Data from Chainspect | Sep 30, 2025, 08:36 UTC
# Name	Developers	Repos	Commits	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,701	107	85,150 0.00%	38,058 0.06%	1,926
2 Polkadot Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,873 0.01%	460	675,709 0.00%	33,769 0.00%	5,450
3 Kusama Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,873 0.01%	460	675,709 0.00%	33,768 0.01%	5,450
4 Ethereum Layer 1	5,963 0.12%	253	333,485 0.03%	130,985 0.03%	10,318 0.01%
5 opBNB Layer 2	3,789	144	165,935 0.00%	13,511 0.03%	1,802
6 BNB Greenfield Layer 1	3,789 0.03%	144	165,935 0.00%	13,511 0.02%	1,802
7 BNB Chain Layer 1	3,789 0.03%	144	165,935 0.00%	13,511 0.02%	1,802
8 Cardano Layer 1	3,494	177	223,579 0.07%	11,488 0.54%	2,155
9 Optimism Layer 2	2,999	94	170,494 0.03%	12,723 0.08%	1,122
10 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,308	126	184,903 0.00%	10,331 0.19%	1,714
11 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,876	22	113,864 0.00%	102,478 0.01%	5,602
12 Polygon Sidechain	1,657	148	61,935 0.01%	9,212 0.09%	1,873
13 Celo Layer 2	1,564	175	70,429	2,912 0.03%	1,632
14 Kaia Layer 1	1,310	49	48,345 0.00%	194	100
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,153	211	73,386 0.01%	9,587 0.02%	1,553
16 Aptos Layer 1	1,149	116	48,821 0.03%	9,551	1,845
17 MultiversX Layer 1	948	264	163,670 0.00%	2,827	2,979
18 eCash Layer 1	937	4	35,828 0.03%	1,321 0.08%	154
19 BSV Blockchain Layer 1 New	885 1.03%	123 0.82%	59,194 15.96%	1,441 0.56%	573 0.18%
20 xx network Layer 1	883	86	50,469	993	82
21 Fantom Layer 1	826	162	58,707	1,689 0.48%	1,058
22 Avalanche Layer 1	752	109	60,939 0.05%	6,629 0.08%	1,287
23 ICP Layer 1	728	163	111,981 0.02%	9,118	2,283
24 Stellar Layer 1	661 0.15%	116	45,190 0.05%	10,616 0.03%	2,450 0.08%
25 Flow Layer 1	651 0.15%	172	144,406 0.09%	4,657 0.04%	2,824

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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