Can Satoshi become the richest person on earth in future ?

[Mahanton]

Elon Musk, the richest man right now, has around $230–250 billion net worth. so if Satoshi is really holding about 1 million BTC, Bitcoin only needs to hit around $300k for him to take that top spot.

at the current range, it might look far, but honestly it’s not impossible. once Bitcoin reaches that level, Satoshi will automatically become the richest person on earth, even without showing his face.

Possible but I'm sure it'll take a lot of times and also, the progress of other rich people could bring more to their own networth, a lot can happen that time such as investments and projects so let's see if Satoshi can become the leading in terms of richest. Also, we aren't sure yet about Satoshi Nakamoto, no one knows what's Satoshi and who's satoshi, only himself knows everything. I'm still considering those as a burned wallet as satoshi knows how Gold works, he applied it to be more scarce.

If satoshi actually owns around a million bitcoin that’s insane cause at 300k per coin he’d literally pass elon and become the richest person alive without even showing up anywhere but like you said that’s still a long way off even though it’s not impossible bitcoin has surprised everyone before and it keeps doing it over time. The thing is other billionaires like elon or bezos are constantly expanding their wealth too with new companies and investments so by the time bitcoin gets that high their net worths might also be higher but still satoshi’s potential wealth is wild to think about especially since it all started from just creating the code and mining in the early days.

But yeah nobody really knows who satoshi is or if those coins will ever move it’s been over a decade and not a single satoshi wallet has been touched that’s why a lot of people believe those coins are basically gone forever like burned just sitting there as part of the history of bitcoin and that actually makes bitcoin even more scarce if you think about it cause that’s one million coins off the market. And you’re right he probably understood how scarcity works like gold if supply stays fixed and demand grows price naturally increases maybe that was part of his plan from the start to make something that becomes more valuable the longer it exists it’s kind of poetic that the person who built bitcoin might also be its biggest ghost holder the richest person who doesn’t spend a cent or show his face. If bitcoin ever hits those prices it’ll be one of the craziest financial stories in history but even if it doesn’t the legend of satoshi already changed how we think about money and wealth forever.

[Hypothek]

I don't think so.
Elon Musk built Boring comapny, Tesla company, Starlink company and SpaceX company to facilitate his ultimate mission which is colonizing Mars.
If we imagine that he fails and doesn't make it to the Mars and instead set his mining rig on the Moon which allegedly is a great source of Platinum, I think he will continue to be rich for the forseeable future.

[Ahli38]

No he can't. The coins are merely speculated to be his. There is no proof that he owned or owns them. It is similar if you said that I owned all the undiscovered gold reserves of the world. Where is your proof?

I believe Satoshi owns those Bitcoins based on several explanations and even strong indications of ownership (Source). So I personally predict Satoshi will definitely become the richest person on earth in the future or even in the near future.

Elon Musk, the richest man right now, has around $230–250 billion net worth. so if Satoshi is really holding about 1 million BTC, Bitcoin only needs to hit around $300k for him to take that top spot.

Your data is outdated. He's at almost $500 billion.

Elon Musk's wealth has limitations in terms of growth for any reasons. Maybe he can grow his wealth in the next few years. But I doubt he can maintain it for a very long time. And that would be different when compared to the wealth owned by Satoshi. As we know that Bitcoin has a very high potential for price increases in the long term, where it also does not require more effort like what Elon Musk does. And I believe Bitcoin will always experience an increase or even create a new all-time high in every 4-year -cycle. All of this makes sense to me.

[Josefjix]

Elon Musk, the richest man right now, has around $230–250 billion net worth. so if Satoshi is really holding about 1 million BTC, Bitcoin only needs to hit around $300k for him to take that top spot.

Elon is currently worth $500 billion and not $250 billion. He is the first in history to achieve such milestone.
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/elon-musk-historic-500-billion-net-worth-forbes-list-tesla-spacex-10283335/

For Satoshi bitcoin worth to be able to surpass the net worth of Elon Musk, the price of bitcoin will be above $550000 and that's if Elon Musk net worth remains stagnant which I don't think so.

Satoshi will definitely become the world richest man in the future when bitcoin price will be very high from $600000 and above.

Maybe not in our generation will Satoshi surpass Elon Musk and it going to be around 2045 will Bitcoin reach this high price, but the question is, what it Elon net worth still increases up to this 2045.

It won't be easy unless Elon die off while Bitcoin still dominate the market and used widely by many institutions as well as countries.

[Localhostspeed]

I was reading a thread here

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5561340.0

and it came to my mind that bitcoin value is increasing at very rapid rate. Is it possible that Satoshi could become the richest person on the earth in future because of huge bitcoin holdings ? Or is the gap already too much ?

Satoshi wallet remain a mystery, maybe it's a lie that his dead and he is going to come back in the future, nobody can gives you that details but what I can say regarding him, he has successfully become the most private person nobody ever know his existence, it's a math pussle that nobody can decipher his where about and his identity. So instead of worrying about his asset, why not get some and hold for your self, you can see institutional investors are buying every day.

What I can speculate about his wallet is that if he eventually come back to spend that money in the future, the mark on the Bitcoin price isn't going to be funny, there is going to be a panic and the vision Bitcoin has always been is going to be a lie, people will feel they have been lied to and what Satoshi vision was lowkey wealth only to come out after the price has increased.

[CryptoBuds]

Elon Musk, the richest man right now, has around $230–250 billion net worth. so if Satoshi is really holding about 1 million BTC, Bitcoin only needs to hit around $300k for him to take that top spot.

at the current range, it might look far, but honestly it’s not impossible. once Bitcoin reaches that level, Satoshi will automatically become the richest person on earth, even without showing his face.

Your information is outdated as Elon's net worth crossed $500 billion 2 weeks ago and he is far ahead of other billionaires. There are also predictions that he will be the first person to own a trillion dollar fortune in the coming years if his startups are as successful as expected.

Meanwhile, as we all know, Satoshi owns 1 million BTC, which means for Satoshi to surpass Elon, bitcoin needs to reach $500k or more. This won't happen overnight, and that alone isn’t enough to make Satoshi the richest person in the world. Because Elon and other billionaires' wealth will continue to increase in the future.

[betswift]

Your information is outdated as Elon's net worth crossed $500 billion 2 weeks ago and he is far aad of other billionaires. There are also predictions that he will be the first person to own a trillion dollar fortune in the coming years if his startups are as successful as expected.

Meanwhile, as we all know, Satoshi owns 1 million BTC, which means for Satoshi to surpass Elon, bitcoin needs to reach $500k or more. This won't happen overnight, and that alone isn’t enough to make Satoshi the richest person in the world. Because Elon and other billionaires' wealth will continue to increase in the future.

The main thing for me is that Elon has much more thing to worry about, whereas Satoshi can happily just sit around and see himself even higher than any person on the said list.. For me, that's a real win, not the sum he is hodling, but how he does it

[SuperBitMan]

Yes it is very much possible since he's holding a good amount of Bitcoin so if Bitcoin rise to a good amount then is possible for him to become the richest man in the world however rich people especially those who are very rich also have good amount of Bitcoin they are holding so if Bitcoin price is rising it means their money also will be increasing the same way satoshi money is increasing so it will be very difficult for satoshi to become the world richest man using only Bitcoin because the world richest men also has bitcoin and they are still investing in other things that are giving them billions of dollar, so if satoshi really wants to become the world richest man he also needs to invest in other things and not only Bitcoin, no one knows where he is right now and I don't even think he will be interested to become the world richest man he just wants a simple life and that was the main reason he still don't want to review his identity to the world, however I believe that bitcoin will one day hit $1 million in price so those who are investing in Bitcoin can transfer some to there children as it can help them financially in the future.

[Ishicryptic]

What it would give to you?

Just be happy with how BTC goes forward and is being adapted more on more on many different levels You will see the price can be much bigger than what it is now.

Probably just for the sake of discussion, but aren’t you curious that it’s actually possible for Satoshi to become the richest person on earth based on the 1 million bitcoins he’s reportedly holding? it’s kinda crazy to think about, he could top everyone without even showing up or touching a single coin.

We are truly engaging in this topic for discussion sake, not like we are expecting Satoshi to show up and fight for the top spot of the richest person on earth. I also think that it is possible in the future for his stash to make him the richest person on earth, Bitcoin has shown that it has the potentials to make many people millionaires and billionaires in the future and the man with the highest Bitcoin can be the richest in the world. It is crazy indeed, being an invisible richest person in the world without anybody to benefit from the wealth. Who knows if he will show up one day to claim his Bitcoin but I seriously doubt it.

[BALIK]

I believe Satoshi owns those Bitcoins based on several explanations and even strong indications of ownership (Source). So I personally predict Satoshi will definitely become the richest person on earth in the future or even in the near future.

I also believe that Satoshi owns those 1 million bitcoins and even more. But I don't think he can become the richest man in the world just by owning bitcoin.

Elon Musk's wealth has limitations in terms of growth for any reasons. Maybe he can grow his wealth in the next few years. But I doubt he can maintain it for a very long time. And that would be different when compared to the wealth owned by Satoshi. As we know that Bitcoin has a very high potential for price increases in the long term, where it also does not require more effort like what Elon Musk does. And I believe Bitcoin will always experience an increase or even create a new all-time high in every 4-year -cycle. All of this makes sense to me.

If you do some research, you will see that over the decades there have been many changes to the list of the richest people in the world.  In the 2000s it was Gates, then Jeff Bezos and now Elon, but there's one thing you notice. Their assets do not decrease, most of them increase over time and their total assets also increase year by year. That means that even if Elon loses his position as the richest person in the world, someone else will replace him with a much larger fortune, rather than their fortunes decreasing. This also means that sooner or later, if not Elon, there will be a billionaire with a fortune of 700 billion or 1 trillion dollars in the future.

Meanwhile, if we compare it to the $69k peak in 2021, Bitcoin hasn’t even doubled in value over the past four years. It can be said that the exponential growth phase of bitcoin is over, it cannot grow x5-x10 in the next decade. So it is very unlikely that Satoshi will surpass those tech billionaires and become the richest person in the world in the near future or in the future.

[qurbanshah02]

I believe Satoshi owns those Bitcoins based on several explanations and even strong indications of ownership (Source). So I personally predict Satoshi will definitely become the richest person on earth in the future or even in the near future.

Satoshi is currently a very rich person because he has stepped into crypto according to us and if he is also rich in his worldly life because he is quite good and profitable with Bitcoin but he is rich by doing some business without being seen in front of the world and he has not withdrawn any money from his Bitcoin earnings yet which is a big proof that he has enough money that he is happy in his life with other things and if he needs it he will withdraw all the Bitcoin from his wallet which will bring down the price of Bitcoin. You are absolutely right because before Bitcoin he must have done some work that could have made him quite rich.

[ThemePen]

Satoshi is currently a very rich person because he has stepped into crypto according to us and if he is also rich in his worldly life because he is quite good and profitable with Bitcoin but he is rich by doing some business without being seen in front of the world and he has not withdrawn any money from his Bitcoin earnings yet which is a big proof that he has enough money that he is happy in his life with other things and if he needs it he will withdraw all the Bitcoin from his wallet which will bring down the price of Bitcoin. You are absolutely right because before Bitcoin he must have done some work that could have made him quite rich.

This odd choice to never spend his Bitcoin, even though having more than million coins and being one of richest people in world on paper, makes sense to your great theory about Satoshi Nakamoto. Fact that money is not used, is strong sign that he was already rich in other areas such as successful career or business, which is likely given his high level of skills in computer science and economics to make Bitcoin. This lack of need for money, and great wish to keep Bitcoin decentralized, is most fitting reason of his actions, selling such big portion would cause sudden drop in market, and his primary goal was always success of project, not his own money.

[Finebone]

Is it possible that Satoshi could become the richest person on the earth in future because of huge bitcoin holdings ?

With the pace at which Bitcoin is rising, their is a very big chance that he may at a point be the richest man on earth, 🌎 but he will not be taken serious like the likes of elon musk, Larry Ellison, mark Zuckerberg, jeff bezos and others because he is anonymous.
What if he is already dead or he no longer has access to his wallet?
These are things that will be looked into, that's why he wouldn't be among these top guys I made mentioned.

Or is the gap already too much ?

No, nothing like that, nothing is impossible when it comes to finances, because things can change or turn out very quickly in a way you never imagined.

[qurbanshah02]

Satoshi is currently a very rich person because he has stepped into crypto according to us and if he is also rich in his worldly life because he is quite good and profitable with Bitcoin but he is rich by doing some business without being seen in front of the world and he has not withdrawn any money from his Bitcoin earnings yet which is a big proof that he has enough money that he is happy in his life with other things and if he needs it he will withdraw all the Bitcoin from his wallet which will bring down the price of Bitcoin. You are absolutely right because before Bitcoin he must have done some work that could have made him quite rich.

This odd choice to never spend his Bitcoin, even though having more than million coins and being one of richest people in world on paper, makes sense to your great theory about Satoshi Nakamoto. Fact that money is not used, is strong sign that he was already rich in other areas such as successful career or business, which is likely given his high level of skills in computer science and economics to make Bitcoin. This lack of need for money, and great wish to keep Bitcoin decentralized, is most fitting reason of his actions, selling such big portion would cause sudden drop in market, and his primary goal was always success of project, not his own money.

This is a sign of a big business that does not use its Bitcoin because if it is to be used and not carried for a long time, it is not a sign of improvement. This is quite clear to everyone opinion, but some people do not know that he is also rich from another work that is from the development of this Bitcoin, which is an important question. I agree with what you say because a good experiment is needed to bring Bitcoin into the computer at this time, which shows that Satoshi has been able to make himself rich from it, which is before bringing Bitcoin. This is obviously why he is not shaking his wallet yet and he is improving it better and better in the thought of taking Bitcoin to even higher heights.

[fikrett]

Is it possible that Satoshi could become the richest person on the earth in future because of huge bitcoin holdings ?

With the pace at which Bitcoin is rising, their is a very big chance that he may at a point be the richest man on earth, 🌎 but he will not be taken serious like the likes of elon musk, Larry Ellison, mark Zuckerberg, jeff bezos and others because he is anonymous.
What if he is already dead or he no longer has access to his wallet?
These are things that will be looked into, that's why he wouldn't be among these top guys I made mentioned.

I wouldn't say he wouldn't be taken as serious - rather, not that much of traction would be around him besides the BTC creator agenda.. And that's for the best.

[Marykeller]

If there are future occurrences of this "Satoshi being the richest man'' we would have started now to see the name of Satoshi being mentioned among the richest men on earth, where he falls in, in the current ratings. But you and I have yet to see Satoshi's name mentioned in the top 50 richest men on earth before. Does it mean that the accumulated Bitcoin Satoshi has, with the current price of $120k, not made him one among the rich men on earth? What does that signal you? Satoshi can't be named as the richest man on earth in the future; so far, his identity is unknown. Nobody knows where he lives or comes from. That alone would raise a lot of questions and answers about being the richest man on earth

[YOSHIE]

Is it possible that Satoshi could become the richest person on the earth in future because of huge bitcoin holdings ? Or is the gap already too much ?

Why not, of course if Satoshi keeps a minimum of 1000 BTC, you can imagine the wealth that he has today, maybe Satoshi is the number one richest person in the world, there is no need to come now, Satoshi has become the richest person.

Unfortunately Satoshi never appeared again after he created Bitcoin, whether Satoshi individuals or secret organizations, in essence he is currently rich if he really keeps Bitcoin.

[nemesis_incarnate]

Is it possible that Satoshi could become the richest person on the earth in future because of huge bitcoin holdings ? Or is the gap already too much ?

Why not, of course if Satoshi keeps a minimum of 1000 BTC, you can imagine the wealth that he has today, maybe Satoshi is the number one richest person in the world, there is no need to come now, Satoshi has become the richest person.

Unfortunately Satoshi never appeared again after he created Bitcoin, whether Satoshi individuals or secret organizations, in essence he is currently rich if he really keeps Bitcoin.

I do think they or he do keep BTCs, if not his own addresses, then the ones we don't know about.

He deserves it in any case for what he did

[neutr0n]

Most certainly, Satoshi lost their keys possibly or majority of them. Back then (alpha days), every reward created a new private key. It's possible that a wallet file with all the private keys, transactions, and everything else is sitting somewhere, but who knows. Just from Satoshi mining from the initial Bitcoin release to mid-January, they accumulated thousands of private keys and bitcoins. I highly doubt it's in the millions or even a million, but you never know. As stated, those mining rewards created new private keys, so you can't pick out one key and tie it to Satoshi. What you can see is the consistent rewards every few minutes and hours after Bitcoin was initially released. We don't know if that was early adopters in January 2009 or Satoshi themselves and a bit of Hal.  We can see Satoshi hasn't touched majority of the keys but I have seen some active addresses which could be Satoshi from right when Bitcoin released but I don't want to know who it is, I'd rather not;  Let them stay anon.  What's interesting though is having checked a few hundred of those early addresses on release day and few days after Jan 2009 release you can see most coins haven't moved but a small amount has and up to most recently 2025 as well from being used in the alpha days.  I highly doubt those are bad actors.

[FortuneFollower]

^ We won't know for sure if it's true or not.

But if the keys are truly gone - then the trust in said "Satoshis" BTCs is engrained forever, which would be nice, nicer than seeing them one day being moved somewhere.