The annual Forbes-2025 billionaires list separately identifies 16 individuals whose fortunes are linked to the crypto market.
Based on the Forbes publication and industry reports, the top 10 crypto investors in 2025 include:
Changpeng Zhao (CZ, Binance);
Giancarlo Devasini (Tether/Bitfinex);
Brian Armstrong (Coinbase);
Jean-Louis van der Velde (Tether/Bitfinex);
Paolo Ardoino (Tether);
Stuart Hegnar (Tether);
Michael Saylor (MicroStrategy);
Jed McCaleb (Ripple/Stellar);
Chris Larsen (Ripple);
Justin Sun (TRON).
The list was compiled based on the crypto industry affiliation of Forbes-2025 participants; Forbes does not rank the exact positions within the top ten separately.
According to Forbes, in 2025, more than 3,000 billionaires were included in the global list, 16 of whom are from the crypto sphere; the appearance of a number of Tether executives and Justin Sun on the list is noted separately. In 2024, Forbes already noted a significant expansion of the group of “crypto billionaires,” in particular due to the top managers of Tether, Coinbase, and Ripple.
The top 10 above reflects the most prominent owners of capital directly created or accumulated in the crypto industry (exchanges, stablecoin issuers, public Bitcoin traders). Forbes’ final wealth estimates are updated throughout the year based on market prices.
Source: https://www.fixygen.ua/news/20251104/top-10-kriptomagnativ-svitu-reyting.html
