Polkadot

Performance

Observed TPS

0

sustained, observed

Theoretical TPS

1,000

claimed max

Finality

30.00 s

Block time

6.07 s

Avg fee

$0.0114

Validators

600

semantics vary

Design

Type

L1

Launched

2020

Consensus

BABE + GRANDPA (NPoS)

Language

Rust (ink!)

Virtual machine

Wasm / PolkaVM

Quantum-resistant

No

Note: Relay chain carries little direct tx load; observed TPS is correspondingly low.

Sources

• https://chainspect.app/chain/polkadot
• https://coinlaw.io/polkadot-statistics/

Data verified Tue Jun 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). Methodology on the editorial standards page.