Crypto Developer Activity

Data from Chainspect | Sep 16, 2026, 14:42 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	11,837 0.20%	530,791 0.04%	456	186,434	8,185
2 Solana Layer 1	10,906 0.01%	95,719 0.06%	167 1.21%	41,988 0.02%	591
3 Kusama Layer 1	9,104	704,082 0.02%	567	35,634	2,179
4 Polkadot Layer 1	9,104	704,082 0.02%	567	35,634	2,179
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,101	169,892	159	14,601 0.01%	1,342
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,769 0.03%	306,167 0.06%	225 0.45%	12,462 0.01%	2,198
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,455	182,641	96	13,210	810 0.12%
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,468 0.04%	201,351 0.03%	132	10,827 0.02%	1,464
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	2,031 0.10%	126,300 0.03%	23	108,237	5,572 0.04%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,823	67,495 0.02%	175	9,549 0.01%	1,247
11 Sui Layer 1	1,496	87,034 0.08%	186	17,540 0.01%	889
12 Base Layer 2	1,490	23,408 0.07%	79	79,075	834
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,359	83,392 0.02%	125	4,818 0.12%	1,209
14 Kaia Layer 1	1,357	52,126	55	230	92
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,256	81,232 0.03%	274	10,176	1,264

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.