New data from Token Terminal shows a dramatic reshuffling in Layer-1 activity, with Flow posting a staggering 1,097%surge in monthly active addresses, the fastest growth among all major L1 chains over the past 30 days. XDC, Aptos, Polygon, and Tron round out the top five, each showing strong double-digit expansions even as blue-chip networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin saw slight declines.
Flow, XDC, and Aptos Dominate the Leaderboard
According to the latest 30-day change in active addresses:
- Flow: +1,097.0%
- XDC Network: +94.5%
- Aptos: +68.1%
- Polygon: +64.6%
- Tron: +48.9%
Flow’s growth is particularly notable given its smaller base of active users, the jump to 43.8K monthly addresses represents one of the most explosive expansions seen among L1s this year.
XDC Network nearly doubled its activity as well, while Aptos and Polygon continued their steady rise, each approaching or surpassing 10 million monthly users.
Fastest growing L1s, based on 30d change (%) in monthly active addresses:
🥇 @flow_blockchain +1,097.0%
🥈 @XDCNetwork +94.5%
🥉 @Aptos +68.1%
4⃣ @0xPolygon +64.6%
5⃣ @trondao +48.9% pic.twitter.com/6l5BSEiMtt— Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal) November 25, 2025
Mid-Tier Chains See Healthy Gains While Large Caps Cool Off
Several other networks showed moderate but steady increases:
- Polkadot: +45.0%
- Solana: +19.6%
- TON: +16.0%
- IoTeX: +9.5%
- Stellar: +8.2%
- BNB Chain: +0.8%
- Cosmos Hub: +0.7%
- Avalanche: +0.4%
These increases reflect a broad but uneven rise in user activity across non-Ethereum ecosystems.
Ethereum, Bitcoin, and NEAR Slip Into Negative Territory
Despite rising activity among smaller and mid-tier chains, some of the largest networks experienced slight declines:
- Litecoin: –0.9%
- Ethereum: –1.0%
- Bitcoin: –1.1%
- Injective: –1.7%
- Dogecoin: –5.5%
- NEAR: –5.8%
For Ethereum and Bitcoin, the dips are small relative to their massive bases of 8–10 million active addresses, but they do highlight shifting short-term momentum toward smaller, faster-growing L1s.
What the Chart Shows
The tables reveal two clear market trends:
- User activity is fragmenting: Smaller chains are absorbing growth at a faster pace than established giants.
- Flow’s spike is an outlier: No other chain comes close to matching its four-digit surge in active users this month.
Whether this marks a lasting shift or a temporary reaction to specific catalysts remains to be seen.
For now, Flow sits firmly at the top of the fastest-growing Layer-1 list, far ahead of the rest of the pack.