Data from Chainspect | Jun 23, 2026, 18:36 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,800	92,394 0.05%	157 1.29%	39,792 0.04%	524 0.19%
2 Ethereum Layer 1	10,442 0.26%	511,844 0.12%	440	184,890 0.01%	8,131 0.04%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,060	699,693	548	35,510	2,154
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,023	168,861	157	14,438 0.03%	1,322
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,721 0.03%	285,992 0.04%	222	12,388 0.01%	2,243 0.04%
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,444 0.03%	181,442 0.01%	96	13,177 0.01%	869
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,453	199,003 0.03%	128	10,755 0.04%	1,486
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,987	122,671 0.07%	23	107,314 0.01%	5,550 0.02%
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,811	65,995	168	9,505 0.01%	1,241
10 Sui Layer 1	1,479 0.07%	81,573 0.06%	172	17,358 0.06%	886
11 Base Layer 2	1,479 0.14%	22,049 0.12%	73	78,765 0.01%	813 0.12%
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,356	50,816 0.01%	53	224	92
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,319	80,318 0.05%	125	4,725	1,228
14 NEAR Layer 1	1,214	78,313 0.01%	231	9,993 0.01%	1,221
15 Aptos Layer 1	1,197	53,797 0.04%	133	9,863	1,569 0.06%
16 MultiversX Layer 1	1,167	173,578	290	3,192	2,247 0.18%
17 eCash Layer 1	966	37,575 0.07%	4	1,363	154
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	941	82,514 0.01%	229	1,716 0.06%	494
19 Avalanche Layer 1	828	80,112 0.05%	116 0.87%	6,807	903
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.

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