+ 5,383 nodes off-map
The Lightning Network, mapped

Live view of the global Lightning Network

Nodes, channels and capacity — aggregated by country, with the largest cross-border channels traced as arcs.

Nodes
8,522
-51.0% / 90d
Channels
33,963
-32.1% / 90d
Capacity (BTC)
3,506.78
-24.4% / 90d
Explore the network Δ vs 10 Jul 2026

Network Insights

90-Day Trend

Nodes 15,978 -9.0% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 15,978 -9.0% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 15,978.00 -9.0% since 22 Sep 2026
Nodes 39,615 -25.1% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 39,615 -25.1% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 39,615.00 -25.1% since 22 Sep 2026
Nodes 3,510 -34.0% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 3,510 -34.0% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 3,509.61 -34.0% since 22 Sep 2026

Top Nodes

Top Nodes
Rank Alias Capacity (Sats) # of Channels THY Score
1 ACINQ 33,066,420,755 sat 1,907 0.9800
2 1ML.com node ALPHA 726,327,656 sat 1,649 0.6900
3 CoinGate 1,802,674,619 sat 1,317 0.5900
4 bfx-lnd0 33,536,962,652 sat 555 0.5100
5 Binance 40,718,669,275 sat 166 0.4700
6 bfx-lnd1 26,345,921,112 sat 505 0.4700
7 cyberdyne.sh 11,747,423,187 sat 273 0.4600
8 block-iad-1 22,554,801,230 sat 539 0.4200
9 LNT.chengdu 33,170,449 sat 795 0.4200
10 Strike 14,900,547,512 sat 328 0.3600

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Network Health Shows how concentrated network capacity is. E.g., "top 1% of nodes control X% of capacity." Learn more

Top 1% of nodes hold 86.9% of capacity Top 2% of nodes hold 93.4% of capacity Top 5% of nodes hold 97.8% of capacity Top 10% of nodes hold 99.1% of capacity Top 20% of nodes hold 99.7% of capacity Top 30% of nodes hold 99.9% of capacity Top 50% of nodes hold 100.0% of capacity Top 75% of nodes hold 100.0% of capacity
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Capacity By Network

CLEAR_NET_IP
3,444.0690 BTC
TOR
2,537.5875 BTC

Graph Topology

Connected Components A group of nodes that are all reachable from each other through payment channels. Learn more
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