Some estimates have been made based on onchain data regarding the size of Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko's fortune. Continue Reading: Solana (SOL) Founder AnatolySome estimates have been made based on onchain data regarding the size of Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko's fortune. Continue Reading: Solana (SOL) Founder Anatoly

Solana (SOL) Founder Anatoly Yakovenko’s Wealth Revealed! What is His Total Wealth? How Many SOL Does He Own?

2026/02/15 16:45
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Anatoly Yakovenko’s current net worth is estimated to be between $500 million and $1.2 billion.

According to an Arkham analysis report dated 2026, Yakovenko’s personal wealth largely consists of SOL assets and his shareholding in Solana Labs. The size of his wealth fluctuates directly in relation to the Solana price.

The Solana network initially generated a total of 500 million SOL, with 12.5% allocated to the founding team. On-chain data strongly suggests that the address 9QgXq is linked to Yakovenko, and that it holds over 136,000 SOL (approximately $11 million).

Between August and November 2024, over 3 million SOL were unstakes and transferred from the account in question, with more than 1.5 million of it being restakes to new addresses. If these addresses also belong to Yakovenko, the total value of the SOL holdings is estimated to be approximately $122 million.

It is also stated that an address associated with the domain name “toly.sol” and linked to the username “Toly” holds approximately $16,500 in liquid assets.

Yakovenko is estimated to own approximately 5–10% of Solana Labs. The company has received funding from institutional investors such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Polychain Capital, and Multicoin Capital.

Solana Labs is estimated to be valued between $5 and $8 billion, while Yakovenko’s shareholding is valued at approximately $250 million to $800 million.

In addition, Yakovenko is said to have made angel investments in more than 40 projects operating within the Solana ecosystem. These projects include Jito Labs, Drift Protocol, and Helius.

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Whose Fading Is the Most?

Solana’s token allocation is spread across institutional investors, exchanges, ETFs, staking providers, and individual investors.

Following the collapse of FTX, the bankruptcy trustee’s SOL assets were put up for auction. 41 million SOL were sold during the process. Among the largest buyers were Galaxy Digital and Pantera Capital.

Galaxy Digital purchased approximately 25.5 million SOL, while Pantera Capital acquired approximately 13.7 million SOL in locked tokens. 60-70% of the tokens are now unlocked. Estimates suggest Galaxy may still hold 6-8 million SOL and Pantera 3-5 million SOL.

Both companies actively participated in funding for Solana treasury companies, which aim to accumulate SOL by 2025.

In 2025, Solana treasury companies attracted attention. The largest verified corporate SOL holder was Forward Industries. Forward Industries currently holds 6.9 million SOL (approximately $583 million).

Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges hold millions of SOL as they store user assets. For example, Binance holds over 24.2 million SOL according to its proof-of-reserve. On the ETF side, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), offered by Bitwise, is the leading spot SOL ETF with over 5.5 million SOL.

While Yakovenko stands out as one of the major individual holders, he may not be the one with the largest single SOL position. Other co-founders and early team members of Solana Labs also received significant allocations. Furthermore, some of the early private investors may hold positions larger than those of a single founder.

*This is not investment advice.

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