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USDT · TRC20 live on-chain

USDT on Tron

Tron settles more USDT than any other blockchain — over half of all Tether in existence. Here's what it costs to send, how much is in circulation, and the largest transfers moving right now, all read straight from on-chain data.

TRC20 contract TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t
USDT price
$0.9989
USD · pegged ▲ 0.03%
Circulating supply
89.35B
USDT on Tron
Holders
74.66M
addresses
Transfers · 24h
2.33M
USDT-TRC20 ▲ 1.35%
Send USDT for less
stake · burn · rent

The burn rate is the worst case

The ~6.7045 TRX above is what you pay with an empty account. Tron gives every account free bandwidth daily, and you can cover energy two cheaper ways: stake TRX once for a perpetual resource allowance, or rent energy from on-chain markets for roughly a fifth of the burn price.

A merchant running 1,000 USDT transfers/day burns ~$69.24K/month at this rate — staking or renting takes that toward zero.

Largest USDT transfers · live
last 72s
# usd value amount from → to block · age
1 $564.1K 564.79KUSDT TUFbshCggSLuMauNhqhL74DpbuJuje49GL TUFb…49GL → TU4vEruvZwLLkSfV9bNw12EJTPvNr7Pvaa TU4v…Pvaa #2,294 5s ago
2 $499.4K 500.01KUSDT TGhwWC4YSACEoiYFaqvhQqx2rYnUdpey2Z TGhw…ey2Z → TU4vEruvZwLLkSfV9bNw12EJTPvNr7Pvaa TU4v…Pvaa #2,294 5s ago
3 $422.0K 422.51KUSDT TSjC6P3UNhiofAWPpDcUmVGzubVkxDGTuL TSjC…GTuL → TU4vEruvZwLLkSfV9bNw12EJTPvNr7Pvaa TU4v…Pvaa #2,294 5s ago
4 $411.3K 411.79KUSDT TCkMLroPD7QgQPBARK1Y2PkiK9ELBfVsnp TCkM…Vsnp → TJcWhP2fC5AtvUkq2guiya4eVumZPcwzks TJcW…wzks #2,275 1m 2s ago
5 $400.4K 400.86KUSDT TLaGjwhvA8XQYSxFAcAXy7Dvuue9eGYitv TLaG…Yitv → TQ7VTjbNiWy67GYaMrV4XE8C64KusHEeCZ TQ7V…EeCZ #2,294 5s ago
6 $399.5K 400.00KUSDT TRskmbt67mAxDqXJFEC6L5khUTPBMNJUqf TRsk…JUqf → TNEvtg4JpXbFuNq87RTax7ea6FMV4B8phU TNEv…8phU #2,295 2s ago
7 $199.8K 200.00KUSDT TBxMPVXtKjs7EzJ2EXUC4uFuezUkdQyi8K TBxM…yi8K → TUGQuXrgB96gnQzbVWS52yk1C23c434Y5j TUGQ…4Y5j #2,287 26s ago
8 $154.7K 154.88KUSDT TRTM6bdrbpRSfy4PUrsYJTnxcTZAFw4fWe TRTM…4fWe → TH8XQ5Z8Z32UzfCvfmU8opgypoR44HEXe4 TH8X…EXe4 #2,273 1m 8s ago
9 $149.8K 150.00KUSDT TNtxm3Liy1FTgGjbzxG6SGmGaeC3p9pSBs TNtx…pSBs → TVkdRnUiZNLvC2VqXkRX4mGv8NXS3txg8k TVkd…xg8k #2,279 50s ago
10 $149.8K 150.00KUSDT TF5JRFLJviF2JsNgdnhTTPAd3i2wjGMdb3 TF5J…Mdb3 → TPakSHK2vjSoTv7UcpumjAZyC25P9kXkJA TPak…XkJA #2,277 56s ago
11 $124.9K 125.00KUSDT TDqSquXBgUCLYvYC4XZgrprLK589dkhSCf TDqS…hSCf → TKheVTsZujNsWqDTEuQ2ucoekXKDGwGFCD TKhe…GFCD #2,273 1m 8s ago
12 $99.9K 100.00KUSDT TEUTrcBCRdKNhEJN12oV73GT1Q5Q2zHgCy TEUT…HgCy → TRKZWuxZ5pPBoK3ei1nQDnjAo4YyUFUMKB TRKZ…UMKB #2,294 5s ago
13 $99.9K 100.00KUSDT TEojkZeZdMK5KAuzeuNRGygvw3qiBcRVph TEoj…RVph → TSYmG3SWdy7BADjxnWJEMGgwp2MoabNwiY TSYm…NwiY #2,287 26s ago
14 $99.9K 100.00KUSDT TCLgK89AnXbC9rewvhNb9UgXCc2qJJpBXh TCLg…pBXh → TGEdRDXix5pfjf3gdTeobXKnrqv4EaVRtp TGEd…VRtp #2,287 26s ago
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Why USDT lives on Tron

Tron has become the default settlement venue for Tether. Its TRC20 USDT deployment carries more circulating supply and more daily transfer volume than any other chain, driven by two things users feel directly: fees that round to cents (and to nothing for staked accounts), and 3-second blocks that confirm a payment before you've closed the tab.

That's why exchanges, OTC desks, payment processors and millions of individual wallets reach for Tron when they move dollars on-chain. The whale leaderboard and token index show the same story playing out block by block.

TRC20 vs ERC20: one dollar, two rails

USDT on Tron is the same Tether dollar you'd hold on Ethereum — issued by the same company, backed by the same reserves, redeemable 1:1. What differs is the rail it rides. The Tron version is a TRC20 token; the Ethereum version is ERC20.

The practical gap is cost. A transfer that can run into dollars of gas on Ethereum L1 settles for a fraction of a cent on Tron at burn rate — see the byte-level anatomy of a USDT transfer for exactly where every unit goes. The two aren't directly interchangeable; moving between them needs a bridge or an exchange.

Contract & key facts
USDT-TRC20
Contract
TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t
Token
Tether USD · TRC20 · 6 decimals
Price
$0.9989 USD
Circulating supply
89.35B USDT
Holders
74,663,066
Market cap
$89.25B
Volume · 24h
$85.39B
Transfers · all time
3.41B
Launched on Tron
April 2019

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to send USDT on Tron?
At the network's burn rate — what you pay with no staked or rented resources — a USDT-TRC20 transfer currently costs about 6.7045 TRX ($2.31), computed live from the median energy and bandwidth use of recent on-chain transfers. Most people pay far less, often effectively nothing, by staking TRX once or renting energy from on-chain markets.
How long does a USDT transfer on Tron take?
Tron produces one block every ~3 seconds, so a USDT transfer is normally confirmed within a few seconds. It is treated as irreversible after 19 confirmations (about one minute) — the threshold most exchanges use before crediting a deposit.
How many USDT are there on Tron?
There are currently 89.35B USDT in circulation on the Tron network. Tron carries more USDT than any other blockchain — over half of all Tether in existence settles on Tron.
How many people hold USDT on Tron?
Roughly 74.66M addresses hold USDT-TRC20 on Tron, making it one of the most widely held assets in all of crypto.
How many USDT transfers happen per day on Tron?
About 2.33M USDT-TRC20 transfers settle on Tron every 24 hours — the majority of the network's transaction activity and a large share of global stablecoin settlement.
Do I need TRX to send USDT on Tron?
Yes. Every Tron transaction consumes bandwidth and energy. You can cover those by holding a little TRX (burned per transfer), by staking TRX once for a recurring resource allowance, or by renting energy from on-chain markets. Sending to an address that has never held USDT also incurs a small one-time activation cost.
Is USDT on Tron the same as USDT on Ethereum?
It is the same Tether dollar, issued by the same company and redeemable 1:1 — but it lives on a different network. USDT on Tron is a TRC20 token; USDT on Ethereum is an ERC20 token. They are not directly interchangeable without a bridge or an exchange, and Tron transfers cost a tiny fraction of Ethereum ones.
What is the USDT contract address on Tron?
The official USDT-TRC20 contract on Tron is TR7NHqjeKQxGTCi8q8ZY4pL8otSzgjLj6t. Always verify the contract address before sending — only this address is the genuine Tether USD token on Tron.