Decentralization Scores
How Decentralized Are the Top Blockchains?
Live, methodology-first decentralization audits across four pillars: infrastructure, capital, governance, and software. Scores are maintained by The W3D Team. Read the methodology
This hub answers one question: how many entities does it take to control a blockchain? Every network below is audited against the same four pillars, using only public, verifiable data — node counts, entity and operator breakdowns, stake and token distribution, proposer and validator influence. Each card shows the chain symbol, its current total score, and a score bar so you can compare networks at a glance.
Scores are maintained by The W3D Team and update as chains change: validator sets grow, staking pools consolidate, governance votes redistribute. Because output depends on methodology, every submission is documented — what data was sampled, at what snapshot, and how each pillar was weighted — so any score can be audited, debated, or rebuilt by anyone who disagrees.
The four pillars:
Start here:New to decentralization? Read the Nakamoto Coefficient explainer first — the number of entities that would have to collude to censor a network. Then compare consensus models in Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work, or pull any chain’s pillar data yourself in the live terminal. For the full picture across networks, see Top Layer-1 Blockchains Compared.
