Tether CEO: The total number of USDT users is nearly 500 million, with an average daily trading volume of about 45 billion USD, an average of 17 million daily traders, and Tether's profit margin reaches 99%

ChainCatcher news, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently disclosed USDT-related data at a USAT presentation, stating that the total number of global users of USDT is nearly 500 million, with a growth rate of 10% in Q4 2024; the market capitalization of USDT is nearly 170 billion USD, with an average daily trading volume of about 45 billion USD, and 35% of the USDT supply is controlled by holders; if Tether were a country, based on Tether's holdings of US Treasury bonds as of Q2 2025, Tether would rank 18th among US Treasury bond holders; Tether's user growth in the second quarter reached 30 million; the average daily number of USDT traders reached 17 million. 63% of USDT traders only trade USDT, while about 78% of other stablecoin traders also participate in trading other tokens. In addition, he stated: "Tether's profit margin is 99%."