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Web3 decentralization report

How concentrated decentralized networks really are at the infrastructure level. For each network we measure what share of its nodes sit on a single hosting provider and in a single country — computed by joining the public web3 node map to our IPv4 ASN / org / geo intelligence. Lower top-provider and top-country shares mean a more genuinely decentralized network.

Networks analysed
9
Nodes joined to intel
9,175
Method
IP → ASN → org → country

Concentration at a glance

Higher % = more concentrated (less decentralized).

Network Nodes ASNs Countries Top provider Top country
IPFS IPFS 4,723 691 74 9.7% The Constant Company, LLC 31.2% United States
Solana 3,815 211 46 38.2% TeraSwitch Networks Inc. 27.0% United States
AR Arweave 180 47 22 23.3% Lucky Friday Labs, LLC 38.3% United States
XMR Monero 158 87 30 11.4% DigitalOcean, LLC 27.2% United States
AVL Avail 141 31 20 31.2% DigitalOcean, LLC 27.7% Germany
FIL Filecoin 108 48 20 17.6% Korea Telecom 25.0% South Korea
TIA Celestia 33 18 10 18.2% Scaleway SAS 24.2% France
GNO Gnosis 10 5 7 40.0% OVH SAS 20.0% Finland
DOT Polkadot 7 6 6 28.6% OVH SAS 28.6% Canada
IPFS

IPFS

4,723 nodes · 649 operators · 74 countries

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Solana

3,815 nodes · 193 operators · 46 countries

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AR

Arweave

180 nodes · 43 operators · 22 countries

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XMR

Monero

158 nodes · 84 operators · 30 countries
Top hosting providers
  1. DigitalOcean, LLC 11.4%
  2. Hetzner Online GmbH 10.8%
  3. netcup GmbH 5.1%
  4. OVH SAS 4.4%
  5. IONOS SE 3.2%
  6. Akamai Connected Cloud 1.9%
  7. Contabo GmbH 1.9%
  8. Google, LLC 1.9%
Top countries
  1. United States 27.2%
  2. Germany 19.6%
  3. Canada 7.0%
  4. United Kingdom 7.0%
  5. France 5.7%
  6. The Netherlands 5.1%
  7. Finland 4.4%
  8. Australia 2.5%

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AVL

Avail

141 nodes · 29 operators · 20 countries
Top hosting providers
  1. DigitalOcean, LLC 31.2%
  2. Hetzner Online GmbH 25.5%
  3. OVH SAS 9.2%
  4. Allnodes Inc 3.5%
  5. MEVSPACE sp. z o.o. 3.5%
  6. velia.net 2.8%
  7. netcup GmbH 2.1%
  8. UAB Cherry Servers 2.1%
Top countries
  1. Germany 27.7%
  2. The Netherlands 17.0%
  3. Finland 13.5%
  4. United States 12.1%
  5. France 7.8%
  6. Poland 3.5%
  7. Singapore 3.5%
  8. Canada 2.8%

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FIL

Filecoin

108 nodes · 47 operators · 20 countries

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TIA

Celestia

33 nodes · 18 operators · 10 countries

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GNO

Gnosis

10 nodes · 5 operators · 7 countries
Top hosting providers
  1. OVH SAS 40.0%
  2. Allnodes Inc 20.0%
  3. Hetzner Online GmbH 20.0%
  4. DLIVE 10.0%
  5. Odido Netherlands B.V. 10.0%
Top countries
  1. Finland 20.0%
  2. France 20.0%
  3. Japan 20.0%
  4. South Korea 10.0%
  5. The Netherlands 10.0%
  6. Singapore 10.0%
  7. United States 10.0%

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DOT

Polkadot

7 nodes · 6 operators · 6 countries

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How we measure decentralization

A network can have thousands of nodes yet still be highly centralized if most of those nodes run inside a handful of cloud providers or in one country. We surface that by resolving each node’s public IP to its hosting network (ASN), operator and country — exactly the data on every IP page — then computing each network’s distribution across those dimensions.

The top-provider share is the percentage of a network’s nodes on its single largest hosting ASN/operator; the top-country share is the same for geography. These are first-order concentration measures: useful, quotable, and reproducible from the public per-network node lists. They count reachable nodes, not stake or hashpower.

Decentralization — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the decentralization report measure?

For each network it measures infrastructure concentration: the share of nodes running on the single largest hosting provider (ASN/operator) and in the single largest country. A network can have thousands of nodes yet still be centralized if most sit in a few clouds or one country. The figures count reachable nodes, not stake or hashpower.

How is the data calculated?

We take each network's public node list, resolve every node IP to its hosting network, operator and country using the same IP intelligence shown on every IP page, and compute the distribution across those dimensions. It is reproducible from public per-network peer data.

Does this measure how secure or trustworthy a network is?

No. It is a first-order infrastructure-distribution measure, not a security or trust rating. Lower top-provider and top-country shares indicate a network whose reachable nodes are spread across more providers and places, which is one of several aspects of decentralization.

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