Satoshi Notebook | Bitcoin Per Person

Bitcoin Per Person

With only 0.00244744 bitcoin available per person globally, we are witnessing an unprecedented scarcity in the evolution of money. This mathematical reality creates powerful implications for future value distribution.

Current State of Distribution

The numbers reveal stark scarcity:

                        • Total Bitcoin: 19,822,103.125

                        • World Population: 8,099,103,174

                        • Bitcoin Per Person: 0.00244744

                        • Current Value Per Person: $234.95

                        • Percentage of World Owning Bitcoin: < 1%

Bitcoin Distribution Table

Balance Range (BTC)	Addresses	% Addresses (Total)
100,000 - 1,000,000	4	0% (0%)
10,000 - 100,000	91	0% (0%)
1,000 - 10,000	1,942	0% (0%)
100 - 1,000	15,956	0.03% (0.03%)
10 - 100	134,493	0.25% (0.28%)
1 - 10	839,550	1.54% (1.82%)
0.1 - 1	3,471,684	6.37% (8.18%)
0.01 - 0.1	7,890,706	14.47% (22.65%)
0.001 - 0.01	11,494,691	21.08% (43.73%)
0.0001 - 0.001	13,200,265	24.2% (67.93%)
0.00001 - 0.0001	11,286,984	20.69% (88.63%)
0 - 0.00001	6,203,697	11.37% (100%)

The Implication of Scarcity

Current distribution reveals future potential:

                        • Only 2,037 addresses hold > 1,000 BTC

                        • Less than 150,000 addresses hold > 10 BTC

                        • Majority of holders have < 0.1 BTC

                        • Institutional adoption barely begun

                        • Sovereign wealth funds not yet positioned

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

As Satoshi noted:

                        "It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on. If enough people think the same way, that becomes a self fulfilling prophecy."
                    

Future Distribution Dynamics

Mathematical realities shape future scenarios:

                        • Global adoption impossible without higher prices

                        • Institutional demand will compress available supply

                        • Sovereign accumulation will accelerate scarcity

                        • Lost coins increase effective scarcity

                        • Early distribution can never be replicated

The Mathematical Reality

These numbers aren't just statistics - they are mathematical proof of unprecedented scarcity. With less than 0.003 bitcoin available per person globally, and far less when accounting for institutional and sovereign demand, we are witnessing the emergence of the scarcest asset in human history.

This distribution pattern, combined with Satoshi's early observation about self-fulfilling prophecies, suggests we are in the early stages of a historic redistribution of global wealth based on who recognizes this mathematical reality first.