Worldwide only 290 people have $100 million or more in crypto

There are only 290 people worldwide who own at least $100 million in crypto. That is according to the Crypto Wealth Report 2026 from advisory firm Henley & Partners, published today. The report counts a total of 135,694 crypto millionaires and 23 crypto billionaires, while the total number of people holding digital assets has now reached 742 million. At the time of writing, Bitcoin stands at $76.395, some 38% below its October 2025 peak.

In brief:

• There are 290 people worldwide with $100 million or more in crypto, of whom 151 hold Bitcoin exclusively
• The global crypto market is worth $2.6 trillion, of which $1.6 trillion is in Bitcoin
• Singapore tops the Henley Crypto Adoption Index for the fourth year in a row

A small group at the top of the crypto wealth pyramid

Henley & Partners bases the report on a combination of on-chain data, public information and wealth models. Of the 290 people with at least $100 million in crypto, 151 hold that wealth exclusively in Bitcoin. At the very top is a group of 23 crypto billionaires, 9 of whom built their fortune entirely in Bitcoin.

The total number of crypto millionaires worldwide stands at 135,694, of whom 92,272 hold at least $1 million in Bitcoin. Strikingly, holdings of digital assets continued to grow while the market shrank: 742 million people now own digital assets, 371 million of them specifically Bitcoin.

As Henley & Partners reports, the current Bitcoin decline is relatively mild compared with earlier corrections. After the peaks of 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2021, the price always fell by more than 75%. Bitcoin now sits around 38% below its record level of October 2025, a recovery from a low point in mid-2026 when the decline temporarily exceeded 50%.

Singapore again in the lead, UAE climbs to second place

Alongside the wealth statistics, Henley & Partners also publishes the Crypto Adoption Index 2026, which compares 36 countries on criteria such as regulation, tax climate, infrastructure and adoption. Singapore ranks first for the fourth consecutive year, with the highest score for innovation and technology.

The UAE climbs from fifth to second place, partly thanks to a perfect score for tax friendliness and the absence of tax on crypto trading, staking and mining. Hong Kong follows in third place, the US in fourth and Switzerland completes the top five. Malta scores highest in the area of regulation.

Newcomers to the index include the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Bahrain, Argentina, the Maldives and Paraguay. In 2025, Bahrain became the first Gulf state with a specific regulatory framework for stablecoins.

Crypto wealth and the choice of country of residence are becoming inextricably linked

Dominic Volek, head of private clients at Henley & Partners, points to a shift in the way wealthy crypto holders think about where they live. Crypto may be borderless, but its owners are not, he argues. They pay tax, take their children to school and operate within national legal systems. Countries are therefore increasingly competing for the people who manage the capital, not just for the capital itself.

According to Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna, managing partner of Henley & Partners Switzerland, the mobility of digital assets makes the choice of country of residence and tax environment increasingly important. Traditional wealth moves slowly and through intermediaries, whereas a digital asset can move with its owner almost instantly. That makes planning around the person, rather than the wealth itself, increasingly relevant.