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As Shiba Inu attempts to sustain its recovery, investors are increasingly watching what it would take to join the top ranks of SHIB holders.

According to CoinLore data, investors need at least 380 million SHIB tokens to enter the top 1% of the Shiba Inu rich list. Although the threshold may appear relatively modest given SHIB’s massive supply, only 16,785 wallets currently hold at least 380 million tokens out of approximately 1.68 million SHIB holders. 

Worth If SHIB Reclaims ATH 

At SHIB’s current price of $0.0000053, acquiring 380 million tokens would cost approximately $2,014. However, that holding could become significantly more valuable if Shiba Inu revisits its previous all-time high (ATH) of $0.00008845. At that price, 380 million SHIB would be worth $33,611, representing a potential 1,568% gain from its current valuation.

While reclaiming the ATH remains hypothetical, the calculation highlights why investors closely monitor SHIB rich-list rankings, particularly during periods of market weakness and accumulation. 

The Top 0.2% and 0.04% Thresholds 

Investors targeting positions above the top 1% face significantly higher entry requirements.

For instance, entering the top 0.2% requires 2.7 billion SHIB. CoinLore data shows that only 3,357 wallets hold at least this amount. At the current price of $0.0000053, purchasing 2.7 billion SHIB would cost $14,310. If SHIB returns to its previous ATH, however, the same holdings would be worth roughly $238,815.

The requirements rise sharply for investors targeting the top 0.04%. Reaching this tier requires approximately 18.3 billion SHIB, a balance held by only about 703 wallets.

At the current price, acquiring 18.3 billion SHIB would require around $96,990. Meanwhile, a return to $0.00008845 would push the value of that holding to approximately $1.62 million. 

Current Standing of Most SHIB Holders

Despite Shiba Inu having 1.68 million holders, SHIB ownership remains heavily concentrated among the largest addresses.

According to CoinLore, the top 10 richest addresses collectively hold 624.98 trillion SHIB, representing about 62.5% of the total supply. However, this figure requires context because many of these addresses belong to exchanges and burn wallets rather than individual investors.

Meanwhile, addresses ranked 11th to 100th collectively hold 205.53 billion SHIB, equivalent to about 20.55% of the total supply. Addresses ranked 101st to 1,000th, on the other hand, collectively hold 121.32 trillion SHIB, or roughly 12.13% of the supply.

By comparison, addresses ranked from 1,001st through 1.68 millionth collectively control only about 48.14 trillion SHIB, representing 4.81% of the total supply. 

These figures illustrate the difference between holding a relatively modest amount of SHIB and holding enough to rank among the token’s largest addresses. Notably, these projections depend entirely on SHIB returning to its previous ATH, which is not guaranteed. Nevertheless, they illustrate how dramatically the value of large SHIB holdings could change if the meme coin eventually revisits its historical peak.  

Crypto analyst Crypto Sheriff believes Shiba Inu has entered a new phase of its market cycle and could soon transition into the rocket phase.

According to Sheriff, Shiba Inu has spent roughly five years trading below a descending trendline, reflecting a prolonged period of weakness. During that time, SHIB also endured an extended consolidation phase near its lows as persistent selling pressure kept its price below key resistance levels.

However, Sheriff argues that SHIB’s market structure has now changed. The token has broken above the long-term descending trendline, suggesting that it may have moved beyond the decline and consolidation stages and entered a recovery phase.

Shiba Inu Moves From Decline to Recovery

The chart shared by Sheriff illustrates this progression. SHIB entered a prolonged decline after reaching its all-time high of $0.00008845 in October 2021. The token then spent months consolidating near its lows before recently breaking above the descending trendline.

With that breakout, Sheriff believes the recovery phase may not be the final stage of the current cycle. Instead, he expects SHIB to eventually transition into what he describes as the “rocket phase,” which could trigger a much stronger price advance.

“Decline, consolidation, recovery, and the rocket phase,” he remarked. 

Although Sheriff did not provide a specific price target for the anticipated move, he suggested that another major rally could arrive soon. 

His outlook comes shortly after SHIB staged a notable rally that pushed its price above $0.0000061. The token has since surrendered some of those gains and is currently trading around $0.0000053.

Nonetheless, Sheriff maintains that the pullback does not invalidate his recovery thesis. Instead, he views the broader market structure as evidence that SHIB could be preparing for another significant move.

Previous Bullish SHIB Outlook

Sheriff’s latest projection is consistent with his historically bullish outlook on Shiba Inu. He has previously predicted that SHIB could eventually reach new all-time highs of $0.0002 and even $0.001.

However, those targets remain significantly above the token’s current price. SHIB has also failed to return close to its previous all-time high of $0.00008845 since Sheriff first made those projections in October 2024.

The token’s strongest move following that prediction came in December 2024, when SHIB climbed to roughly $0.000033 amid a broader crypto market rally following Donald Trump’s reelection. SHIB subsequently lost momentum and has remained below $0.00001 since the beginning of 2026.

At $0.000005292, SHIB would need to surge about 3,679% to reach $0.0002. Meanwhile, reaching $0.001 would require an even larger increase of roughly 18,796%.

Therefore, Sheriff’s “rocket phase” represents a highly bullish scenario rather than a guaranteed outcome.