CoinGecko is the world's largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, co-founded in April 2014 by Bobby Ong and TM Lee as a bootstrapped startup with no external venture capital funding. CoinGecko's Twitter Score is 592 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranked #204 (top 0.1%) out of 389,587 tracked accounts, with 2,422,594 followers as of July 2026 and 41,179 posts on record.
CoinGecko tracks 17,000+ cryptoassets across 1,000+ exchanges. Its affiliated GeckoTerminal platform covers on-chain data across 200+ blockchain networks, 1,800+ DEXes, and 39 million+ tokens. The CoinGecko API recorded 468 monthly GitHub activities in April 2026, more than five times the activity of the next closest provider based on 12 months of data from May 2025 to April 2026.
CoinGecko underwent a leadership reshuffle in August 2025, with Bobby Ong appointed CEO and TM Lee transitioning to President, alongside the naming of Cedric Chan as CTO. CoinGecko Ventures, its corporate venture arm, invests in blockchain and fintech companies at Seed and Series A stages and had made 19 investments as of 2025, with portfolio companies including Unstoppable Domains and Zash. In January 2026, CoinGecko was reported to be exploring a sale at approximately $500 million valuation, with investment bank Moelis running the process; CEO Bobby Ong described the company as evaluating strategic opportunities and characterized it as growing and profitable.
CoinGecko has been mentioned by 4,744 accounts a total of 14,068 times across the crypto data and analytics community.
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CoinGecko draws a broad range of notable followers across the crypto industry. The accounts that follow CoinGecko include 1,611 founders, 298 angel investors, 1,574 influencers and 190 VCs, among them Toly, Laura Shin, Solana, CoinDesk, SBF and Andrew Kang.