The most famous person who owns Bitcoin can be identified as Satoshi Nakamoto who is the pseudonymous inventor of Bitcoin who is believed to have around 1.1 million BTC. The Bitcoin coins have been undiscovered since their mining began in the beginning of Bitcoin.

In the category of institutional investors, MicroStrategy, a business intelligence company has made major investment in Bitcoin. On November 8, 2024 the firm holds 4,231,650 BTC which makes the biggest corporate owner of the cryptocurrency.

In terms of government holdings, U.S. government has collected Bitcoin through various seizure operations with a total value of 198,955.58 BTC.

It is important to remember it is that it is important to note that the Bitcoin network is not centralized, and while these entities have large amounts of money, the majority of Bitcoin is divided among a variety of individuals and institutional owners around the world.