Listed companies' weekly net BTC purchases strongly rebounded to $2.03 billion, surging over 44 times from the previous week

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM EST on May 18, 2026, the total weekly net purchases of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) stood at $2.03 billion, an increase of 4,403.11% compared to the previous week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $2.01 billion (up 4,574.4% from last week) to purchase 24,869 Bitcoins at a price of $80,985, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 Bitcoins.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.

Additionally, four other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. Asset management firm Strive announced on May 12 the purchase of 9 Bitcoins without disclosing the specific amount spent, bringing its total holdings to 15,009 Bitcoins; UK-based Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on May 12 and May 15 an investment of $2.84 million to purchase 25 Bitcoins at $81,592.67 and 10 Bitcoins at $79,662, bringing its total holdings to 2,840 Bitcoins; French Bitcoin company Capital B announced on May 18 an investment of $15.02 million to purchase 192 Bitcoins at $78,205.4, bringing its total holdings to 3,135 Bitcoins; Brazilian Bitcoin company OrangeBTC announced on May 18 an investment of $390,900 to purchase 5 Bitcoins at $78,180, bringing its total holdings to 3,737 Bitcoins.

As of press time, the total Bitcoin held by the surveyed global listed companies (excluding mining companies) amounts to 1,113,841 coins, an increase of 2.37% from last week. The current market value is approximately $86.16 billion, representing 5.6% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap.