Solana onboarded 7,625 new developers in 2024, surpassing Ethereum’s 6,456 new developers and challenging Ethereum’s dominance in attracting developer talent

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December 31, 2024

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This initiative comes at a difficult time for Ethereum. In 2024, the Solana blockchain recruited more developers (7,625) than Ethereum (6,456), challenging its historical dominance in the crypto sector. Added to this is a significant drop in fees on Ethereum, which reached their lowest level in five years in April 2025, according to Santiment. This decline is linked to the downturn in DeFi activities and the loss of momentum in the base layer.

In 2024, the Solana ecosystem onboarded more developers than the Ethereum network, attracting 7,625 new developers compared with Ethereum’s 6,456.

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