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Data from Chainspect | Jul 14, 2026, 12:53 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,850 0.01%	93,899 0.03%	163	41,472 0.03%	558
2 Ethereum Layer 1	10,791 0.22%	516,121 0.07%	438 0.23%	185,125 0.01%	8,197 0.01%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,070 0.01%	700,446	548	35,537 0.01%	2,176
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,024	168,945	157	14,481 0.06%	1,333
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,736 0.11%	287,701 0.03%	225	12,404 0.02%	2,243
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,442	181,715 0.01%	96	13,197 0.02%	866 0.23%
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,458 0.04%	199,588 0.02%	131	10,766 0.03%	1,491
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,989 0.05%	123,716 0.05%	23	107,611	5,628 0.02%
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,812	66,167 0.01%	168	9,522 0.01%	1,242
10 Sui Layer 1	1,481	82,710 0.14%	176 0.57%	17,423 0.02%	888
11 Base Layer 2	1,479	22,234 0.04%	73	78,955 0.01%	813
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,356	50,910	55	224	93
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,328 0.08%	81,115 0.05%	125	4,741	1,205
14 NEAR Layer 1	1,220 0.16%	78,563 0.02%	231	10,028 0.06%	1,221
15 Aptos Layer 1	1,200	54,000 0.04%	133	9,863 0.03%	1,566
16 MultiversX Layer 1	1,170	173,721 0.01%	290	3,221	2,245 0.04%
17 eCash Layer 1	971	37,711 0.04%	4	1,363 0.15%	153
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	944 0.11%	83,339 0.24%	231 0.43%	1,723 0.06%	494
19 Avalanche Layer 1	833	80,530 0.03%	117	6,822	904 0.11%
20 Waterfall Layer 1	791	23,540	14	3	2

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.