Bitcoin dominance has become less volatile as the market matured, with daily movements narrowing to a range of -1.2 to +1.6 percentage points. However, this wasn’t always the case. This study explores how $BTC dominance has evolved over the past 12 years really

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Bitcoin Dominance on the Rise for 3rd Consecutive Year

last 12 years from 2013 to 2025, Bitcoin’s dominance of the crypto market has fluctuated in a wide range, between an all-time low of 31.1% and the early highs of 99.1%. During this time, daily Bitcoin dominance has recorded 50.0% or higher in 2 out of every 3 days. In other words, Bitcoin has essentially accounted for the majority of the crypto market for a combined duration of 8 years, out of these 12 years

Key Levels in Bitcoin Dominance

Since February 2016, Bitcoin dominance has remained well below 90.0%. This reflects a turning point in the crypto market’s maturity after the ICO boom and first altcoin bull run in 2017, as the number of major altcoins expanded and their market capitalizations grew.

after narrowly recording 70.7% on January 3, 2021, Bitcoin dominance shrank and has remained below the 70.0% level. This means that over the last 12 years, daily Bitcoin dominance has only been at 70.0% or higher for one third of the time. It remains to be seen whether Bitcoin dominance will break above the 70.0% threshold again.

Notably on April 7, 2025, Bitcoin dominance rose to reach 60.5%, crossing the 60.0% threshold for the first time in four years. Bitcoin dominance was last above this threshold when it recorded 60.6% on March 15, 2021. In total, over the last 12 years, Bitcoin dominance has been below the 60.0% threshold for just over half the time.

2023 to 2025: Bitcoin Goes Mainstream

past 3 years, Bitcoin dominance has risen steadily from a minority market share of 38.4% at the start of 2023, to 58.5% in 2025 to date. This latest resurgence in Bitcoin dominance reflects a structural shift in the crypto market, as Bitcoin gains mainstream legitimacy and institutional adoption, on the back of US spot Bitcoin ETFs approval in January 2024 and growing regulatory clarity post-FTX collapse.

Notably, Bitcoin dominance has become consistently less volatile, with smaller DoD changes ranging from -1.2 percentage points to +1.6 percentage points. In contrast, Bitcoin dominance had previously fluctuated from -16.2 percentage points to +16.7 percentage points during the 2013 to 2016 period, and from -8.8 percentage points to +7.0 percentage points during the 2017 to 2022 period.