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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
8,875
-49.0% / 90d
Channels
33,629
-32.7% / 90d
Capacity (BTC)
3,209.91
-30.8% / 90d
Explore the network Δ vs 10 Jul 2026

Network Insights

90-Day Trend

Nodes 15,898 -9.4% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 15,898 -9.4% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 15,898.00 -9.4% since 22 Sep 2026
Nodes 38,753 -26.7% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 38,753 -26.7% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 38,753.00 -26.7% since 22 Sep 2026
Nodes 3,229 -39.2% since 22 Sep 2026
Channels 3,229 -39.2% since 22 Sep 2026
Capacity (BTC) 3,228.87 -39.2% since 22 Sep 2026

Top Nodes

Top Nodes
Rank Alias Capacity (Sats) # of Channels THY Score
1 ACINQ 31,078,637,941 sat 1,877 0.9800
2 1ML.com node ALPHA 694,261,836 sat 1,632 0.6600
3 CoinGate 1,705,339,651 sat 1,306 0.5700
4 bfx-lnd0 32,577,105,466 sat 554 0.5200
5 Binance 35,016,447,432 sat 138 0.4500
6 bfx-lnd1 25,310,627,945 sat 497 0.4500
7 block-iad-1 20,633,874,412 sat 481 0.4100
8 LNT.chengdu 31,170,449 sat 794 0.3900
9 LNBiG [Hub-2] 16,727,667,070 sat 364 0.3600
10 Strike 13,992,849,253 sat 323 0.3500

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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 87.0% 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 99.0% of capacity Top 20% of nodes hold 99.7% of capacity Top 30% of nodes hold 99.8% of capacity Top 50% of nodes hold 99.9% of capacity Top 75% of nodes hold 99.9% of capacity
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Capacity By Network

CLEAR_NET_IP
3,147.1776 BTC
TOR
2,302.2291 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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