{"id":89652,"date":"2025-10-07T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=89652"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:21:23","slug":"czs-wealth-valued-at-89-billion-he-disagrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/czs-wealth-valued-at-89-billion-he-disagrees\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ&#8217;s Wealth Valued at $89 Billion, He Disagrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was ranked 21st on Forbes&#8217; billionaire list with a fortune of $89.7 billion. The entrepreneur questioned the accuracy of these calculations. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#8217;t belive this is accurate (way too high).<br \/>I also don&#8217;t think it matters.<\/p>\n<p>What matters is how many people we can help, and by how much.<\/p>\n<p>Make a world a little bit better than before I arrived. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxT9XDyoHN\">https:\/\/t.co\/YxT9XDyoHN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ \ud83d\udd36 BNB (@cz_binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1975248223615799303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t consider these figures accurate (way too high). I don&#8217;t think it matters. What matters is how many people we can help,&#8221; he wrote. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bloomberg Billionaires Index placed CZ at 26th, valuing his wealth at $63.8 billion. Experts noted that Zhao&#8217;s portfolio has grown by $10.5 billion since the beginning of the year. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155-1024x458.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-267072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155-1024x458.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155-1536x687.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-04ad433f973dfb8f-6213956583416155.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/billionaires\/\">Bloomberg<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was aided by the rise of Binance&#8217;s native coin, BNB. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bnb-reaches-new-high-above-850-as-czs-wealth-hits-75-8-billion\">report<\/a> by Forbes in June 2024, the founder of the world&#8217;s largest exchange owns 64% of the total cryptocurrency supply (89.1 million tokens). CZ previously confirmed that 98% of his wealth is in BNB, and 1.32% in Bitcoin.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c4b2354d601cd95a-6213973615985117.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-267073\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CZ&#8217;s Portfolio. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/square\/post\/20741536898114\">Binance<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On October 6, the price of the cryptocurrency associated with Binance exceeded $1200 for the first time in history. At the time of writing, BNB is trading at $1250, having risen by 3% in the last 24 hours. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184-1024x602.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-267074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184-1536x902.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-c1910cd8a7b83505-6213989039668184.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hourly chart BTC\/USDT on Binance. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ABNBUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Reaction <\/h2>\n<p>A user under the pseudonym Quinten called Forbes&#8217; valuation &#8220;conservative.&#8221; He pointed to Zhao&#8217;s 90% stake in Binance and his large positions in BNB and Bitcoin. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coinbase its market cap is roughly $100 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t Binance then worth around $100 billion too? If yes, and you own 90% or so of it?.. Plus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BNB&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BNB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> etc.<\/p>\n<p>Of course you know better than me haha, but to outsiders it sounds about right, if not quite low.<\/p>\n<p>Why do you think\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quinten | 048.eth (@QuintenFrancois) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuintenFrancois\/status\/1975255239059198035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;You know better than me, but to an outsider, the figure seems plausible, if not understated,&#8221; he emphasized.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A user named Dynamo ironically <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DynamoXBT\/status\/1975256101533982898\">remarked<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The main thing is how much we can manipulate the market to extract liquidity from retail investors.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some community members supported CZ. A user under the pseudonym depressivehacks criticized the media, saying they are only interested in big numbers, scandals, and wealth rankings.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who is writing the summary article of the people being helped?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, right, nobody because that stuff doesn&#8217;t get clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Sad state of affairs, really.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 depressivehacks (@depressivehacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/depressivehacks\/status\/1975249988914716785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Who writes summary articles about those who are actually helped? Oh, right\u2014nobody. Because that doesn&#8217;t get clicks. Sad state of affairs, isn&#8217;t it?&#8221; he commented. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TCryptochicks\/status\/1975251491490578563\">clarified<\/a> that the Binance founder has helped 69,360 people in four countries.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, Zhao <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/former-binance-ceo-launches-educational-platform\">announced<\/a> the launch of the educational platform Giggle Academy. The project is aimed at providing free education from grades one to twelve. <\/p>\n<p>In April 2025, CZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/blog\/charity\/8282359750018504599\">donated<\/a> 500 BNB (~$600,000) to users from <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/myanmars-digital-slavery-inside-the-scam%e2%80%91factory-network\">Myanmar<\/a> and Thailand affected by an earthquake. <\/p>\n<p>Back in July, the Binance founder <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cz-contributes-10-million-to-buterins-biotech-initiative\">supported<\/a> Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s biotechnology project with $10 million. At that time, Zhao also made several private contributions to support other charitable initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was ranked 21st on Forbes&#8217; billionaire list with a fortune of $89.7 billion. 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