Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain analytics platform, has revealed the biggest individual holder of Ethereum ($ETH). Contrary to popular claims, new data from Arkham shows that Vitalik Buterin is not the largest individual $ETH holder.
Biggest Ethereum holder in 2026
Arkham used its platform to scan blockchain data, label entities and rank who controls the largest amounts of $ETH in 2026.
The platform shared the results of its research in a new article. Currently, the ETH2 Beacon Deposit Contract holds the most $ETH of any wallet address, with over 82 million $ETH, worth about $169 billion.
Who owns the most Ethereum in 2026?
From exchanges and ETF issuers to protocols and founders, the largest $ETH holders span the entire ecosystem.
Our research team analyzed on-chain data to identify the biggest $ETH holders today. Check out the full breakdown below. pic.twitter.com/UbEJMWcX7X
— Arkham (@arkham) April 3, 2026
This massive stash is not owned by one person or company but is a collective staking from thousands of validators. It is the backbone of Ethereum’s security. Thus, a huge portion of $ETH is intentionally locked up here rather than openly traded.
In the individual category, Ethereum presale investor Rain Lohmus owns the most $ETH among all holders.
Technically, Lohmus holds 250,000 $ETH, valued at roughly $530 million, held in a wallet. However, he lost access to the private keys of his wallets long ago, so it is effectively inaccessible.
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin comes next as the second biggest individual holder of $ETH. He holds roughly 224,000 $ETH, valued at approximately $480 million. Thus, the largest known individual holder of accessible $ETH is Buterin.
Corporate $ETH holders
In the new article, Arkham also shared the details of the top $ETH-holding corporate entities. Recently, institutional investors have surged to the top rankings among $ETH holders, following the rise in the popularity of Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
They provide various services to clients, such as the buying and selling of $ETH, staking services and more.
As disclosed in the Arkham report, Bitmine is the biggest $ETH corporate holder. Bitmine, led by Chairman Tom Lee, has declared holdings of nearly 4.7 million $ETH, worth roughly $10 billion today.
Its $ETH holdings include a substantial portion that the company actively stakes through its own validator network. So far, Bitmine has staked more than 50% of its $ETH reserves. This aligns with its vision to accumulate a total of 5% of the Ethereum supply.
The next largest corporate Ethereum entity is BlackRock, which holds over three million $ETH. BlackRock provides investment trusts that actively track the price of various crypto assets.
Currently, the firm offers the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), for which it buys and holds $ETH.
