According to the 2023 Crypto Wealth Report by Henley & Partners, there are currently only 6 Bitcoin billionaires in the world. They are:
1. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, with a net worth of $96 billion.
2. Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, with a net worth of $28.5 billion.
3. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of Gemini, with a net worth of $23.6 billion each.
4. Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, with a net worth of $20 billion.
5. Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, with a net worth of $17.5 billion.
6. Song Chi-hyung, founder of Huobi Global, with a net worth of $16.5 billion.
These individuals have amassed their wealth through their investments in bitcoin, either by mining it early on or by buying it at a low price and holding it for many years. The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed in recent years, making these individuals very wealthy.
It is important to note that this number could change at any time, as the price of bitcoin is volatile and can fluctuate wildly. It is also possible that there are other bitcoin billionaires who have not yet been publicly identified. What’s more is that this report comes in after the price of Bitcoin was cut almost in half so there was almost certainly more billionaires before, although with only a few billion and not the tens of billions we see right now.