Solana Reports 8.92 Billion Transactions in Q3

Solana recorded 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions for the third quarter of 2026, according to a chart published by the network and sourced to Allium. The figure represents a 104% increase compared to the 4.38 billion transactions recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Quarter-over-quarter growth reached approximately 24% compared to the 7.19 billion transactions in the second quarter of 2026, while first-quarter activity stood at 7.54 billion. Independent data from Solana Compass put completed non-vote transactions at 8.78 billion for the third quarter, representing a quarterly growth rate of 23.3%.

Network Activity and Pricing

Across the 92 days from July through September, the reported total averages roughly 97 million successful non-vote transactions per day, or 1,122 per second. CoinGecko market snapshots recorded the native token trading near $104.21, up 3.3% over 24 hours but down 3.5% over seven days, with a market capitalization of approximately $61.4 billion and a daily trading volume of $2.89 billion.

Upcoming Infrastructure Upgrades

Network infrastructure developments continue alongside activity metrics. An October 19 report scheduled the Alpenglow upgrade for October 21, targeting a finality time of approximately 150 milliseconds. The upgrade replaces TowerBFT's voting and finality process with Votor, allowing validators to send votes directly to one another without placing vote transactions inside blocks.

Key facts

• Solana reported 8.92 billion successful non-vote transactions in Q3 2026.
• Q3 activity grew approximately 24% quarter-over-quarter from Q2 2026.
• Solana Compass independently indexed 8.78 billion completed transactions for the same period.
• The token traded near $104 with a market capitalization of approximately $61.4 billion.