Today’s data from Crypto analyst Nansen has discovered significant changes in user activity across the EVM compatibility chain. The data listed the top EVM blockchains in terms of the number of active addresses listed in the past 7 days.
Active top EVM chains are past 7D@Base – 9.78m (+42%) @bnbchain – 7.88m (+4.8%) @ethereum – 2.18m (+9.2%) @0xpolygon – 2.08m (+2.5%) @seinetwork – 1.46m (+64%)pic.twittercom/putvicpp8pp8phptvitter
-Nansen🧭 (@nansen_ai) May 18, 2025
Top 7 EVM Chains by 7D Active Addresses
base
According to the data, Base has become the most popular EVM compatible blockchain in terms of active addresses. Over the past seven days, the chain has registered 9.78 million active addresses, representing a 42% increase, marking an operational milestone for the platform. This shows that the base is a major EVM compatible chain, seducing a considerable number of users to interact with distributed apps running on the network.
BNB Chain
The BNB chain has recorded 7.88 million active addresses over the past seven days, the second largest Ethereum compatible blockchain considering a 4.8% increase, with 7.88 million active addresses. These numbers indicate users’ interest in the EVM chain. The chain hosts a wide range of Ethereum decentralized applications running on the blockchain.
Ethereum
Despite being the original and primary EVM chain, Ethereum is third on the list. The EVM chain experienced 2.18 million active addresses, accounting for a 9.2% increase. This shows that users are moving towards faster and more affordable EVM chains in terms of transaction processing, such as BNB chains and bases, and cost-effectiveness.
0xPolygon
0xPolygon is one of the most popular Ethereum Layer 2 blockchains. Based on this list, it is the fourth largest EVM compatible chain by active address. The chain has increased by 2.5% over the past seven days.
Six Networks
The SEI Network, the main layer-1 blockchain, is a fully EVM compatible chain. As reported in the data, this is the fifth largest EVM compatible chain, with 1.46 million active addresses over the past week, an increase of 64%, testimony that users trust the platform.
others
Other top EVM compatible blockchains by active address are Arbitrum and Avalanche.
According to the data, Arbitrum is another rapidly growing EVM compatible chain with 1.031 million active addresses, up 5.9%.
Avalanche wrapped this list as the seventh largest EVM compatible blockchain. Over the past week, the EVM chain has had 1.01 million active addresses, accounting for a 27% increase.
