Bitcoin Lightning Network Statistics 2026: Capacity, Nodes and Payment Growth

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is handling more payment value than ever. Some of its best-known infrastructure numbers, such as node and channel counts, are below earlier peaks. Public capacity reached a record 5,637 BTC in December 2025. It has since fallen to about 4,900 BTC. Mempool.space data shows around 17,400 nodes and 41,000 public channels. Usage [...]

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