TRANSACTION ACTIVITY
How busy is the Bitcoin network?
How many transactions Bitcoin handles each day, and how much dollar value moves through them.
Bitcoin transactions per day
How busy the base layer is: confirmed transactions per day. Raw confirmed transactions per day, on a log scale. Use the smoothing buttons to see the trend.
Latest displayed reading: 681,343 on Aug 2, 2026. This view shows 1,039 dated readings from Jan 3, 2009 to Aug 2, 2026. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 1 on Jan 3, 2009. The displayed high is 932,093 on Apr 23, 2024.
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- Transactions per day (selected): 681,343
How busy is Bitcoin right now?
Busier than usualMore transactions than normal, with the dollar value moving through sitting around its usual level.
About 681,343 transactions on the latest day
Are counts and dollar value telling the same story?
Right now transactions are running above their usual level, the dollar value moving is about normal, and each transaction is about its usual size. A busy network running on smaller transfers. When the transactions line climbs while the dollar-value line stays flat, that is the divergence on display.
How does today compare to its own history?
Over the last four years, the number of transactions sits in the 99th percentile, while the dollar value moving sits in the 56th percentile. A busy network carrying a middling amount of value usually means lots of smaller transfers.
56th percentile for dollar value moved$60.9K average transaction, latest dayWhat does this mean for you?
There are more transactions than usual, while the dollar value moving is around its normal level. Often that is lots of smaller transfers rather than big-money movement. It is a sign of activity, not necessarily of more value changing hands. The average transaction size tells you which it is.
A few things to keep in mind- Dollar value is gross. The USD figure counts every bitcoin that moved, including coins sent back to the sender as change. It reads higher than the amount that truly changed hands. Watch the trend and how today compares with the past, not the exact dollar total.
- Price moves the dollar value. When the Bitcoin price rises, the same coins moving produce a bigger dollar figure. Rising dollar value does not always mean more coins are on the move.
- Batching. Exchanges often bundle many people's withdrawals into one transaction, so the count understates how many people are actually moving Bitcoin.
- Newer transaction formats. More efficient formats let more payments fit into fewer transactions. A flat count does not always mean flat usage.
- Lightning does not show up here. Payments over the Lightning Network never appear in the on-chain count. Bitcoin can be getting more used while this number stays flat or falls.
- Inscriptions and runes. These can flood the network with transactions that are not ordinary monetary activity, so the count can spike without broader adoption behind it.
Understanding Transaction Activity
Two questions, one page. How busy is Bitcoin's base layer, and how much dollar value is moving through it? Those are different questions, and the answers do not always match. A day with millions of tiny transactions can move less value than a quiet day with a few large transfers.
Why both numbers matter. The number of transactions tells you how much the network is being used. The dollar value tells you how much is changing hands. The average transaction size is the bridge between them: when it is small, lots of little transfers are driving the count; when it is large, a few big moves are doing the work.
One reading is never the whole story. Transaction counts can be inflated by inscriptions, and the dollar value swings with price and counts coins returned as change. That is why this page shows both numbers and leans on the caveats above. Treat it as a starting point for questions, not a definitive answer.