bitcoin limit is 21 million, how many currently exist? October 2017

[r111]

bitcoin limit is 21 million, how many currently exist? October 2017
   

[soham]

In case you don't know, try visiting the website called "coinmarketcap". It has an extensive list of all crypto currencies with every possible details about them. As per coinmarketcap, 16,656,862 BTC is circulating in the market. So we have more 4343138 bitcoins to be mined.

[JMAHH]

You can search for those statistics on coinmarketcap, but honestly, they will not affect anything because the price will remain the same, and all those bitcoins will be mined until 2100, and probably most of us will be dead once that 2100 approaches.
Just enjoy the present, bitcoin price is high, and there are almost 17 million of bitcoins circulating at the moment, and there are 10 new bitcoins (aprox) everyday.

[Bitcoin2theEnd]

What is the prediction for the amount of Bitcoins (private keys) lost.

[Your Point Is Invalid]

What is the prediction for the amount of Bitcoins (private keys) lost.

its in the millions for sure, mtgox lost about 800k bitcoins back in the day, and if satoshi is dead or lost control of his private keys, thousands more are surely lost. The thing with bitcoins getting lost is that the remaining bitcoins that are in circulation actually value more, losing bitcoins is actually a good thing.

[Murloc]

The other thing is how many bitcoins are used because some of them are lost because users forgot their passwords or sent it to unexisting wallet and some users are just patiently hold their BTC waiting for a better future. No one can tell the exact number of living bitcoins, only some approximate calculations.