Aptos (APT) has processed 2.4 billion transactions since the start of the year, making it the fourth most active layer-1 blockchain by total transaction count, according to data from Token Terminal.
A high-performance layer-1 blockchain network built using the Move programming language, Aptos is designed for high throughput and low transaction costs.
Layer-1 blockchains are foundational networks that process and settle transactions directly, rather than running on top of another blockchain.
Where Aptos ranks among its peers
Internet Computer leads the year-to-date rankings with 85.5 billion transactions, followed by Solana at 55.9 billion and BNB Chain at 3.7 billion.
Aptos sits in fourth place with 2.4 billion, just ahead of Tron and Chainflip, each at 2.3 billion, and comfortably ahead of Polygon, Stellar, Sui, and Avalanche.
Aptos ranks fourth among Layer 1 blockchains by year-to-date transaction count.
Token Terminal
Measured against the combined transaction count of all layer-1 blockchains tracked, which totals 161 billion so far this year, Aptos currently holds a 1.5% market share.
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The daily transaction data shows Aptos’s activity has grown steadily throughout the year rather than arriving in a single burst, climbing from a smaller daily base in January to a meaningfully higher and more consistent level by July.
Aptos has processed 2.4 billion transactions year to date, accounting for a 1.5% share of Layer 1 activity.
Token Terminal
That kind of gradual, sustained growth typically points to increasing real usage of the network rather than a short-lived spike tied to a single event or promotion.
The growth comes during one of the more difficult stretches the crypto market has faced in some time.
Bitcoin slid sharply this year as U.S.-Iran military tensions escalated and oil prices spiked, dragging down sentiment across risk assets broadly.
Several crypto companies have responded to the pressure by cutting staff or shifting focus entirely, with Bitcoin miners like TeraWulf and Hut 8 pivoting toward AI data center infrastructure, and blockchain firms like Polygon Labs announcing fresh rounds of layoffs as part of a broader business transformation.
Against that backdrop, Aptos landing among the top four networks by transaction count is a notable signal that real usage on the network kept building even as the wider industry pulled back.
