BNB Chain’s one-day lead
BNB Smart Chain recorded 4.86 million active addresses in a 24-hour window, according to DeFiLlama data cited for Nov. 9. That was the highest count among public blockchains.
Solana ranked second with about 1.97 million active addresses. Ethereum followed at roughly 535,100, while Base, the layer-2 network tied to Coinbase, logged about 311,800.
By this measure, BNB Chain was 2.47 times more active than Solana. The gap against Ethereum was 9.08 times. The distance between first and second place was more than 2.88 million addresses.
An active address is a wallet that sent or received a transaction during the period. It is not a unique-person count. One user can control many wallets, and bots, airdrop farmers, and promotions can push the number higher without adding much real economic activity. So the figure is a traffic gauge, not a final verdict on user quality.
Why the chain keeps ranking high
This was not a single-day event. Across 2025 and 2026, BNB Chain often led daily and monthly active address tables on several analytics sites. The layer-1 chain, launched by Binance, has focused on low fees and fast transactions for retail traders and DeFi users.
Decentralized applications do much of the work. PancakeSwap, the chain’s flagship exchange, keeps drawing high transaction volume and a large daily user base. Recent quarterly reports also point to growth in smart contract deployments and AI tooling, though average daily active addresses have moved up and down.
What the gap means for rivals
For Solana, second place by a wide margin is not a crisis. Nearly 2 million daily addresses still points to a large user base, and both chains compete for cost-sensitive traders.
Ethereum and Base show a different picture. Their raw counts trail far behind, but Ethereum’s mainnet has pushed much everyday activity to rollups. A lower mainnet count partly reflects that design choice. Ethereum’s bet remains on security, settlement, and layer-2 networks that handle retail traffic.
The headline number favors BNB Chain. The caveats matter too. Address counts can be inflated, and they do not capture value moved or unique users. Still, the scale of the lead gives BNB Chain a clear talking point in the competition for daily on-chain activity.
