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News
Sep 4, 2026
2min read
byAnjali Belgaumkar
forCoinpedia
<img src="https://xpertsstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/XRP-Rich-List-Grows-as-Million-XRP-Wallets-Rise-Despite-70-XRP-Price-Drop.jpg” alt=”XRP Rich List Changed: Here’s How Much It Takes To Rank Among Top Holders” loading=”lazy”>
XRP holder distribution now places the top 10% at 2,151 XRP, the top 1% at 44,896 XRP and the top 0.1% at 275,420 XRP, showing ordinary holders can reach notable ranks without whale-sized capital. XRP trades near $1.40 (+2%) as US spot XRP ETFs booked 11 straight sessions of inflows totaling ~$1.68 billion with Goldman Sachs among large institutional holders, while Evernorth’s Q2 2026 report shows XRP Ledger quarterly average value rose to $4.26 billion from $99 million in Q1 2025 ahead of the September 15 Senate CLARITY Act vote, signaling bullish liquidity, adoption and regulatory catalysts for the token and broader crypto market.
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The XRP rich list has shifted again, and the thresholds for entering each tier are lower than many holders assume. Reportedly, according to updated ledger data, here’s what it now takes to rank:
- Top 10% — 2,151 XRP
- Top 5% — 7,503 XRP
- Top 3% — 14,061 XRP
- Top 2% — 21,902 XRP
- Top 1% — 44,896 XRP
- Top 0.5% — 80,098 XRP
- Top 0.1% — 275,420 XRP
What’s Actually Moving the Price Today
XRP price is currently up 2%, trading near $1.40. US spot XRP ETFs have posted 11 straight sessions of positive inflows, totaling roughly $1.68 billion in cumulative net inflows, with Goldman Sachs emerging as one of the largest institutional holders. Momentum is building further ahead of the Senate’s September 15 vote on the CLARITY Act, helped along after the National Sheriffs’ Association dropped its longstanding opposition to the bill.
Liquidity Report Points to Network Growth
XRP treasury company Evernorth published its Q2 2026 XRP Liquidity Report on September 2, showing quarterly average value recorded on the XRP Ledger, combining stablecoin dollars and tokenized assets, rising to $4.26 billion, up from $99 million in Q1 2025. The report credited the increase to larger trade sizes and deeper account balances on the network.
XRP remains correlated with Bitcoin’s broader market moves, with traders watching regulatory developments including the proposed CLARITY Act for signs of a decoupling.
The gap between Ripple’s escrow, exchange custody wallets, and long-held founding allocations versus an ordinary holder’s few thousand tokens is enormous, and it isn’t closing through price action alone. But the rich list also shows something less discussed: reaching the top 10% of XRP holders doesn’t require whale-sized capital, just over 2,000 tokens gets there. Whether that position grows in value depends far less on wallet rank and more on how ETF inflows, regulatory decisions, and network adoption trends playing out right now continue to unfold.
Source: cryptorank.io