Crypto Developer Activity

Data from Chainspect | Aug 18, 2026, 08:57 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	11,444 0.63%	524,857 0.60%	455 4.12%	186,169 0.44%	8,175 0.48%
2 Solana Layer 1	10,879	94,870 0.05%	164	41,893 0.02%	580 0.17%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,081	701,752	554	35,585 0.01%	2,179
4 Kusama Layer 1	9,081	701,752	554	35,585 0.01%	2,179
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,099 0.02%	169,596	159	14,541 0.01%	1,332 0.08%
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,758	302,796 0.04%	222	12,421 0.01%	2,214
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,447	182,312 0.01%	96	13,199	812
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,461	200,572 0.01%	132	10,814 0.02%	1,483 0.07%
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	2,007 0.05%	125,103 0.05%	23	107,936 0.01%	5,575 0.02%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,821	67,313 0.03%	175	9,538 0.01%	1,248
11 Sui Layer 1	1,489 0.07%	84,651 0.14%	185	17,511	891 0.22%
12 Base Layer 2	1,489	22,782 0.08%	75	79,028	821
13 Kaia Layer 1	1,357	52,000 1.79%	55	230	93
14 Hedera Layer 1	1,342	82,439 0.05%	125	4,772 0.04%	1,208
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,229 0.08%	79,238 0.03%	234	10,049 0.01%	1,220 0.08%
16 Aptos Layer 1	1,201	54,282 0.01%	134	9,873	1,561
17 MultiversX Layer 1	1,172	174,071 0.02%	290	3,217	2,245
18 eCash Layer 1	974	37,942 0.01%	4	1,367	154
19 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	953	85,091 0.11%	233	1,746	494
20 Avalanche Layer 1	838	81,672 0.01%	117	6,834 0.03%	901

The number of active developers is one of the most widely used metrics for measuring the health and growth of a blockchain ecosystem. It reflects how many independent builders are contributing code, maintaining repositories, and pushing commits across the network’s core repos.

To ensure accuracy, we focus only on repositories maintained by the blockchain’s foundation or core development organizations, excluding ecosystem projects like dApps, tools, or explorers. This way, the metric highlights protocol development without being influenced by broader ecosystem work.

A higher developer count signals stronger community engagement, faster iteration, and a greater likelihood of long-term sustainability. Blockchains with more active developers tend to ship features quicker, address issues faster, and attract more users and projects.

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