CryptoRank.io, a prominent cryptocurrency data aggregation and analytics platform, has released its ranking of the top 10 blockchains by transaction volume for the first quarter of 2026. The list highlights both major and emerging networks that demonstrated significant activity during the period.
Solana ($SOL) leads the pack by a staggering margin, recording 25.3 billion transactions in Q1 2026. This figure vastly exceeds the combined total of the other nine blockchains on the list, underscoring Solana's dominant position in terms of network usage and adoption.
In second place is BNB Chain ($BNB) with 1.7 billion transactions, followed by Tron ($TRX) in third with 978 million. Polygon ($POL) and Aptos ($APT) secured the fourth and fifth positions with 711 million and 704 million transactions, respectively, indicating a close competition between the two.
The remainder of the top 10 includes Stellar ($XLM) at 413 million transactions, Sui ($SUI) at 382 million, NEAR Protocol ($NEAR) at 314 million, Sei Network ($SEI) at 229 million, and Injective ($INJ) rounding out the list with 140 million transactions. The data was shared publicly by the analyst account Dami-Defi on X (formerly Twitter).
