Commercial estimates

Crypto wealth counts are modeled estimates

What Henley & Partners and New World Wealth estimate, how the model is described, and why the figures are not a census.

Key findings

  • The report estimates 241,700 crypto millionaires, 450 crypto centi-millionaires, 36 crypto billionaires, and 590M crypto users as of 30 June 2025.
  • The wealth statistics use in-house wealth-tier models, a progressive Lorenz-curve distribution, and open-source information on large holdings.
  • The publisher describes the report as informational and disclaims completeness and accuracy guarantees.

Practical meaning

  • The estimates may help frame the commercial audience for cross-border professional services.
  • Lead qualification should rely on a user's stated objective and budget band, not assumed wealth inferred from crypto usage.

How the report describes its model

Henley says the figures draw on an in-house distribution model and open-source information about large holdings. That makes them modeled estimates rather than observed counts of verified people.

Responsible use

RWA Lens presents the figures with the model label and as-of date. They are not used to inflate market KPIs or to claim that a fixed number of wealthy people are prospective clients.

Limitations

  • Pseudonymous, custodial, shared, dormant, and lost holdings complicate attribution.
  • The model is commercial and does not enumerate verified individuals.
  • Estimated wealth does not imply liquidity, willingness, suitability, or legal eligibility.

What this source does not establish

  • An official census
  • A list of prospects
  • Exact wallet ownership
  • Demand for tokenized property

Full source citations

Evidence used

The Crypto Wealth Report 2025

Henley & Partners / New World Wealth · 2025-09-23 · wealth estimate

PDF pp. 2-3: worldwide wealth statistics and as-of date; PDF p. 4: in-house model description; PDF pp. 12-14: disclaimers and publication date

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