Data from Chainspect | Apr 27, 2026, 12:53 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,945 0.01%	92,316 0.01%	138 0.73%	44,024 0.02%	1,973 0.05%
2 Ethereum Layer 1	9,556 0.14%	510,531 0.01%	440	191,107	11,812 0.01%
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,027	695,096	505	35,415 0.01%	5,094
4 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,015	168,627	151	14,279 0.02%	1,730
5 Cardano Layer 1	3,684	277,394 0.02%	218	12,310	2,276
6 Optimism Layer 2	3,438	179,783	96	13,131 0.01%	1,014 0.10%
7 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,451	197,085	132	10,765 0.01%	1,555
8 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,960 0.05%	120,853	23	106,582 0.01%	5,610 0.09%
9 Polygon Sidechain	1,793	65,388 0.01%	165	9,482	1,678
10 Sui Layer 1	1,464	77,689 0.03%	167	17,146 0.04%	923 0.11%
11 Kaia Layer 1	1,349	50,388	52	224	93
12 Hedera Layer 1	1,271	77,991 0.02%	124	4,597 0.15%	1,186 0.17%
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,203	77,859	229	9,961	1,370
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,191	52,129	129	9,848 0.01%	1,791
15 MultiversX Layer 1	1,154	172,061	288	3,184	2,403
16 eCash Layer 1	962	37,268 0.01%	4	1,356 0.07%	154
17 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	933	80,184	221	1,684 0.06%	586
18 Base Layer 2	910	14,808 0.01%	70	78,070 0.01%	826 0.12%
19 Avalanche Layer 1	811	78,412 0.04%	115	6,784	1,191
20 ICP Layer 1	770	114,885 0.01%	174	8,338	1,959
21 Stellar Layer 1	696	65,535	127	10,772 0.03%	2,163 0.05%
22 Cronos Layer 1	658	19,296	29	1,149	149
23 TON Layer 1	595	26,709	180	15,790 0.02%	1,580 0.06%
24 Tezos Ecosystem Ecosystem	569	90,933	78	1,859	387 0.26%
25 Algorand Layer 1	537	41,984	177	5,044	865

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.

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