Data from Chainspect | Feb 5, 2026, 12:55 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,769 0.01%	86,948 0.03%	122	39,992 0.04%	1,872 0.11%
2 Polkadot Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,910	678,559 0.01%	467	34,250 0.02%	4,997 0.02%
3 Kusama Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,910	678,559 0.01%	467	34,250 0.02%	4,997 0.02%
4 Ethereum Layer 1	8,449 0.10%	493,083 0.17%	408	189,509 0.02%	11,785 0.04%
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	3,810	166,458	145	13,951 0.03%	1,694
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,569	234,966 0.05%	188	11,689 0.03%	2,065
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,327 0.06%	177,695 0.01%	95	13,033 0.03%	1,041
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,380	190,729 0.02%	130	10,665 0.03%	1,616
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,917 0.05%	117,780 0.05%	22	105,195 0.04%	5,587 0.04%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,774	63,937 0.03%	157	9,349 0.05%	1,689
11 Sui Layer 1	1,428 0.21%	72,251 0.11%	154	16,844 0.13%	924 0.11%
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,342	50,005 0.03%	50	215 0.47%	92
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,185 0.17%	75,593 0.21%	218 0.46%	9,809 0.15%	1,343 0.30%
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,174	50,377 0.01%	123	9,750 0.01%	1,794
15 Hedera Layer 1	1,147 0.53%	73,386 0.10%	119	4,026 0.30%	1,108
16 MultiversX Layer 1	968 0.10%	170,166 0.02%	273	3,184 0.06%	2,572 0.08%
17 eCash Layer 1	951	36,774 0.02%	4	1,342	152
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	916	66,001 0.14%	193	1,603 0.25%	590 0.17%
19 Avalanche Layer 1	795 0.13%	75,255 0.04%	110	6,759 0.04%	1,196
20 ICP Layer 1	757	109,963 0.08%	168	8,072 0.36%	2,008
21 Base Layer 2	728 0.14%	10,758 0.27%	66	77,689 0.00%	807
22 Stellar Layer 1	685	65,508 0.29%	127	11,041 0.11%	2,262
23 Cronos Layer 1	646	19,227	29	1,145 0.09%	148
24 TON Layer 1	579	24,185 0.16%	176	15,255 0.04%	1,511
25 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	550 0.18%	85,502 0.17%	64	1,847 0.05%	385

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.

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