Supply Held by Addresses with 1K–10K BTC
- 1M1M
- 3M3M
- 6M6M
- 1Y1Y
- ALLALL
- LinearLinear
- LogLog
About this metric
What it measures
Supply Held by Addresses with 1K–10K BTC totals BTC at addresses assigned to the 1,000–10,000 BTC balance band on each date. It is a coin amount for a large-address group, without adjusting for common ownership across multiple addresses.
How to read it
An increase means more supply sits in this large-wallet band, while a decline means less remains there. The series reached about 5.566 million BTC on February 5, 2021, compared with about 4.204 million BTC on October 17, 2026. Reading it next to the 100–1K and 10K–100K BTC groups helps distinguish a move in one band from a broader change across large addresses.
Calling every address a whale can obscure exchanges and pooled custody, while one large holder may control many addresses. A wallet crossing a band boundary can shift its entire balance into another group, so neither a falling total nor divergence from adjacent groups proves distribution by identifiable large investors.
- Frequency
- Daily (UTC 00:00)
- Asset
- BTC
- Category
- Addresses
- Type
- Single value
- Unit
- BTC
- Data since
- 2009-01-03
- Latest data
- 2026-10-27
- Data points
- 6,507
FAQ
Why is 1,000 BTC often used to discuss whales?
It is a convenient large-balance cutoff, not a protocol rule or proof of a single wealthy owner. This chart further limits the group to the 1,000–10,000 BTC band.
Can this band shrink because coins move into still larger addresses?
Yes. Consolidation can take addresses beyond 10,000 BTC and reassign their balances to another group. A decline is therefore not enough to conclude that large holders reduced their overall BTC.
Is this an entity-adjusted measure of large holders?
No. It groups individual addresses by balance without linking all addresses belonging to one owner. Custody pooling and address splitting can change the series even when economic ownership stays the same.
