Metaplanet's shareholder count surpassed 250,000 by late June 2026, a 66% jump in just a few months, through conditions most would describe as bearish. The Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company now counts roughly 1 in every 600 Japanese residents among its owners, and CEO Simon Gerovich is targeting over one million.
Metaplanet's shareholder count surpassed 250,000 by late June 2026, a 66% jump in just a few months, through a stretch most would describe as bearish. Most companies see their investor base shrink during market downturns.
That total represents approximately 0.2% of Japan's entire population — roughly 1 in every 600 Japanese residents holding a piece of a company that pivoted from running hotels to stockpiling Bitcoin.
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 3350, the company began turning itself into a Bitcoin treasury vehicle in 2024, dropping hotels to accumulate BTC. It now holds 40,177 BTC, the third-largest corporate Bitcoin position on the planet.
Financing came from every lever available: equity raises, zero-interest bonds, and warrants. As of May 31, 2026, the net asset value stood at 457.6 billion yen.
CEO Simon Gerovich's long-term target is over one million shareholders, which would translate to roughly 1 in 125 Japanese residents owning stock in the company. Then, on June 12, 2026, Metaplanet acquired Siiibo Securities for 2.1 billion yen, approximately $13.1 million.
The plan is to rebrand it as Metaplanet Securities and offer Bitcoin-linked financial products directly to its growing retail shareholder base. Rather than asking retail investors to navigate exchanges, wallets, and onchain activity, the company wants to package Bitcoin investment into familiar formats through a regulated securities firm.
Source: Crypto Briefing
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