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Venom’s analytics team has published a fresh ranking of the world’s largest blockchains, but this one skips market-cap gymnastics and looks at what really matters for adoption: daily active users. The new study ranks networks by DAU as of mid-January 2026, arguing that daily activity is the clearest signal of real-world usage rather than speculative value. For readers who want the full breakdown and methodology, the report is available here. The headline numbers make the point plainly. BNB Chain leads the pack with roughly 4.1 million daily active users, followed by Solana at about 2.7 million and Tron with 2.5 million DAU. Those three sit well ahead of the rest, powered by ultra-low fees, fast execution, and explosive retail use cases such as DeFi apps, meme-coin trading and stablecoin transfers that consistently bring millions of wallets on-chain each day. Below that front line is a second tier of networks that, while smaller on raw retail traffic, are positioning themselves as the backbone for institutional and enterprise use. Aptos registers roughly 1.4 million DAU, Ethereum’s mainnet sits near 650,000, and the list continues with Venom (90,000), Sui (85,000), TON (75,600) and Avalanche (56,400). The report frames this split as a market stratification: some chains chase mass retail adoption through accessibility and viral products, while others build for regulated, high-throughput business cases. Venom Positioned for CBDCs and Tokenization Venom Foundation, the Abu Dhabi-based blockchain developer behind the study, is itself an interesting case study in that second camp. The foundation has deliberately positioned Venom as infrastructure for governments and large financial institutions rather than a retail playground. “We’re not competing for retail meme coin users,” comments Christopher Louis Tsu, CEO of Venom Foundation. “Our target audience is central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and financial institutions that need infrastructure with 100,000+ transactions per…

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