Bybit fees explained: what you actually pay
Updated July 2026 · Affiliate Code Research
Bybit's fees are straightforward once you separate the two products — spot and derivatives — and understand that a referral code and your fee rate are two different things. This guide lays out the actual numbers from Bybit's published fee table and is honest about what the referral codes do and don't change.
All figures below are the standard, non-VIP (VIP 0) rates from Bybit's own fee schedule. Your rate drops as you climb the VIP tiers by volume or balance.
Key takeaways
- Spot trading: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker at VIP 0.
- Derivatives (USDT perps): 0.02% maker / 0.055% taker at VIP 0.
- VIP tiers cut rates with 30-day volume or asset balance, down to 0% derivatives maker at Supreme VIP.
- A referral code does NOT give a verified ongoing fee-rate discount — it makes you eligible for welcome rewards, which is separate.
- Funding on perpetuals is exchanged between traders (not a Bybit fee) and isn't affected by any code.
Spot trading fees
On spot markets, Bybit charges 0.1% maker and 0.1% taker at the standard (VIP 0) level — the same rate whether your order provides or takes liquidity. That's in line with the major centralized exchanges.
Fees are charged per trade on the value of the fill. As you climb the VIP ladder, both maker and taker rates fall (see the table below).
Derivatives (perpetuals & futures) fees
Derivatives are cheaper than spot, as on most venues. At VIP 0 you pay 0.02% maker and 0.055% taker on USDT perpetual contracts. Maker orders (resting limit orders that add liquidity) are much cheaper than taker orders (market orders that remove it), which rewards patient limit-order traders.
Note for EEA residents: derivatives aren't available on the MiCA-regulated bybit.eu platform, which is spot-only. These derivative fees apply on the global bybit.com.
The VIP fee ladder
Your VIP tier is set by your 30-day trading volume or your asset balance — whichever qualifies you higher — and is refreshed daily. Here's how the rates step down (from Bybit's published fee table):
| Tier | Spot maker | Spot taker | Deriv maker | Deriv taker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP 0 | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.020% | 0.055% |
| VIP 1 | 0.0675% | 0.080% | 0.018% | 0.040% |
| VIP 2 | 0.065% | 0.0775% | 0.016% | 0.0375% |
| VIP 3 | 0.0625% | 0.075% | 0.014% | 0.035% |
| VIP 4 | 0.050% | 0.060% | 0.012% | 0.032% |
| VIP 5 | 0.040% | 0.050% | 0.010% | 0.032% |
| Supreme VIP | 0.030% | 0.045% | 0.000% | 0.030% |
Funding, deposits and withdrawals
Perpetual contracts charge funding — a periodic payment exchanged between long and short traders to keep the contract price near the index. It's not a fee Bybit collects, and no referral code affects it.
Crypto deposits are free (you pay the network's on-chain gas). Withdrawals carry a per-asset network fee that Bybit publishes per coin. Fiat on-ramp fees depend on the payment method and provider.
Does a referral code lower your fees?
This is where we differ from sites promising a 'permanent 20% fee discount' with code WEB3. We could not verify, on any official Bybit page, that WEB3 or MICA reduces your fee rate. Your rate is set by the VIP table above, independent of who referred you.
What a referral code genuinely does is make your account eligible for Bybit's welcome rewards — task-based bonuses and, sometimes, fee-rebate vouchers delivered through the Rewards Hub. A rebate voucher is not the same as a permanently lower rate, so we won't claim it is. If Bybit attaches a fee-discount voucher to a campaign, you'll see it in the Rewards Hub after signing up.
Sources
Sign up on Bybit with the code for your region
WEB3 on bybit.com (global) · MICA on bybit.eu (EU/EEA). Free, applied at sign-up.
For traders outside the EEA — the full global Bybit platform.
For traders in the EEA — Bybit's MiCA-regulated European platform.