Bitcoin dominance: current value and chart
Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market capitalisation across 90 days. A rising line means money moving from altcoins into Bitcoin, a falling one the reverse.
Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market capitalisation across 90 days. A rising line means money moving from altcoins into Bitcoin, a falling one the reverse.
- Now
- 58.57 %
- 90 days ago
- 58.01 %
- Change in percentage points
- 0.56 %
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What does Bitcoin dominance mean?
Bitcoin dominance currently stands at 58.57 % (as of 09/27/2026, 09:02 PM GMT+2). It is the share of the total market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies listed by CoinMarketCap that belongs to Bitcoin. When it rises, Bitcoin is outperforming the rest of the market; when it falls, altcoins and stablecoins are gaining weight.
How to read the chart
Bitcoin dominance measures how capital is distributed within the crypto market. Readers who follow it look less at a single day than at the direction over weeks: a rising line shows Bitcoin gaining weight against the rest of the market, a falling line shows other coins catching up.
Because dominance is a ratio, it should be read together with the total market capitalisation. The share can rise because Bitcoin gains, or because the rest of the market falls faster than Bitcoin. Stablecoins count towards the total as well: when many new stablecoins are issued, Bitcoin dominance falls arithmetically without anyone selling Bitcoin.
How this number is produced
Dominance is Bitcoin's share of the market capitalisation of every cryptocurrency listed by CoinMarketCap. The curve shows 90 daily closes from the historical endpoint; the figure under “Now” comes separately from the live call and is therefore fresher than the last point of the curve.
What it does not say
The vertical axis does not start at zero but at the lowest daily mark of the period, otherwise the curve would be a straight line. That is why the range is printed below the chart. A rising dominance also does not necessarily mean Bitcoin rose: it rises just as well when altcoins fall harder.
- Source
- CoinMarketCap
- Update interval
- 60 min
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Frequently asked questions
What counts as high or low Bitcoin dominance?
There is no fixed threshold. What matters is the comparison with its own history: the chart shows the range of the last 90 days, and the value “90 days ago” tells you which way the share has moved. Over several years dominance swung widely, because booms brought many new coins whose value shrank again in the downturn.
How is Bitcoin dominance related to altcoin season?
Market watchers speak of an altcoin season when other coins rise much faster than Bitcoin over a longer period. In such phases dominance falls while the total market capitalisation grows. A falling dominance alone is not proof, though: it also falls when Bitcoin drops faster than the rest of the market.
Why do data providers show different values for Bitcoin dominance?
Every provider works with its own list of coins, estimates circulating supply differently or leaves out stablecoins. That is why values often differ by a few percentage points. For the trend this hardly matters as long as you stick to one source. All values here come from CoinMarketCap.
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