Who Owns the Wallets with the Most Bitcoin (BTC)? Billionaires List Published

Arkham, a cryptocurrency analysis and monitoring platform, has published a comprehensive study on the individuals, organizations, and wallets that will own the most Bitcoin as of 2026.

According to the report, when different wallets are grouped under a single asset, Bitcoin’s anonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto is by far the largest $BTC holder.

According to Arkham’s tagging system, which is based on a mining pattern known as the “Patoshi Pattern,” Satoshi controls approximately 1.096 million $BTC. At current prices, this amount is worth approximately $75 billion. Research indicates that these assets were obtained from mining rewards of approximately 22,000 blocks.

Looking at individual wallets, the largest address stands out as a cold wallet belonging to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, with approximately 250,000 $BTC.

The top four spots are again occupied by cold wallets belonging to major cryptocurrency exchanges. Fifth place goes to a wallet containing assets seized after the 2016 hack and controlled by US authorities; while sixth place is occupied by the address managing Bitcoin reserves of stablecoin issuer Tether.

Bitcoin’s rise to approximately $126,000 in October 2025 and its total market capitalization peaking at $2.48 trillion has led to the emergence of numerous new Bitcoin billionaires.

Because Bitcoin is a decentralized digital asset, the entire network does not have a single owner. However, the individuals or organizations that control the private keys are considered the owners of the respective $BTC assets.

In the organization-based ranking, Coinbase is in second place with approximately 993,000 $BTC. It is followed by:

• BlackRock (ETF issuer) – 761,000 $BTC
• Binance – 661,000 $BTC
• Fidelity Investments (custody service) – 448,000 $BTC
• Strategy – 415,000 $BTC on-chain (total amount controlled: 714,000 $BTC)

In the category of states, the US Government is the largest holder of Bitcoin. Including assets seized as a result of operations against various criminal organizations, the US holds approximately 328,000 $BTC.

Other government entities that can be verified on-chain include:

• United Kingdom – 61,000 $BTC
• El Salvador – 7,500 $BTC
• UAE Royal Group (Citadel Mining) – 6,800 $BTC
• Royal Government of Bhutan (Druk Holdings) – 5,600 $BTC
• Russian Government – 1,000 $BTC

Arkham notes that more governments may own Bitcoin, but these haven’t yet been verified on-chain.

The report also states that there are numerous unnamed billion-dollar Bitcoin wallets, most of which have remained inactive for a long time after their initial entry. This indicates that a significant portion of the circulating supply has not joined the active market.

*This is not investment advice.