Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of the world’s pioneer cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has now exceeded legendary billionaire Bill Gates in net worth. It happened after BTC soared to a new all-time high.
Now that Satoshi is wealthier than the Microsoft cofounder, the Amazon creator, Jeff Bezos, might be next.
Satoshi beats Gates in terms of net worth
According to the tracking platform that monitors large crypto transactions, Arkham Intelligence, Satoshi now owns 1.096 million BTC. At the current exchange rate, this is worth a mind-blowing $132,617,682,075. Over the past 24 hours, data shows, this amount has increased by almost 1%.
As for Bill Gates, his net worth is currently approximately $119 billion. Satoshi is $13.6 billion ahead of the Microsoft creator. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is $235 billion. Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has a slightly bigger fortune of $272.3 billion. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk stands above them all with a net worth of $419.5 billion, standing as the wealthiest person in the world.
Bitcoin soared to a new all-time high, reaching $124,457 per coin. It happened 12 hours ago. Currently, BTC is changing hands at $118,900, as it is down 4.25% from the new historic price peak.
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SpaceX's Bitcoin bag spikes in value
Arkham also published data showing that the Bitcoin holdings of one of Elon Musk’s leading companies, SpaceX, have also skyrocketed in value.
According to Arkham’s tweet, SpaceX still holds 8,285 BTC. The fiat value has increased by 1.67% and now constitutes $1,009,151,394 in fiat.
SPACEX NOW HOLDS $1 BILLION OF BITCOINAfter 3 years 4 months, SpaceX’s Bitcoin stack is finally worth over $1 Billion.SpaceX has held Bitcoin since January 2021. pic.twitter.com/zpxDjgQB4z
— Arkham (@arkham) August 13, 2025
As for Tesla, it holds 11,509 Bitcoin valued at $138 billion.