How Has Bitcoin Dominance Evolved Over the Years?

In the last 12 years from 2013 to 2025, Bitcoin’s dominance of the crypto market has fluctuated in a wide range, between an all-time low of 31.1% and the early highs of 99.1%. During this time, daily Bitcoin dominance has recorded 50.0% or higher in 2 out of every 3 days. In other words, Bitcoin has essentially accounted for the majority of the crypto market for a combined duration of 8 years, out of these 12 years.

On an annual basis, average daily Bitcoin dominance decreased for five consecutive years, from 93.3% in 2013, to 44.6% in 2018. Average Bitcoin dominance rebounded back to 60.2% in 2019 and 62.7% in 2020, followed by another decline to 47.6% in 2021 and 39.3% in 2022.

Since 2023, Bitcoin dominance has been rising steadily again, to an annual average of 45.6% in 2023, 51.9% in 2024 and 59.3% in 2025 to date. This means that Bitcoin dominance in 2025 is currently hovering around the 12-year daily average of 62.5%. #btc