After a monumental year for the cryptocurrency space, new data has emerged Coin gecko highlights the significant diversity of the most active blockchains by mindshare in 2025.
The rankings reflect relative interest and engagement within networks rather than price performance, providing insight into which ecosystems are gaining the most traction this year.
Overall, the data illustrates a changing landscape in 2025, with high-performance and application-oriented blockchains gaining an increasing share of attention, even as established networks such as Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) continue to play a fundamental role in the broader crypto ecosystem.
Solana (SOL)
Solana (SOL) tops the list with 26.79% of total mindshare, expanding its lead over rival networks as activities in decentralized applications, memecoins, and high-throughput trading continue to attract users and developers. Notably, the Solana ecosystem is the most popular blockchain for the second year in a row, although mindshare fell 12 percentage points from last year’s 38.79%.
The architecture is designed for high transaction speeds and low fees, making it a hub for high-frequency decentralized finance and NFT activity, while high daily transaction volumes underline sustainable user engagement.
Base
Base comes in 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 takes advantage of Ethereum’s underlying security while reducing latency and fees, driving strong developer interest and high levels of social and ecosystem engagement.
Ethereum (ETH)
In third place is Ethereum with 13.43%, indicating that while attention has shifted to newer and faster chains, it is still a central pillar of blockchain development and use. As the most established smart contract platform, Ethereum supports the deepest decentralized financial markets and the largest pools of token liquidity. Recent infrastructure improvements and strategic investments have strengthened its role as a preferred environment for builders, business use cases and institutional adoption.
Sui (SUI)
Sui (SUI) is in fourth place with 11.77%, one of the strongest performances among the newer Layer-1 networks. Built on a novel transaction architecture that supports high parallel throughput and easy-to-use 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% and maintains a solid presence thanks to its wide range of decentralized financial protocols, gaming platforms and NFT marketplaces. In 2025, the network shows signs of increased activity and capital inflows as it competes directly with other high-throughput chains, cementing its role as a versatile, widely used public blockchain.
Joining the pack, XRP Ledger holds 4.68% of mindshare, signaling renewed attention around its payments-focused network. Sonic accounts for 2.29%, while Cardano (ADA) and Bittensor show similar interest levels at 1.92% and 1.91% respectively. Hyperliquid registers 1.57%, highlighting a niche but also a growing focus on specialist trading and decentralized finance platforms.
Further down the rankings, TON scores 1.23%, narrowly ahead of Avalanche with 1.17% and Bitcoin with 1.08%. Bitcoin’s relatively modest share reflects its mature status, with innovation and experimentation increasingly focused on smart contract platforms rather than the native network.
The remaining ecosystems each hold less than 1% of the total mindshare, including Berachain, Hedera, Polygon, Abstract, Arbitrum, Kaspa, and Linea.
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