Data from Chainspect | May 20, 2026, 14:06 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,769	90,890 0.03%	141	39,398 0.03%	508 0.59%
2 Ethereum Layer 1	9,769 0.26%	504,163 0.08%	434	184,312 0.01%	8,093 0.04%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,032 0.01%	696,117 0.01%	507	35,440 0.01%	2,136
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,019	168,758	156	14,333 0.05%	1,320
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,699	283,397 0.05%	222	12,378	2,253
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,439	180,397 0.01%	96	13,145 0.02%	874
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,449	197,142 0.04%	128	10,738 0.02%	1,487
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,973	121,448 0.03%	23	106,855 0.02%	5,512 0.05%
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,803 0.06%	65,761 0.04%	167	9,483 0.02%	1,246 0.16%
10 Sui Layer 1	1,471	79,081 0.16%	168 0.60%	17,203 0.02%	881
11 Kaia Layer 1	1,355 0.07%	50,574 0.05%	52	223	93
12 Hedera Layer 1	1,307	79,153 0.05%	125	4,700 0.02%	1,243
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,211 0.08%	78,172 0.01%	230	9,993 0.04%	1,223
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,197	53,104 0.11%	131	9,850	1,672
15 MultiversX Layer 1	1,156	172,190	289 0.35%	3,184	2,250 0.04%
16 eCash Layer 1	963 0.10%	37,409 0.07%	4	1,359 0.07%	154
17 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	935	81,107 0.11%	225	1,687	493
18 Base Layer 2	911	15,153 0.22%	71	78,194 0.01%	790
19 Avalanche Layer 1	815	79,141 0.03%	114	6,775	947
20 ICP Layer 1	774	116,131 0.06%	174	8,347 0.01%	1,715
21 Stellar Layer 1	699	65,907	129 0.78%	10,824 0.01%	1,918
22 Waterfall Layer 1	670	15,651	11	3	2
23 Cronos Layer 1	659	19,360 0.05%	29	1,148	134
24 TON Layer 1	600 0.17%	30,218 0.14%	185	16,388 0.04%	1,528 0.59%
25 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	571	91,738 0.04%	79	1,871	386

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.