# Kusama vs Polkadot

Side-by-side fundamentals for Kusama and Polkadot tracked by Chainspect.

| Metric                       | Kusama                   | Polkadot                 |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ |
| Real-time TPS (1H)           | 0 tx/s                   | 0 tx/s                   |
| Max TPS (100 blocks)         | 401.7 tx/s               | 462.7 tx/s               |
| Theoretical TPS              | 100K tx/s                | 1K tx/s                  |
| Transaction Volume (1H)      | 0 txns                   | 0 txns                   |
| Block Time (1H)              | 6.23s                    | 5.99s                    |
| Finality Time                | 30s                      | 30s                      |
| Total Transactions           | 50.7M txns               | 46.1M txns               |
| Launch Date                  | Nov 28, 2019             | May 26, 2020             |
| Nakamoto Coefficient         | 1                        | 154                      |
| Validators/Miners            | 700                      | 500                      |
| Stake/Hashrate               | $0                       | $626M                    |
| Consensus Mechanism          | Nominated Proof of Stake | Nominated Proof of Stake |
| Governance                   | On-chain                 | On-chain                 |
| On-Chain Revenue (1D)        | —                        | $0.0384                  |
| Average Transaction Fee (1D) | —                        | $0.0128                  |
| Price                        | $2.72                    | $0.7152                  |
| Market Cap                   | $52M                     | $1.22B                   |
| FDV                          | $52M                     | $1.5B                    |
| Market Cap / FDV             | 100.00%                  | 81.53%                   |
| Developers                   | 9,131                    | 9,131                    |
| Commits                      | 319,063                  | 319,063                  |
| Repos                        | 577                      | 577                      |
| Stars                        | 35,648                   | 35,648                   |

Source: https://chainspect.app/compare/kusama-vs-polkadot