Data from Chainspect | Jan 27, 2026, 00:02 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Solana Layer 1	10,763	87,021 0.00%	123	39,746 0.11%	1,872 0.16%
2 Polkadot Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,905	678,383 0.00%	467	34,232	4,996
3 Kusama Ecosystem Ecosystem	8,905	678,383 0.00%	467	34,232	4,996
4 Ethereum Layer 1	8,417 0.18%	490,145 0.04%	402	189,164 0.01%	11,805
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	3,810	166,458	145	13,951 0.03%	1,694
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,564	233,713 0.04%	187	11,681 0.01%	2,066 0.05%
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,147	175,410 0.01%	95	13,008 0.07%	1,042
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,378 0.04%	190,386 0.01%	129	10,624 0.01%	1,616
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,910	117,178 0.05%	22	104,962 0.02%	5,585 0.02%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,703 0.06%	63,286 0.01%	157	9,347 0.01%	1,737
11 Sui Layer 1	1,421 0.07%	70,520 0.09%	149	16,781 0.03%	913 0.11%
12 Kaia Layer 1	1,341	49,880	51	213	94
13 NEAR Layer 1	1,183 0.09%	75,566 0.02%	218	9,794 0.01%	1,356
14 Aptos Layer 1	1,173	50,132 0.06%	122 1.67%	9,728	1,791
15 Hedera Layer 1	1,106 0.27%	72,752 0.08%	119	3,954 0.08%	1,136
16 MultiversX Layer 1	966	169,999 0.02%	272	3,196	2,577
17 eCash Layer 1	949	36,638 0.09%	4	1,342	152
18 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	916	65,456 0.02%	187	1,597 0.19%	588
19 Avalanche Layer 1	794	74,882 0.14%	110	6,751 0.02%	1,197 0.08%
20 ICP Layer 1	754	109,342 0.07%	168	8,021 0.03%	2,010 0.05%
21 Base Layer 2	725	10,596 0.06%	65	77,493 0.01%	807 0.12%
22 Stellar Layer 1	681	65,044 0.03%	123	11,005 0.06%	2,336 0.04%
23 Cronos Layer 1	646	19,218	29	1,145	147
24 TON Layer 1	576	23,954 0.00%	176	15,227 0.03%	1,509 0.07%
25 Algorand Layer 1	546	39,104 0.42%	172 0.59%	5,119 0.02%	923 0.11%

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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