The BTC Register/Overview
BTC Register
Snapshot: 17 Sept 2026

Who owns the bitcoin?

See the estimated retail share alongside the companies, funds, and governments holding bitcoin.
About the data

Bitcoin price

$76,312

Snapshot · 17 Sept 2026

Corporate holdings

1,294,037

180 listed companies · BTC

Identified holdings

2,295,705

11.4% of supply · incomplete coverage

Estimated retail

70.1%

After identified holdings and estimated losses

The 50% threshold

Estimated retail share of circulating supply

70.1%as of 17 Sept 2026
Estimated retail Bitcoin holdings: comparable snapshots and three acquisition scenariosThe current retail estimate is 70.1 percent on 17 Sept 2026. The calculation uses 784.53K BTC in funds, with the same snapshot and calculation as the overview. The plotted history starts on 31 Aug 2026 and uses the same fund coverage and loss assumption throughout. Older estimates with different inputs are archived separately on the ownership scenarios page. Source dates can differ within a snapshot.0%25%50%75%100%2026203020342038204217 Sept50% of supply31 Aug 2026: 70.1% estimated retail, same fund coverage7 Sept 2026: 70.1% estimated retail, same fund coverage14 Sept 2026: 70.1% estimated retail, same fund coverage17 Sept 2026: 70.1% estimated retail, same fund coverageSteady: 50% on 18 Sept 2032Fast: 50% on 1 May 2030
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Comparable history starts 31 Aug 2026. Fund coverage: IBIT only. Dashed lines show assumed buying rates. View assumptions

Supply breakdown

Share of circulating bitcoin

  • Estimated retail70.1%
  • Estimated lost18.4%
  • Corporate treasuries6.4%
  • Funds (IBIT only)3.9%
  • Governments1.1%
Retail is estimated from the supply remaining after recorded holdings and assumed losses. See the calculation

Largest corporate holders

Reported bitcoin on company balance sheets

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The five largest corporate Bitcoin holdings
#CompanyHoldings% of supply
1StrategyMSTR.US845,050 BTC4.2%
2Twenty One CapitalXXI.US43,514 BTC0.2%
3Metaplanet3350.T43,000 BTC0.2%
4MARA HoldingsMARA.US35,303 BTC0.2%
5Bitcoin Standard Treasury CompanyCEPO.US30,021 BTC0.1%
Source: CoinGecko treasury data17 Sept 2026

What’s in the data

Company holdings

180 companies. Retrieved 17 Sept 2026.

Fund coverage is partial

The ledger includes IBIT only, dated 15 Sept 2026.

Losses are estimated

3.7 million BTC are assumed lost. The actual amount is unknown.

Government figures are older

Selected estimates from 2025. Holdings may have changed.

Sources, dates & assumptions

From the research notes

Updates on holdings and the records behind them

All notes