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 555 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranked #239 (top 0.1%) out of 483,652 tracked accounts, with 2,425,261 followers as of August 2026 and 41,591 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.ai, Domination Finance, Chain Debrief, StarryNift 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 5,043 accounts a total of 14,772 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 1,809 founders, 401 angel investors, 1,363 influencers and 102 VCs, among them Toly, Solana, Laura Shin, CoinDesk, Andrew Kang and SBF.