Binance’s chief big‑shot, Changpeng Zhao-because everyone likes to call him “CZ” like a secret gossip-has scooped up Forbes’ funniest estimation yet: he’s apparently wealthier than Bill Gates and a touch of a billionaire who owns about one hundred planes. He responds by pointing out that if he were to actually buy all of Bill’s Victorian house, it would still be a better deal.
Outshining Gates, Bloomberg, and Your Uncle Dave
On Tuesday, Forbes decided that Mr. Zhao has somehow doubled his fortune-or at least so it feels. They slapped a $110 B on his name, a jaw‑dropping $47 B bump from last year. Faced with iPhones and unimaginable amounts of money, it’s no wonder Mr. Zhao is still pretending he’s got nothing to flaunt.
Fast‑forward to the future (because that’s what reality is) by February 10, 2026: the realtime tracker slid him to $78.78 B, while Bloomberg speculated a slightly less flattering $52.2 B. If it were a game show, that would be the “Do you want five lives?” question.
Or so bloggers tell us. Regardless, Zhao’s standing sits at 17th on the planet-meaning he’s now officially faster than the average opening manhole cover. Bill Gates isn’t even in the top 20 any longer; he’s like the “SAS” version of the Disney castle, stuck watching from the sidelines.
Forbes noted the crypto market’s slump and how Zhao’s stash of 1,400 BTC and BNB went down around 25%. Still, Binance remains the fortress of his fortune, acting more like an Icelandic coffee shop than a bank that actually pops out the money.
Industry whispers, along with voter polls between crypto exchanges, say Binance dominates the market at roughly 38% share. Given that Zhao owns a whopping 90% of it, it’s not a surprise Binance might someday fetch a twelve‑figure sale-though the law means they have to give Netflix and Spotify a smaller slice.
Forbes was smugly sure that if Zhao ever sold it, he’d net a comfortably ridiculous sum, because operating outside US regulations is like sailing a luxury yacht on a lazy Sunday.
“Guess a Number” – Forbes, Please Stop Playing
In a series of X posts, Zhao’s abandon in the world of numbers proved that Forbes’ predictions were, according to him, “definitely not accurate.” Crypto’s magic wand is more like a broom, sweeping all the high‑chart enthusiasm to the attic.
His midnight story: a friend of his told him, “Hey, bet your apartment in Shanghai on Bitcoin.” He sold the place and whaddayum, the economic model worked, until the Wall Street Journal made an entire editorial about why cash on the table should stay put.
The ex‑CEO, who’d been officially pardoned by President Trump by the end of last year, admitted he had never skimmed the Forbes piece. He claimed to have merely gaped at the chart and said, “This is a ‘guess a number’ list-like my grocery bill was made by a fortune teller.”
He also shared that Bitcoin, BNB prices have nosedived-over 50% from their 2025 high, a dizzying 25% from their 2026 opening. “If crypto drops this much in a year, I’m surprised they haven’t launched the Rapture,” he quipped.
When comparing himself with Zhang Yiming, the TikTok king whose company jingles $150 B in revenue, Zhao pointed out that Yuan’s annual earnings are about five times greater. He joked:
“If I’d disclosed how much I actually make, Forbes would either rank me lower or remove me entirely-because apparently my bank account is too delicious to measure properly.” That’s him, telling reality that it’s just too sweet to handle.
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