The Solana ecosystem is experiencing significant growth, with recent data from the Solana Foundation indicating over 2,500 monthly active developers. This number, fluctuating between 2,500 and 3,000 throughout 2023, represents a vital sign of a healthy and attractive ecosystem for new talent. This figure is crucial as it only accounts for developers actively contributing to public repositories.
Contrasting with this, data from Electric Capital’s blockchain development tracker shows a dip in Solana’s developer count to 946 as of October 1, 2023, from a high of 2,634 in December 2022. Despite this, Solana's developer retention rate has surged over 50% in 2023, suggesting a growing commitment among new developers building on the platform.
The increase in developer activity coincides with a significant boom in Solana’s network and token value. Between October and December, Solana's price rallied by 500%, briefly surpassing Binance’s BNB token to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. This period also saw Solana momentarily outpace Ethereum in 24-hour DEX volumes.
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