[Tether CEO: Total USDT users near 500 million, daily trading volume around $45 billion, daily traders reach 17 million, Tether profit margin at 99%] Odaily Planet Daily reports that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently disclosed USDT-related data during a USAT presentation, stating that the global total number of USDT users is close to 500 million, with a growth rate of 10% projected for Q4 2024. The market capitalization of USDT is approximately $170 billion, with an average daily trading volume of about $45 billion. 35% of USDT's supply is controlled by depositors. If Tether were a country, based on its U.S. Treasury holdings as of Q2 2025, it would rank as the 18th largest holder of U.S. Treasuries. In Q2, Tether saw a user increase of 30 million people. The average daily number of USDT traders is 17 million. Among them, 63% of USDT traders only trade USDT, whereas approximately 78% of other stablecoin traders also engage in trading other tokens (Odaily Planet Daily notes: this data may indicate that the number of users utilizing USDT solely for payment and transfers is larger). Additionally, he stated: 'Tether's profit margin is 99%.'