Data from Chainspect | Mar 9, 2026, 17:48 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,837 0.01%	89,117	125	41,259 0.07%	1,903 0.11%
2 Polkadot Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,983	684,904	493	34,963	5,067
3 Kusama Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,983	684,904	493	34,963	5,067
4 Ethereum Layer 1	8,865	500,910 0.01%	428	190,196 0.01%	11,815 0.02%
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	3,862	166,971 0.01%	147 0.68%	14,141 0.23%	1,714 0.06%
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,647	271,547 0.01%	215	12,284	2,286
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,340 0.03%	178,180 0.01%	96 1.05%	13,095 0.01%	1,041
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,335 2.14%	192,268 0.01%	132	10,728 0.01%	1,588
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,934	119,097 0.02%	23	105,851 0.02%	5,604 0.02%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,780	64,394 0.05%	159	9,376 0.02%	1,688
11 Sui Layer 1	1,436	73,898 0.04%	157	16,973 0.01%	918
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,346	50,171	51	219	92
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,198 0.17%	75,342 0.03%	121	4,208 0.14%	1,111
14 NEAR Layer 1	1,194	76,862 0.02%	222 0.45%	9,880 0.08%	1,347
15 Aptos Layer 1	1,181	51,047 0.03%	126	9,779 0.02%	1,799
16 MultiversX Layer 1	1,145 0.35%	171,572 0.01%	287 0.35%	3,184	2,406 0.04%
17 eCash Layer 1	956	36,957 0.01%	4	1,349	153
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	919	67,835 0.02%	206	1,639 0.24%	590
19 Base Layer 2	868	13,142 0.02%	70	77,793	819
20 Avalanche Layer 1	803	76,778	113	6,783 0.03%	1,201
21 ICP Layer 1	764	111,673	170	8,285 0.01%	1,997
22 Stellar Layer 1	689	65,954	125	10,679 0.02%	2,194
23 Cronos Layer 1	648	19,244	29	1,147	148
24 TON Layer 1	586	25,332 0.01%	176	15,425 0.05%	1,532 0.13%
25 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	562	88,079	69	1,864	390

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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