Justin Sun is now a Forbes-listed billionaire, joining fifteen other crypto moguls with a combined net worth exceeding $164 billion.
According to the Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2025, Sun’s $8.5 billion net worth places him at number 353, despite Arkham Intelligence’s $1.4 billion estimate in January 2024. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, former Binance CEO, remains the wealthiest crypto figure, his net worth nearly doubling to $62.9 billion, securing 24th place, even after fines and imprisonment. CZ now heads YZi Labs, previously Binance Labs.
Giancarlo Devasini, CFO of Tether, ranks 90th with $22.4 billion and is Tether’s largest shareholder. Four of the sixteen crypto billionaires are connected to Tether, including former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde, current CEO Paolo Ardoino, and General Counsel Stuart Hoegne.
Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are tied at 1141st place, each with $3.2 billion. Their exchange, Gemini, processes $30 million in daily crypto transactions. Coinbase co-founders Brian Armstrong (311th, $9.2 billion) and Fred Ehrsam (1362nd, $2.7 billion) also made the list.
Michael Saylor, Chairman of Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, increased his net worth by $3 billion to $7.4 billion, ranking 430th. Strategy holds 528,185 BTC worth around $45 billion, making it the largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Other crypto figures on the list include Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, Stellar’s Jed McCaleb, Tim Draper, Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO Mike Novogratz, and Bloq chairman Matthew Roszak.