Bitcoin TPS

Why Is Bitcoin Often Said to Process 7 Transactions per Second?

Bitcoin’s commonly cited 7 TPS is a legacy theoretical estimate: a 1,000,000-byte block divided by an assumed 250-byte average transaction and a 600-second block interval equals approximately 6.7 TPS. Actual TPS varies with transaction size, SegWit usage, batching and block timing. For current performance, view Bitcoin’s live TPS and real-time network metrics below.