Solana’s community continues to draw sturdy engagement, with greater than $1 billion in app revenue.
Solana (SOL)continues to see sturdy person engagement. On Friday, the Solana Basis revealed its Solana Network Health Report, showcasing its efficiency in Q2 of 2025. Notably, the app revenue on the community exceeded $1 billion for the second quarter in a row.
In Q2, Solana’s app revenue rose in comparison with Q1—whilst software revenue on different main networks declined. In actual fact, Solana’s app revenue now surpasses the mixed complete of all different blockchain networks.
This exercise additionally contributed to a pointy rise in validator revenue, which reached a median quarterly degree of $800 million. The height occurred on Jan. 19, with $56.9 million earned in a single day. On the similar time, validator prices have dropped dramatically.
Notably, the breakeven SOL stake required for validators to cowl their prices has fallen considerably. Validators now require simply 16,000 SOL to interrupt even, down from 50,000 SOL in 2022. In keeping with the Solana Basis, this displays substantial enhancements in community effectivity.
Solana has additionally topped the charts in attracting new builders. In 2024, the community drew 7,625 builders, greater than every other blockchain, together with Ethereum.
Solana Basis showcases decentralization positive aspects
In keeping with the Solana Basis, the community has made vital positive aspects in decentralization. The Nakamoto Coefficient, used to measure how decentralized a community is, reached 20 by June. This places Solana forward of Ethereum, Sui, and Sei, which have coefficients of 6, 18, and seven, respectively.
Solana validators are additionally geographically distributed, with no single nation or information middle controlling greater than 33% of the whole stake. Germany leads with 23.55%, adopted by the U.S. at 17.37%, and the Netherlands at 14.36%.
