Solana hits 1.88M unique active addresses, its highest level in 13 months

Solana’s network just had its busiest stretch in over a year. Unique active addresses on the blockchain reached 1.88 million as of October 9, 2026, the highest reading in 13 months, according to on-chain data from SolanaFloor and the Blockworks analytics dashboard. Not every number is pointing the same way, though. While users are piling onto the chain, US spot SOL ETFs have been watching money walk out the door. The numbers behind the surge Santiment reported that Solana’s network growth has accelerated by 124% since early September 2026. That growth works out to approximately 1.71 million new wallets created each day. Daily active addresses also climbed sharply, rising 58% to roughly 4.27 million unique wallets. That figure and the 1.88 million reading come from different trackers, so they shouldn’t be read as the same measurement. Funded wallets, meaning addresses that actually hold a balance, rose 38.5% month-over-month to a total of 16.1 million. Builders and stablecoins are showing up too The network logged over 8,400 monthly active programs in September 2026, a new record. Programs are Solana’s version of smart contracts: the software that runs apps, exchanges, games and pay...