ADDRESSES HOLDING AT LEAST 1 BTC
How many addresses hold a whole Bitcoin?
The number everyone quotes, with the honest catch most people miss: these are addresses, not people.
Addresses in this group
How many addresses hold this amount of Bitcoin over time. Drag across the chart to zoom into a stretch of years.
Inspect and compare dates
Choose two dates to see how this group changed between them.
| Measure | Change | Relative change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addresses | 981,916 | 973,249 | −8,667 | −0.9% |
| Bitcoin held | 18,539,333 BTC | 18,691,013 BTC | +151,680 BTC | +0.8% |
| Value held | $2.1T | $1.6T | −$519.8B | −25.0% |
| Share of all Bitcoin | 93.034% | 93.034% | +0.000% | +0.0% |
Right now
About 973,000 addresses hold at least one whole Bitcoin, and over the last couple of years that count has held roughly steady.
It was 1,013,683 two years earlier, on 28 Sep 2024.
Coins and share
Those addresses hold 18,691,013 BTC, 93.03% of all the Bitcoin in the world.
addresses hold at least one whole Bitcoin
held by this group
value at the 28 Sep 2026 close
of all the Bitcoin in the world
That’s the number most people mean when they ask how many own a whole coin.
Not a headcount
An address is a slot on the blockchain, not a person or a wallet. One person can control thousands of addresses, and a single exchange holds millions of customers’ coins in just a few. Coins that are lost forever still count here too.
So read this as a count of addresses, never a headcount of people.
Recent moves
The address count says how many addresses sit in this group. It does not say what they have been doing lately.
What it means
A steadily rising count means more addresses have reached a whole coin, the milestone this page exists to track. Watch it against the price: the count grinding up through a falling market has historically read as quiet conviction, while a falling count in a rising market means whole-coiners cashing down below the line.
Understanding
Addresses Holding at Least 1 BTC
Where it stands today
973,249 addresses each hold at least one whole Bitcoin as of .
What does this page count?
This page counts every address holding at least one full Bitcoin and tracks that total over time. It is a running total, so it includes and overlaps every larger balance band. Use the exact range pages when you need groups that stay separate.
Is an address the same as a person?
The number comes with a catch worth stating plainly: an address is not a person. One person can spread coins across many addresses, and a single exchange can hold the coins of millions of customers in just a few. So the true count of people who own a whole Bitcoin is smaller than the address count, and there is no way to know exactly how much smaller. Read this as a count of addresses, never a headcount of owners.
What is worth watching?
Even with that caveat, the trend is the interesting part. When this count climbs, more of the network is crossing the whole-coin line; when it flattens or falls, that filling-up has paused. It is a simple, honest gauge of how ownership at this level is spreading.
The numbers
behind the chart
What does the current reading show?
Addresses: the latest reading is 973,249, on . The highest reading since is 1,024,471 on ; the lowest is 110,278 on .
Bitcoin held: the latest reading is 18,691,013 BTC, on . The highest reading since is 18,691,013 BTC on ; the lowest is 7,530,094 BTC on .
Value held: the latest reading is $1.6T, on . The highest reading since is $2.3T on ; the lowest is $15.7M on .
Share of all Bitcoin: the latest reading is 93.034%, on . The highest reading since is 99.767% on ; the lowest is 92.704% on .
Every reading is recorded daily from 28 Oct 2011, where this record begins. The share of all Bitcoin is kept to three decimals, so the smallest move it can show is a thousandth of a percent. The value is what those coins were worth at that day’s close. Month-end values use the last reading on or before that date.
What are the latest, highest and lowest readings?
| Measure | Latest | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addresses | 973,249 | 1,024,471 | 110,278 |
| Bitcoin held | 18,691,013 BTC | 18,691,013 BTC | 7,530,094 BTC |
| Value held | $1.6T | $2.3T | $15.7M |
| Share of all Bitcoin | 93.034% | 99.767% | 92.704% |
How do the readings compare with earlier dates?
| Reference date | Addresses | Bitcoin held | Value held | Share of all Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month ago | 971,084 | 18,679,230 BTC | $1.5T | 93.041% |
| 3 months ago | 978,869 | 18,632,943 BTC | $1.1T | 92.935% |
| 6 months ago | 974,776 | 18,605,527 BTC | $1.2T | 92.989% |
| 1 year ago | 981,916 | 18,539,333 BTC | $2.1T | 93.034% |
| 2 years ago | 1,013,683 | 18,332,459 BTC | $1.2T | 92.776% |
What was the reading at each month’s end?
| Reading date | Addresses | Bitcoin held | Value held | Share of all Bitcoin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971,358 | 18,680,667 BTC | $1.5T | 93.042% | |
| 975,952 | 18,650,858 BTC | $1.2T | 92.958% | |
| 979,316 | 18,630,773 BTC | $1.1T | 92.921% | |
| 975,242 | 18,631,221 BTC | $1.4T | 92.984% | |
| 975,338 | 18,618,622 BTC | $1.4T | 92.987% | |
| 974,524 | 18,606,213 BTC | $1.3T | 92.987% | |
| 974,614 | 18,596,477 BTC | $1.2T | 93.001% | |
| 974,780 | 18,590,177 BTC | $1.5T | 93.031% | |
| 975,543 | 18,578,579 BTC | $1.6T | 93.034% | |
| 976,600 | 18,569,792 BTC | $1.7T | 93.054% | |
| 980,378 | 18,554,347 BTC | $2T | 93.039% | |
| 981,864 | 18,540,493 BTC | $2.1T | 93.036% | |
| 983,438 | 18,524,589 BTC | $2T | 93.022% | |
| 982,823 | 18,512,622 BTC | $2.1T | 93.029% | |
| 985,677 | 18,497,430 BTC | $2T | 93.019% | |
| 988,395 | 18,482,065 BTC | $1.9T | 93.003% | |
| 993,041 | 18,466,158 BTC | $1.7T | 92.990% | |
| 995,364 | 18,452,691 BTC | $1.5T | 92.986% | |
| 994,906 | 18,438,733 BTC | $1.6T | 92.982% | |
| 992,277 | 18,427,864 BTC | $1.9T | 92.988% | |
| 993,165 | 18,414,366 BTC | $1.7T | 92.984% | |
| 996,594 | 18,386,730 BTC | $1.8T | 92.912% | |
| 1,011,538 | 18,348,830 BTC | $1.3T | 92.784% | |
| 1,013,939 | 18,333,084 BTC | $1.2T | 92.774% |
Source: Maketo’s daily record of how much Bitcoin sits in every address. Reading for .