Solana’s monthly app revenue hits nine-month high of $180 million

Solana’s applications had a very good September. Monthly app revenue on the network reached $180 million, the highest figure in nine months.

That haul gave Solana a 32% share of all blockchain app revenue. Roughly one of every three dollars earned by on-chain apps flowed through a single network.

A month of records

September did not just produce a strong total. It produced several standout data points along the way.

The biggest came on September 12. Daily app revenue on Solana peaked at $7.935 million that day, the highest single-day figure of 2026.

That one-day total beat the combined app revenue of Ethereum, Robinhood Chain, Hyperliquid L1 and BNB Smart Chain. Four major networks, pooled together, still came up short.

The momentum held later in the month. Weekly app revenue climbed to $49.9 million in late September, a level the network had not seen since mid-2025.

Activity metrics moved in the same direction. Solana logged 7,699 monthly active programs in September, the highest count since August 2025.

Programs are Solana’s version of smart contracts, the code that powers apps on the network.

How September compares with August

According to DeFiLlama data, Solana apps generated $143.23 million in revenue in August. That figure represented 38.1% of a global app revenue total of $375.53 million. Solana led all chains then, too.

One wrinkle stands out. Solana’s revenue rose from August to September, yet its market share slipped from 38.1% to 32%.

Not every tally lines up neatly. A Spanish-language report estimated Solana’s September app revenue at approximately $145.75 million, well below the $180 million figure.

That report still placed Solana at the top of the leaderboard. Different trackers count fees in different ways, so the exact total depends on who is doing the math.

What this means for Solana and its rivals

The jump to 7,699 monthly active programs hints that builders are already responding. A rising program count paired with rising revenue looks more like a growing economy than a one-off spike.

Solana’s share dropped from August even as its revenue grew, which implies rivals were not standing still.

There are caveats worth keeping in mind. The gap between the $180 million figure and the approximately $145.75 million estimate shows that methodology matters, and readers should check which tracker a number comes from.