XRP Adoption At Early Stage as Over 77% of XRP Wallets Hold Less than 500 XRP

XRP investors might be ahead of the curve, as current data suggests up to 3.7 million wallets, representing 77% of the total 4.8 million wallets, hold less than 500 XRP.

Francis Bovine Swift, the developer of XRPL analytical resource Rich-list.info, first called attention to this metric in a recent post on X. Francis highlighted this reality while addressing XRP investors who might feel they hold less XRP than is significant.

According to Francis, the next time investors look at the XRP Rich List and ponder their position within the list, they should bear in mind that up to 3.6 million wallets hold less than 500 XRP. 

Next time you are looking at the https://t.co/6hsVbQITMp site, and wondering where you stand, remember that out of the 4.8 million wallets, over 3.6 million wallets hold less than 500 XRP.

Factor this in to your estimates when factoring in the other 8 billion souls walking this… pic.twitter.com/C37QBI6hre

— FrancisBovineSwift ?‍☠️ ? (@SwiftBovine) October 12, 2023

XRP Wallets Stats

Current data suggests that the number of accounts holding less than 500 XRP is actually higher, amounting to 3.759 million wallets as of press time.

Notably, according to stats, the XRP Ledger boasts 4.8 million wallets as of press time. The number of wallets on the network has increased since dropping from 4.736 million to 4.659 million wallets in June. This wallet decline stemmed from Poloniex’s decision to delete thousands of wallets in June.

Francis’ disclosure confirms that a significant number of the current 4.8 million XRP wallets, about 77%, hold between 0 and 500 XRP. Moreover, only 1,972 wallets, representing 0.041% of total wallets, hold 1 million XRP and above.

In addition, further data from rich-list.info shows that about 1% of all XRP wallets, totaling 48,099 accounts, hold balances equal to or greater than 66,950 XRP currently worth $32,129. Meanwhile, only 4,810 accounts, representing 0.1% of total wallets, have 446,862 XRP ($214,449) or above.

Still Early

An interesting point from this disclosure is that the statistics reveal an interesting perspective when considering the global population of over 8 billion people. The 4.8 million XRP wallets represent a mere fraction of the world’s population.

The number of XRP holders is just a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of potential investors. This contrast demonstrates a crucial point for current and prospective XRP investors: the ecosystem is still in its infancy.

This means that a significant portion of the global population has yet to seize the XRP opportunity. As the global awareness of digital assets grows, current XRP community members are positioning themselves on the floor of a potential financial revolution. Market analyst EGRAG has continued to champion this narrative.