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Data from Chainspect | Aug 4, 2026, 19:07 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	11,153 0.21%	520,158 0.05%	437	185,217	8,135 0.09%
2 Solana Layer 1	10,868 0.03%	94,418 0.05%	163	41,632	565 0.18%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,074	701,143 0.02%	550 0.18%	35,579 0.01%	2,178 0.05%
4 Kusama Layer 1	9,074	701,143 0.02%	550 0.18%	35,579 0.01%	2,178 0.05%
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,039	169,055	159	14,517	1,333 0.08%
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,768	303,875 0.07%	227	12,576 0.03%	2,249 0.04%
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,447 0.03%	182,142 0.01%	96	13,196 0.05%	864
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,460	200,224 0.01%	132	10,797 0.05%	1,485
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	2,000	124,421 0.05%	23	107,717 0.02%	5,576
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,819	67,223 0.02%	175	9,529 0.02%	1,245 0.08%
11 Sui Layer 1	1,487	83,801 0.07%	181	17,462 0.01%	890
12 Base Layer 2	1,487 0.07%	22,576 0.08%	74	79,001	821
13 Kaia Layer 1	1,356	51,005 0.02%	55	228	93
14 Hedera Layer 1	1,334	81,931 0.04%	125	4,761 0.02%	1,207
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,226	79,049 0.01%	234	10,040 0.02%	1,220
16 Aptos Layer 1	1,200	54,150 0.01%	134	9,867	1,565
17 MultiversX Layer 1	1,171	173,924 0.01%	290	3,224	2,245
18 eCash Layer 1	973	37,889 0.03%	4	1,368 0.07%	154
19 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	950	84,381 0.07%	232 0.43%	1,735 0.06%	494
20 Avalanche Layer 1	836 0.12%	81,283 0.05%	117	6,834 0.01%	905

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.