Ethereum’s Developer Base Soars by 16,000 – Solana’s 83% Surge & Nigeria’s Web3 Boom
Ethereum Extends Its Lead in Developer Numbers Ethereum has solidified its lead as the world’s largest blockchain developer ecosystem in 2025. An analysis of open-source contributions (by Electric Capital and the Ethereum Foundation) found 16,181 new developers joined Ethereum from January through September – the most of any network cryptonews.net. This brings Ethereum’s active developer count to roughly 31,869, far outpacing every other blockchain cryptonews.net. Together, Ethereum and second-place Solana now make up nearly half of all blockchain developers worldwide cryptonews.net. Ethereum’s sizable developer community reflects its broad adoption and maturity: the platform underpins everything from decentralized finance to NFTs,