Data from Chainspect | Jun 2, 2026, 03:17 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,776	91,148	144	39,493 0.03%	513
2 Ethereum Layer 1	10,027 0.24%	506,809 0.05%	435	184,539 0.01%	8,098 0.01%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,036	696,629	513	35,438 0.01%	2,133 0.05%
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,018	168,800	157	14,363 0.03%	1,315 0.08%
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,709	284,347 0.03%	221 0.45%	12,380 0.06%	2,246 0.27%
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,439	180,784	96	13,149 0.02%	869
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,448 0.04%	197,410 0.01%	128	10,742 0.05%	1,482
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,978 0.10%	121,992 0.01%	23	106,976	5,511
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,805	65,828	167	9,481	1,246
10 Sui Layer 1	1,476	80,546 0.11%	171	17,223 0.02%	881
11 Base Layer 2	1,461 0.07%	21,424 0.18%	72 1.41%	78,305 0.01%	794
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,356	50,656 0.02%	52	223	93
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,313	79,591 0.05%	125	4,704	1,241
14 NEAR Layer 1	1,211	78,288	230	9,984 0.01%	1,223
15 Aptos Layer 1	1,197	53,459 0.05%	133 0.76%	9,841	1,664
16 MultiversX Layer 1	1,159	172,894 0.01%	290	3,185 0.06%	2,251
17 eCash Layer 1	966	37,461 0.01%	4	1,360	154
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	937	81,714 0.20%	227 0.44%	1,691 0.12%	492 0.20%
19 Avalanche Layer 1	818 0.25%	79,591 0.02%	114	6,782	925
20 ICP Layer 1	779 0.13%	116,674 0.06%	175	8,374 0.22%	1,715
21 Stellar Layer 1	703	66,095	129	10,851 0.03%	1,923 0.10%
22 Waterfall Layer 1	670	15,651	11	3	2
23 Cronos Layer 1	660	19,372 0.01%	29	1,151 0.09%	135
24 TON Layer 1	603 0.50%	30,573 0.31%	185	16,477 0.05%	1,538 0.13%
25 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	573	92,172	80	1,874	386

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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