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ADDRESSES HOLDING 10,000 BTC OR MORE

How many addresses hold 10,000 Bitcoin or more?

The biggest addresses of all, mostly exchange-scale or long-lost coins.

Updated 10 hours ago
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The number of addresses that hold 10,000 Bitcoin or more, over the years.

  1. What's the latest count?

    About 88 addresses

    hold 10,000 Bitcoin or more.

    The largest addresses on the network, mostly exchange-scale or lost.

  2. But addresses aren't people.

    An address is a slot on the blockchain, not a person or a wallet. One person can control thousands of addresses; 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.

    Nearly every address this large is an exchange or custodian holding coins for millions of people, or an early wallet whose coins may be lost. Almost none are individuals.

  3. How much Bitcoin is that, and what share of the whole?

    88
    addresses hold 10,000 Bitcoin or more
    3.0 million BTC
    held by this group
    $185B
    value today, at the latest price
    14.73%
    of all the Bitcoin in the world
  4. Is this group growing or shrinking?

    The number of addresses that hold 10,000 Bitcoin or more has been shrinking over the last couple of years. The chart at the top tracks it across the whole history. It is one lens on whether this slice of the ownership ladder is filling up or thinning out.

Ownership by Size
The full picture: every wallet size in one view.
1,000 to 10,000 BTC
Very large holders.
Big Holder Activity
What the largest wallets have been doing lately.

Understanding Addresses Holding 10,000 BTC or More

This page counts the very largest addresses on the network: those holding 10,000 Bitcoin or more, each worth well over a billion dollars. There are only a handful, and this tracks how many exist over time.

Almost none of these are individuals. They are mostly exchange and custodian wallets holding the coins of enormous numbers of customers, plus a few early addresses whose coins have not moved in many years and may be lost. A single address here can represent millions of people, or no living owner at all.

Because the group is tiny, its count moves rarely, and each change is notable: a new address crossing the line, or a giant balance splitting up. For what the largest wallets are doing with their coins, see Big Holder Activity.