- Stellar increased the number of full-time developers by over a third in 3Q25 and processed over a billion transactions.
- Visa, PayPal and MoneyGram had used Stellar’s blockchain network much more than before, thereby causing the sharp increase.
Stellar has entered a new phase of expansion, reporting a 70% increase in developer activity compared to the previous quarter and significant real-world adoption.
Die Stellar Development Foundation sharedthat the network in the third quarter of 2025 saw a 37% increase in full-time developers, almost eight times as many, as the Growth rate the industry as a whole.
This shows the growing appeal of Stellar for both developers and institutions focused on blockchain financial applications.
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real-world applications.
During Q3, the Stellar network saw 37% growth in full-time developers, 8 times (
) faster than the industry growth rate.
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The Stellar network processed more than 1 billion operations in the third quarter, an increase of 70% compared to the previous quarter. It maintained an uptime of 99.99% and an average ledger close of just 5.76 seconds.
Transaction costs remained among the lowest in the market at $0.00055 per transaction. Data from Chainspect assigned Stellar fourth place worldwide in terms of usageindicating strong user engagement and scalability.
The Stellar developer ecosystem has become one of the most prominent in the world of blockchain technology. The number of full-time developers has grown by 37% annually, while the number of hackathons and community has increased by 70% quarterly.
The number of daily smart contract calls reached an all-time high of 1 million, a massive increase of 700% compared to the last quarter.
There has also been tremendous growth in the ambassador network, in particular in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, which has contributed to the local reach of the Stellar community to enlarge.
The developer interest Stellar is high, mainly due to the efficient development environment, fast execution and low transaction fees that ensure successful execution of transactions make possible.
Institutional and corporate partners also align with Stellar’s vision. Visa has integrated Stellar into its stablecoin settlement system, and PayPal has launched its stablecoin, PYUSD, on the Stellar network.
It enables its 400 million users and 35 million merchants around the world access to the network. MoneyGram’s NextGen Wallet also launched in Colombia via the USDC network Stellarin operation .
Stellar is strengthening its role in the tokenized assets market
Stellar has its importance in the world of tokenized assets and the decentralized financemaintained. The total value of real assets on the Stellar network reached $562 million, an increase of 14%.
The value of cross-border payments settled using real-world assets grew 27% to $5.4 billion, where leading institutions expanded their involvement in the Stellar networkincluding Franklin Templeton, WisdomTree and Ondo Finance.
The other area that saw growth was the DeFi industry. The total value closed on Stellar increased 71% to $144 million, a 3.6x increase compared to the previous year.
Links with other networks, including LayerZero, NEAR Intents or Centrifuge, brought the Stellar blockchain into contact with over 95 blockchain ecosystems.
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