Today marks a significant milestone for NEAR Protocol as it celebrates its fourth year since the launch of its MainNet. Over these four years, the blockchain platform has consistently strived to realize its core vision: ensuring that individuals have control over their assets, data, and decision-making power. In the last year alone, the ecosystem has achieved remarkable growth, setting the stage for NEAR to become a major player in the decentralized technology space.
NEAR's progress hasn't come by accident. It's the result of the relentless commitment from every corner of the ecosystem developers, protocol engineers, AI innovators, DeFi enthusiasts, and infrastructure teams who have all worked toward creating a seamless, user-driven experience.
Hereâs a look at some of the most impressive growth highlights and milestones from the past year:
12-fold increase in monthly active accounts, now totaling over 33 million, highlighting the growing trust and adoption of the platform.
4.5-fold increase in daily active users, reaching an average of more than 3 million users each day, solidifying NEARâs presence as a platform with real, engaged users.
Fivefold increase in daily transactions, now surpassing 7 million daily, proving NEAR is not just attracting users but driving real activity.
NEAR has emerged as the leading Layer 1 blockchain by user retention, with rates twice the industry average, underscoring the platformâs success in delivering practical, consumer-facing applications.
The HOT wallet, launched on NEAR, has consistently ranked as one of the top decentralized apps by daily active users in the Web3 space. Cosmose, another significant player, continues its growth trajectory, becoming the largest app by monthly active users.
NEAR has spearheaded the Chain Abstraction movement, with more than 40 teams now building on the platform using NEARâs innovative Chain Signatures.
In a bid to push forward the boundaries of AI, NEAR has relaunched NEAR.AI, igniting the development of a User-Owned AI ecosystem, with over 30 teams working together to shape the future of AI on the platform.
Finally, the original sharding roadmap has been completed, and Nightshade 2.0 is now live, marking a crucial technical leap that promises to significantly boost NEARâs scalability and performance.
These milestones arenât just numbers they are a testament to NEARâs strong technical foundation and community-driven approach. At a time when the blockchain space is more competitive than ever, NEAR is carving out a distinct path, built on fairness, transparency, and genuine user value.
What comes next? NEARâs community wonât have to wait long to find out. The team is gearing up for an exclusive event in Bangkok from November 9-11, where they will reveal the next steps in their journey.
As NEAR looks ahead to the future, itâs clear that its ambitions are as bold as ever, and the foundation laid in these first four years suggests thereâs much more to come.