Crypto Developer Activity

Data from Chainspect | Aug 27, 2026, 10:30 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	11,597 0.03%	526,876 0.10%	453 0.22%	186,282 0.01%	8,178 0.02%
2 Solana Layer 1	10,884 0.02%	95,159 0.04%	166	41,956 0.01%	584 0.17%
3 Kusama Layer 1	9,089 0.03%	702,286 0.02%	558 0.18%	35,605	2,177
4 Polkadot Layer 1	9,089 0.03%	702,286 0.02%	558 0.18%	35,605	2,177
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,102	169,835 0.02%	159	14,566	1,339
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,759 0.03%	303,817 0.03%	222	12,432 0.02%	2,212
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,450	182,423	96	13,212 0.02%	811
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,462	200,686	131	10,809	1,461
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	2,015 0.05%	125,551 0.05%	23	108,044 0.01%	5,575
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,821	67,369 0.02%	175	9,544	1,246
11 Sui Layer 1	1,494	85,321 0.07%	185	17,517 0.01%	892
12 Base Layer 2	1,489	22,972 0.14%	75	79,033	824
13 Kaia Layer 1	1,357	52,086 0.02%	55	230	93
14 Hedera Layer 1	1,347	82,785 0.03%	125	4,785	1,207
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,231 0.08%	79,363 0.02%	234	10,052 0.01%	1,221 0.08%

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.

With Chainspect’s real-time Developer Activity Dashboard, you can track and compare active developers, repositories, and commits across 50+ blockchains. See which ecosystems are growing, monitor trends over time, and identify the projects with the most vibrant developer communities.

Developer activity is what keeps blockchains evolving. Use our live data to make informed decisions, whether you’re investing, building, or researching blockchain ecosystems.