Large XRP holders continue to build positions despite 2026 price struggles

XRP may have struggled on the price front this year, but large holders have continued to build their positions. Santiment reports that wallets holding 10 million to 100 million XRP have accumulated an additional 1.23 billion XRP since the beginning of 2026.

At the start of the year, large holders’ XRP holdings were 10.97 billion, and they’re now 12.2 billion, despite a 43% price slump. However, XRP whale accumulation has been irregular since the start of the year, although the buying began well before then.

In November 2025 alone, large holders expanded their supply by 2.4 billion XRP. 

10 million to 100 million XRP wallets achieved a new high in early July

At the moment, XRP’s current price puts the value of the 1.23 billion accumulated tokens at approximately $1.279 billion. At XRP’s previous record high of $3.66, those holdings would have been worth around $4.5 billion. 

Arguably, large holders had dialed back their purchases in December last year and stayed relatively quiet for several months before beginning a gradual accumulation trend in March 2026.

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