10.21% | 5.36% | 1.39% | 0.25% | |
| 14.78% | 21.19% | 25.69% | 21.12% | 10.22% | 5.36% | 1.38% | 0.25% | |
| 14.40% | 21.60% | 25.58% | 21.22% | 10.23% | 5.34% | 1.37% | 0.25% | |
| 14.44% | 21.22% | 25.88% | 21.24% | 10.24% | 5.34% | 1.36% | 0.25% | |
| 14.64% | 20.96% | 25.78% | 21.41% | 10.26% | 5.33% | 1.36% | 0.25% | |
| 14.15% | 21.15% | 25.87% | 21.56% | 10.30% | 5.35% | 1.35% | 0.25% | |
| 14.08% | 21.72% | 25.31% | 21.60% | 10.33% | 5.36% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.30% | 21.95% | 24.77% | 21.65% | 10.36% | 5.37% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.31% | 22.02% | 24.67% | 21.68% | 10.36% | 5.37% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.40% | 22.47% | 24.03% | 21.73% | 10.39% | 5.38% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.62% | 22.56% | 23.79% | 21.59% | 10.44% | 5.40% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.55% | 22.92% | 23.30% | 21.69% | 10.52% | 5.40% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.70% | 22.93% | 23.05% | 21.75% | 10.56% | 5.41% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.74% | 22.65% | 23.25% | 21.80% | 10.55% | 5.41% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.71% | 23.02% | 22.95% | 21.79% | 10.52% | 5.41% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 14.91% | 23.29% | 22.50% | 21.74% | 10.55% | 5.42% | 1.35% | 0.24% | |
| 15.13% | 23.74% | 21.69% | 21.75% | 10.61% | 5.46% | 1.38% | 0.24% | |
| 15.28% | 23.89% | 20.87% | 21.96% | 10.79% | 5.56% | 1.40% | 0.24% | |
| 15.49% | 24.18% | 20.27% | 22.00% | 10.83% | 5.57% | 1.40% | 0.24% |
Source: Maketo’s daily record of how much Bitcoin sits in every address. Reading for .