Solana ended 2025 with its strongest performance to date, according to its annual ecosystem review, as application revenue, network usage, and trading volumes all reached new highs.
The data shows that the Solana blockchain continued to gain traction across decentralized finance, stablecoins, and institutional products, marking 2025 as a breakout year for the network.
App Revenue Hits New High
Applications built on Solana generated $2.39 billion in revenue during 2025, a 46% increase from the previous year. Seven applications each posted more than $100 million in revenue, showing growing depth across the ecosystem rather than reliance on a small number of projects.
Smaller applications also contributed meaningfully, with apps earning under $100 million collectively generating over $500 million during the year.
Network Activity and Fees Improve
Solana’s network-level revenue climbed to $1.4 billion, representing a sharp increase over the past two years. Transaction activity remained strong, with 33 billion non-vote transactions processed in 2025, up 28% year over year.
Daily active wallets averaged 3.2 million, a 50% increase from 2024, while average transaction fees declined to $0.017, down from $0.025. Median fees also fell, reinforcing Solana’s position as a low-cost, high-throughput blockchain.
Stablecoins and Assets Expand Rapidly
Stablecoin supply on Solana closed the year at $14.8 billion, more than doubling compared with the prior year. During 2025, the network processed $11.7 trillion in stablecoin transfers, underlining its growing role in digital payments and settlement.
The year also saw the debut of tokenized equities on Solana, with $1 billion in supply and $651 million in trading volume. Bitcoin-related activity expanded sharply as well, with trading volume rising to $33 billion and Bitcoin supply on the network doubling to $770 million.
Institutional interest showed through regulated products, as Solana-linked spot exchange-traded funds recorded $1.02 billion in net inflows over the year.
DEX Trading Breaks $1.5 Trillion
Decentralized exchanges on Solana processed a combined $1.5 trillion in trading volume, up 57% year over year. SOL-based trading pairs accounted for 42% of all trades, while stablecoin pairs made up a significant share of remaining activity.
Several DEX platforms each handled tens of billions of dollars in volume, reflecting both higher user participation and deeper liquidity across the network.
Memecoins and Launchpads Remain Active
Memecoin trading remained a major component of Solana’s activity, with total volume reaching $482 billion in 2025. While slightly lower than the previous year, memecoin volume was still dramatically higher than levels seen just two years earlier.
Launchpad platforms also saw strong growth, with combined revenues doubling year over year to $762 million, as millions of new tokens were created and tested through on-chain markets.
Trading Platforms Post Strong Gains
Professional trading platforms built on Solana generated $940 million in revenue, a 44% annual increase. Trading volume across these platforms rose 66% year over year, pointing to rising demand from active and sophisticated traders.
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