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Crypto Developer Activity

Compare Developers, Commits, Repositories, Stars & Watchers Across Blockchains

Total Developers

512

Total Repos

58

Total Commits

50.5K

Total Stars

1.59K

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Data from Chainspect Nov 1, 2026, 21:50 UTC | Attribution Required
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Ethereum
Ethereum
Layer 1
201 8.64%8,971 4.72%3 25.00%592 2.31%-45 4.65%
2
Cardano
Cardano
Layer 1
104 3.70%7,586 2.74%15 103 166
3
Hedera
Hedera
Layer 1
29 1,948 2.79%1 4 100.00%6
4
Solana
Solana
Layer 1
18 10.00%717 4.53%-3 40.00%242 14.15%34 25.93%
5
Arbitrum
Arbitrum
Layer 2
15 6.25%5,043 0.47%3 13 30.00%-6
6
Stellar
Stellar
Layer 1
14 1,503 1.12%1 52 4.00%-10
7
Tezos Ecosystem
Tezos Ecosystem
Ecosystem
14 1,413 2.01%4 7 12.50%0
8
Aptos
Aptos
Layer 1
13 617 1.91%1 18 5.26%-2
9
Kusama
Kusama
Layer 1
13 1,766 5.16%7 -7 40.00%-8
10
Polkadot
Polkadot
Layer 1
13 1,766 5.16%7 -7 40.00%-8
11
NEAR
NEAR
Layer 1
11 593 0.51%4 24 4.00%-29 3.33%
12
Tezos
Tezos
Layer 1
11 1,392 2.04%4 7 12.50%0
13
BNB Chain
BNB Chain
Layer 1
9 188 1 108 3.85%5
14
BSV Blockchain
9 5,126 5.67%4 14 6.67%-2
15
Optimism
Optimism
Layer 2
9 407 2.40%0 11 8.33%4 157.14%

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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.

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