Here are the most popular 2025 blockchains

Following a monumental year for the cryptocurrency space, new data from CoinGecko highlights the significant diversity of the most active blockchains by mindshare in 2025.

The ranking reflects relative interest and engagement across networks rather than price performance, offering insight into which ecosystems are capturing the most traction this year. 

Overall, the data illustrates a shifting landscape in 2025, where high-performance and application-focused blockchains are gaining a growing share of attention, even as established networks like Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) continue to play foundational roles in the broader crypto ecosystem.

Solana (SOL)

Solana (SOL) tops the list with 26.79% of total mindshare, extending its lead over rival networks as activity across decentralized applications, memecoins, and high-throughput trading continues to attract users and developers.  Notably, the Solana ecosystem ranked as the most popular blockchain for a second straight year, though its mindshare declined by 12 percentage points from last year’s 38.79%.

Its architecture is designed for fast transaction speeds and low fees, making it a hub for high-frequency decentralized finance and NFT activity, while large daily transaction volumes underscore sustained user engagement.

Base

Base ranks second with 13.94%, reflecting the growing prominence of Coinbase’s layer-2 network within the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Designed to offer low-cost, secure transactions using optimistic rollup technology, Base benefits from Ethereum’s underlying security while reducing latency and fees, driving strong developer interest and high levels of social and ecosystem engagement.

Ethereum (ETH)

In the third spot is Ethereum with 13.43%, indicating that while attention has diversified toward newer and faster chains, it remains a central pillar of blockchain development and usage. As the most established smart contract platform, Ethereum underpins the deepest decentralized finance markets and the largest pools of token liquidity. Recent infrastructure improvements and strategic investments have reinforced its role as a preferred environment for builders, enterprise use cases, and institutional adoption.

Sui (SUI)

Sui (SUI) ranks fourth at 11.77%, one of the strongest showings among newer layer-1 networks. Built on a novel transaction architecture that supports high parallel throughput and user-friendly features, Sui has experienced rapid growth in daily interactions, stablecoin liquidity, and gaming-focused applications. Its emphasis on scalability and predictability has made it an increasingly attractive option for developers and users seeking next-generation blockchain experiences.

BNB Chain

BNB Chain rounds out the top five with 9.05%, maintaining a solid presence driven by its broad suite of decentralized finance protocols, gaming platforms, and NFT marketplaces. In 2025, the network has shown signs of increased activity and capital inflows as it competes directly with other high-throughput chains, reinforcing its role as a versatile, widely used public blockchain.

Beyond the leading group, XRP Ledger holds 4.68% of mindshare, suggesting renewed attention around its payments-focused network. Sonic accounts for 2.29%, while Cardano (ADA) and Bittensor post similar levels of interest at 1.92% and 1.91% respectively. Hyperliquid registers 1.57%, highlighting niche but growing attention toward specialized trading and decentralized finance platforms.

Further down the rankings, TON captures 1.23%, narrowly ahead of Avalanche at 1.17% and Bitcoin at 1.08%. Bitcoin’s relatively modest share reflects its mature status, with innovation and experimentation increasingly concentrated on smart contract platforms rather than the original network.

The remaining ecosystems each command less than 1% of total mindshare, including Berachain, Hedera, Polygon, Abstract, Arbitrum, Kaspa, and Linea.

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