DeFi Development Corp. published a comprehensive analysis detailing Solana’s industry-leading on-chain performance in 2025. Solana outperformed major smart contract platforms in usage, growth, and economic activity, underscoring its continued advantage.
The Solana Dominance Report shows Solana processed about 33.1 billion transactions in 2025, up 28% year over year, and averaged over 1,100 transactions per second. Approximately one billion new wallets were added in 2025, a roughly 50% YoY increase. Solana hosted about 10,753 active developers in 2025, surpassing Ethereum’s developer count. Decentralized exchange (DEX) volume on Solana rose to $1.57 trillion, up 126% YoY, eclipsing Ethereum’s total of roughly $946 billion.
Solana generated about $1.41 billion in on-chain fees, with fee levels markedly lower than Ethereum. A Fee Stability Ratio of roughly 743 indicates significantly lower median fees and volatility than peers. Within six months of launching tokenized equities, Solana processed about $2.9 billion in tokenized stock volume—the most among chains. DeFi Development Corp. has adopted a treasury policy allocating the main reserve to SOL, and the company operates its validator infrastructure to generate staking rewards and fees while pursuing DeFi opportunities to benefit from Solana’s expanding application layer.
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