Best-Performing EVM Chains Based on Active Addresses (Last 7 Days)
A new report from on-chain analytics platform Nansen highlights major shifts in user activity across EVM-compatible blockchains over the past 7 days, with Base and Sei Network showing the most explosive growth.
- Base – 9.78M active addresses (+42%)
- BNB Chain – 7.88M (+4.8%)
- Ethereum – 2.18M (+9.2%)
- Polygon – 2.08M (+2.5%)
- Sei v2 – 1.46M (+64%)
- Arbitrum – 1.03M (+5.9%)
- Avalanche – 1.01M (+27%)
Key Takeaways
Base has emerged as the most active EVM chain this week, crossing 9.7 million addresses and posting an impressive 42% increase in just 7 days. This growth is likely fueled by rising DeFi and gaming activity on the Coinbase-backed Layer 2 network.
Sei Network v2 showed the highest percentage growth, soaring 64% week-over-week, a sign of increasing momentum for this performance-optimized chain as it expands its ecosystem.
Ethereum, despite lower address counts compared to newer chains, maintained healthy growth at 9.2%, underscoring its continued dominance and utility.
Avalanche also posted strong growth (+27%), likely driven by surging interest in token launches and DeFi experiments.
Conclusion
As user engagement on Layer 2s and alt-EVM chains accelerates, it’s becoming clear that multi-chain activity is the new norm. Base and Sei are gaining fast, while Ethereum remains the anchor of the EVM ecosystem.
These trends suggest a diversifying user base — and developers, investors, and protocols should be watching these chains closely.
Kosta Gushterov
Reporter at Coindoo
Kosta has been a part of the team since 2021 and has solidified his position with a thirst for knowledge, incredible dedication to his work and a “detective-like” mindset. He not only covers a wide range of trending topics, he also creates reviews, PR articles and educational content. His work has also been referenced by other news outlets.
