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Data from Chainspect | Jul 27, 2026, 02:18 UTC
# Name	Developers	Commits	Repos	Stars	Watchers
1 Ethereum Layer 1	10,990 0.07%	518,328 0.01%	435	185,097 0.01%	8,117 0.04%
2 Solana Layer 1	10,861	94,190	163	41,587 0.02%	561
3 Polkadot Layer 1	9,072	700,866	548	35,560 0.01%	2,175
4 Kusama Layer 1	9,072	700,866	548	35,560 0.01%	2,175
5 BNB Chain Layer 1	4,039	169,040	159	14,505 0.03%	1,326
6 Cardano Layer 1	3,764	302,721 0.02%	227	12,569	2,255 0.04%
7 Optimism Layer 2	3,444	181,995	96	13,197	865
8 Arbitrum Layer 2	2,460	200,068	132	10,791 0.02%	1,487
9 Bitcoin Layer 1	1,998	124,182 0.03%	23	107,613 0.02%	5,571 0.04%
10 Polygon Sidechain	1,818	67,058 0.01%	174	9,533 0.01%	1,243
11 Sui Layer 1	1,486	83,441 0.03%	180	17,453 0.01%	890 0.11%
12 Base Layer 2	1,482	22,449	74	78,991	816 0.12%
13 Kaia Layer 1	1,356	50,938	55	224	93
14 Hedera Layer 1	1,333	81,633 0.02%	125	4,757 0.02%	1,207
15 NEAR Layer 1	1,223	78,872	233	10,040 0.01%	1,221
16 Aptos Layer 1	1,200	54,099	134	9,861 0.01%	1,565
17 MultiversX Layer 1	1,170	173,875	290	3,224	2,245
18 eCash Layer 1	973	37,832	4	1,368	154
19 BSV Blockchain Layer 1	944	83,769 0.04%	231	1,727	494
20 Avalanche Layer 1	834	81,048 0.03%	117	6,832	905

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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