Non custodial wallets add 1.6 million new users each day on average. Tokenized assets hold a global market value of 2.2 trillion dollars while Ethereum accounts for 46 percent of DeFi total value locked across major chains. The statistics below cover user growth, market scale, industry trends, and network performance.
Key Takeaways
- 1.6 million new non-custodial wallet users per day in 2024 (average)
- Ethereum has over 450,000 token contracts (count)
- $1.2 billion venture investment in crypto/Web3 in 2024 (US$)
- $2.2 trillion market value of tokenized assets globally as of 2024
- Stablecoins reached ~$130 billion in total market capitalization in early 2024
- Over 5,000 DeFi protocols launched since 2017 (cumulative)
- G7 countries implemented or are implementing FATF-aligned virtual asset rules as of 2024 (policy status counts)
- EU MiCA entered application phases with implementation starting in 2024 (timeline)
- Ethereum processed 4.5 billion transactions in 2023 (total)
- Ethereum averaged ~1.8 transactions per second in 2023
- Average Ethereum mainnet block time of ~12 seconds
- Bitcoin miners earned $13.1 billion in 2023 (revenue)
- Ethereum's energy consumption was estimated at ~0.01% of that of Bitcoin in 2024 (PoS estimate)
- Bitcoin's annualized energy consumption estimated at 120.8 TWh in 2024 (Cambridge/estimate via Digiconomist methodology)
In 2024, DeFi and tokenization surged alongside heavy regulatory momentum, major TVL growth, and rising user adoption.
Related reading
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User Adoption2 stats
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1.6 million new non-custodial wallet users per day in 2024 (average)https://www.defillama.com/blog/defi-2024-in-review
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Ethereum has over 450,000 token contracts (count)https://etherscan.io/tokens
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
In 2024, Web3 adoption is accelerating with an average of 1.6 million new non-custodial wallet users added each day, while Ethereum’s 450,000-plus token contracts underscore how that growing user base continues to encounter a widening ecosystem of on-chain assets.
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Market Size10 stats
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$1.2 billion venture investment in crypto/Web3 in 2024 (US$)https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/crypto-and-blockchain-venture-capital-2024
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$2.2 trillion market value of tokenized assets globally as of 2024https://www.bis.org/publ/work1178.pdf
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Stablecoins reached ~$130 billion in total market capitalization in early 2024https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts/usd_erc20
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Ethereum accounted for 46% of DeFi TVL across major chains in 2024https://defillama.com/chains
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Arbitrum had $1.7 billion DeFi TVL in 2024https://defillama.com/chain/Arbitrum
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Polygon had $1.0 billion DeFi TVL in 2024https://defillama.com/chain/Polygon
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Base recorded $0.9 billion DeFi TVL in 2024https://defillama.com/chain/Base
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Uniswap had $5.6 billion in TVL in 2024 (DeFi TVL)https://defillama.com/protocol/uniswap
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Aave had $3.9 billion in TVL in 2024 (DeFi TVL)https://defillama.com/protocol/aave
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World Bank estimated that remittances received globally were $669 billion in 2022 (context for tokenized remittances demand)https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialinclusion/brief/migration-remittances-facts-and-figures
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
As of 2024, Web3 market size is scaling fast with $2.2 trillion in tokenized assets and stablecoins reaching about $130 billion, while DeFi remains concentrated in major platforms such as Ethereum with 46% of TVL.
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Industry Trends5 stats
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Over 5,000 DeFi protocols launched since 2017 (cumulative)https://defillama.com/protocols
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G7 countries implemented or are implementing FATF-aligned virtual asset rules as of 2024 (policy status counts)https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/virtual-assets-guidance.html
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EU MiCA entered application phases with implementation starting in 2024 (timeline)https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/markets-in-crypto-assets-mica.html
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The number of MiCA-regulated crypto firms expected to increase significantly in 2024-2025 (ESMA expectation, count)https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-expects-more-crypto-service-providers-comply-mica-2024
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The BIS reported that tokenization efforts are growing with pilot programs for tokenized deposits and bonds in 2023-2024 (count of pilots)https://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap118.pdf
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
Industry Trends in Web3 are accelerating fast as regulation and market infrastructure line up with innovation, shown by more than 5,000 cumulative DeFi protocol launches since 2017 and a 2024-2025 policy push across G7 and EU MiCA that coincides with growing tokenization pilots from the BIS in 2023-2024.
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Performance Metrics7 stats
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Ethereum processed 4.5 billion transactions in 2023 (total)https://etherscan.io/chart/transactions
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Ethereum averaged ~1.8 transactions per second in 2023https://etherscan.io/chart/txs-per-sec
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Average Ethereum mainnet block time of ~12 secondshttps://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/blocks/
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Polygon's PoS chain processed over 1.2 billion transactions since launch (cumulative, chart)https://polygonscan.com/stat/supply
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BSC processed over 2.6 billion transactions since launch (cumulative, chart)https://bscscan.com/stat/supply
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Arbitrum reached over 1.1 billion transactions since launch (cumulative)https://arbiscan.io/statistics
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Uniswap V3 accounted for the majority share of Uniswap volume by mid-2024 (volume share)https://www.theblock.co/data/uniswap-v3-share
Interpretation
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Performance metrics show Web3 networks are sustaining massive throughput, with Ethereum handling 4.5 billion transactions in 2023 at about 1.8 TPS while Layer 2 and other chains also accumulate at scale as Polygon surpasses 1.2 billion, BSC over 2.6 billion, and Arbitrum over 1.1 billion transactions since their launches.
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Cost Analysis3 stats
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Bitcoin miners earned $13.1 billion in 2023 (revenue)https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/charts/miners-revenue
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Ethereum's energy consumption was estimated at ~0.01% of that of Bitcoin in 2024 (PoS estimate)https://digiconomist.net/ethereum-energy-consumption
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Bitcoin's annualized energy consumption estimated at 120.8 TWh in 2024 (Cambridge/estimate via Digiconomist methodology)https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
For Cost Analysis, Bitcoin’s miners generated $13.1 billion in 2023 while Ethereum’s proof of stake reportedly uses only about 0.01% of Bitcoin’s estimated 120.8 TWh annual energy consumption in 2024, underscoring a major cost efficiency gap in energy-related spending between the networks.
report visual · Key figures
Ethereum vs. Other L2s: DeFi TVL snapshot (2024)
Ethereum leads DeFi TVL share across major chains, with Arbitrum, Polygon, and Base also contributing sizable TVL in 2024.
46%
Ethereum accounted for 46% of DeFi TVL across major chains in 2024
$1.7 billion
Arbitrum had $1.7 billion DeFi TVL in 2024
$1.0 billion
Polygon had $1.0 billion DeFi TVL in 2024
$0.9 billion
Base recorded $0.9 billion DeFi TVL in 2024
source-verifieddefillama.com2024
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Gabrielle Fontaine. (2026, February 13). Web3 Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/web3-statistics
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Gabrielle Fontaine. "Web3 Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/web3-statistics.
Chicago
Gabrielle Fontaine. 2026. "Web3 Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/web3-statistics.
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