How Bitcoin Made Satoshi Nakamoto Richer Than Bill Gates: Net Worth Revealed

The mysterious Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is now one of the richest individuals in the world, surpassing Bill Gates and others. Despite Nakamoto stepping away from the public eye and the internet in 2010, Bitcoin is building a legacy for itself. As the token creates new milestones and attains new highs, its holders, including the creator, are getting richer.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the 12th Richest Man as Bitcoin Rallies

As Bitcoin hits a new ATH of $124.4k, Satoshi Nakamoto has officially surpassed Bill Gates (13th richest man) and Rob Walton & family (12th richest). With this new milestone, Satoshi’s net worth is now $133.6B and is closer to Michael Dell.

Notably, this happened as Nakamoto holds nearly 1.1M BTC, whose value is worth $133.6B today, per the Arkham Intelligence report. Along with that, other top Bitcoin holders are also flourishing in profits with this new milestone.

In this, Elon Musk’s SpaceX holding grew to $1.02B, whereas MicroStrategy’s holding grew to $77.2B.

How Satoshi Nakamoto Got Ahead of Bill Gates and Others?

With a 1.1M BTC supply and their ballooning valuation, Nakamoto surpassed Bill Gates, whose net worth is $118.7B, and others. Bitcoin, which was merely less than $1, 16 years ago, is worth $122.8k today, after consolidating from its ATH. Although the rally has not been a complete uptrend, it has all turned in favor of the creator, in terms of its global adoption and valuation.

In the YTD alone, Bitcoin price has surged 30%, whereas it has surged 195678461% since 2011, favoring its current price. Notably, the growing institutional buying, U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto support, and September rate cut demand, Bitcoin ETF inflows, and more fueled this uptrend. Notably, Nakamoto’s journey to overcome Bill Gates has not been straightforward.

Bitcoin was worthless during the first-ever Bitcoin block mining in 2009. For the first few years, it remained worthless, and its major milestone was the exchange of 10,000 BTC for two pizzas on May 22, 2010, which is still celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day.

It first crossed the $1k mark in 2013, surged to $20k in 2017, and crossed the $60k mark in 2021. Gaining early holders’ trust, demand, and the global recognition as ‘digital gold,” Bitcoin emerged from nothing to become the biggest digital asset.

This year, 2025, it surpassed the $100k mark and even $124k today, placing its name in the top assets and pushing Satoshi Nakamoto ahead of Bill Gates. Overall, the Bitcoin creator’s net worth leaped ahead on every milestone.

Interestingly, the holdings never moved and pushed Bitcoin to Satoshi’s 15-year-old prediction that its value would overcome the electricity consumption. Notably, along with holders’ milestones, its demand in the traditional market is increasing as its market cap ($2.4T) has surpassed Alphabet, signaling its increasing dominance amid tech giants.