Crypto Developer Activity

Data from Chainspect | Sep 10, 2026, 10:29 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	11,728 0.16%	529,637 0.04%	455 0.22%	186,371	8,182
2 Solana Layer 1	10,904 0.01%	95,609 0.05%	166	42,040	592
3 Kusama Layer 1	9,101	703,587 0.01%	566	35,630 0.02%	2,177
4 Polkadot Layer 1	9,101	703,587 0.01%	566	35,630 0.02%	2,177
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,102	169,844	159	14,595 0.01%	1,339 0.07%
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,765	305,413 0.04%	224	12,455 0.02%	2,198
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,454 0.03%	182,576	96	13,217	811
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,466	201,214 0.02%	132	10,831 0.01%	1,465
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	2,021 0.15%	125,994 0.09%	23	108,186 0.01%	5,570
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,822	67,469 0.01%	175	9,548 0.01%	1,246 0.08%
11 Sui Layer 1	1,496	86,581 0.11%	186	17,522 0.01%	889
12 Base Layer 2	1,491	23,333 0.08%	79	79,066 0.01%	831
13 Hedera Layer 1	1,357 0.07%	83,236 0.12%	125	4,807 0.04%	1,208
14 Kaia Layer 1	1,357	52,126	55	231 0.43%	92
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,254 0.08%	81,148 0.26%	272 1.12%	10,174 0.01%	1,266 0.16%

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.