Data from Chainspect | Jan 5, 2026, 10:47 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,753	86,830	120	39,269 0.03%	1,849
2 Polkadot Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,899	678,012	467	34,181 0.01%	4,999
3 Kusama Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,899	678,012	467	34,181 0.01%	4,999
4 Ethereum Layer 1	8,340 0.05%	487,244 0.01%	397	188,712 0.02%	11,826 0.02%
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	3,811	166,442	145	13,894 0.01%	1,693 0.12%
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,560	232,293 0.02%	184	11,669	2,065 0.05%
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,044	172,952	95	12,976	1,038
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,374	189,957	129	10,592	1,618
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,907	116,566 0.00%	22	104,657 0.02%	5,588
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,697	63,169	158	9,330 0.01%	1,737
11 Sui Layer 1	1,413	69,424 0.06%	148	16,695 0.02%	912
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,338	49,547	50	211	93
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,179	75,068 0.00%	215	9,771 0.02%	1,355
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,173	49,856 0.00%	120	9,711 0.01%	1,790
15 Hedera Layer 1	1,084 0.19%	72,121 0.01%	118	3,931 0.10%	1,139
16 MultiversX Layer 1	963	169,607	272	3,194	2,577
17 eCash Layer 1	944	36,351	4	1,342 0.22%	152
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	914	64,032	183	1,589	587
19 Avalanche Layer 1	788	74,319 0.00%	110	6,744 0.02%	1,197
20 ICP Layer 1	753	108,534	168	7,982	2,009
21 Base Layer 2	719	10,371	64	77,344 0.01%	803 0.13%
22 Stellar Layer 1	678	64,744	122	10,947 0.04%	2,333
23 Flow Layer 1	674	152,916 0.02%	185	4,775	2,647
24 Cronos Layer 1	644	19,203	27	1,137	146
25 TON Layer 1	575	23,640	176	15,157 0.04%	1,506 0.07%

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.

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