Solana active addresses surpass 5M as DEX and DeFi activity push daily transactions to 87M in January 2026

In the first 30 days of 2026, Solana’s on-chain activity surged, with Nansen reporting active addresses more than doubling to over 5 million and daily transactions rising from 52 million to 87 million. Daily fee revenue also reached about $1.1 million, driven primarily by DEX and DeFi usage, while sectors such as gaming, NFTs and infrastructure showed additional growth. Other L1 networks, including Ethereum, BNB, Tron and Base, recorded their own gains in users and transactions over the same period.