Data from Chainspect | May 6, 2026, 05:46 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,950 0.01%	92,568 0.07%	140 0.72%	44,146 0.11%	1,972 0.10%
2 Ethereum Layer 1	9,743 0.07%	512,632 0.04%	443	191,320	11,812
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,032 0.01%	695,650 0.01%	506	35,423 0.01%	5,089 0.08%
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,017	168,711	155	14,300 0.03%	1,731
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,688 0.03%	278,372 0.07%	219	12,291 0.01%	2,276
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,438	180,047 0.01%	96	13,140	1,013
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,451	196,977 0.01%	129	10,734 0.01%	1,517
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,961	121,067 0.06%	23	106,682 0.01%	5,608
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,797	65,619	166	9,484 0.01%	1,675
10 Sui Layer 1	1,469 0.07%	78,216 0.07%	167	17,167 0.02%	921 0.11%
11 Kaia Layer 1	1,353 0.07%	50,473 0.01%	52	223	93
12 Hedera Layer 1	1,288 0.23%	78,463 0.12%	124	4,687 0.11%	1,257 0.08%
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,205	78,008 0.03%	230	9,976 0.01%	1,371 0.07%
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,191	52,432 0.06%	129	9,845 0.01%	1,791
15 MultiversX Layer 1	1,154	172,081	288	3,183	2,403
16 eCash Layer 1	962	37,327 0.02%	4	1,357	154
17 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	933	80,980 0.08%	228 0.44%	1,690	586
18 Base Layer 2	910	14,909 0.13%	70	78,116	828 0.24%
19 Avalanche Layer 1	814	78,921 0.43%	115	6,790	1,187 0.08%
20 ICP Layer 1	774 0.13%	115,590 0.04%	175	8,332 0.02%	1,953 0.10%
21 Stellar Layer 1	697	65,697 0.06%	128	10,801 0.01%	2,157
22 Waterfall Layer 1	670	15,651	11	3	2
23 Cronos Layer 1	658	19,325 0.01%	29	1,147	149
24 TON Layer 1	598 0.17%	26,979 0.13%	180	15,835 0.02%	1,580
25 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	570	91,378 0.17%	79 1.28%	1,863 0.05%	389 0.26%

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.