DefiLlama data shows 71% of blockchains generated zero fees in 24 hours

Most blockchains are open for business. Very few have customers. On October 3, 2026, DefiLlama’s chain fees dashboard tracked 558 blockchains. Of those, 399 generated zero fees over the previous 24 hours, roughly 71% of the entire field. The numbers get starker one level up. According to the same DefiLlama data, 443 of the 558 tracked chains collected less than $10 in fees during that 24-hour window. Seven chains carry the weight At the other end of the table, only seven blockchains cleared $100,000 in fees over the same period. The leaderboard looked like this: Solana: $1.09 millionTron: $922,900BSC (Binance Smart Chain): $793,900Ethereum: $435,000Bitcoin: $325,600Base: $114,800Robinhood Chain: $100,900 Solana was the only network to break the $1 million mark. Tron and BSC followed close enough that the top three formed their own tier. Ethereum and Bitcoin, the two largest names in crypto by reputation, landed in fourth and fifth. Fees measure what users paid to transact, not how important a network is, so the ranking reflects spending patterns on that day rather than a verdict on overall significance. Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network, slipped in at sixth. Robinhood Chain barely...