Bitcoin’s network processed 862,979 transactions on June 23, 2026, the third-highest single day recorded since the blockchain launched in January 2009.
Key Takeaways:
Bitcoin logged 862,979 transactions on June 23, 2026, the third-highest day since 2009.Blockchair data shows 2026 transaction medians already top full-year 2024 and 2025 marks.June 2026 transactions averaged 651,655 daily, up 90% from June 2025’s 342,866 average.From January through June, the monthly average climbed 66.7%, while the monthly median rose 64.2% over the same stretch. A rising base across six straight months points to a broader lift in network use, not a single unusual day.
Through July 5, 2026, the year’s median daily transaction count stands at 529,623, with an average of 533,890. Both figures already exceed the full-year median and average posted in 2024 and 2025. The year-to-date total reached 99.3 million transactions across 186 days.
Each month posted a higher average than the one before it. That kind of steady climb points to broad network use rather than a temporary rush of activity tied to a single event.
2025 Marked a Clear Slowdown June 2026 Doubles June 2025The year-over-year comparison sharpens the picture further. June 2025 averaged 342,866 transactions per day. June 2026 averaged 651,655, a jump of 90.1% in twelve months.
Through July 5, 2026’s average transaction count runs 38.5% above the same period in 2025. The 2026 median for that stretch runs 41.6% above the 2025 figure. Measuring the same calendar window in both years removes the distortion of comparing a partial year against a completed one, and the gap holds up under that stricter test.
2024 Still Holds the RecordFour of the five busiest days on record occurred in 2024. That year also logged a full-year total of 192.2 million transactions, the highest annual figure in the dataset, spread across a spring, summer, and early fall stretch of repeated high-count days.
Where This Leaves the Second Half of 2026The broader early-July reading still holds up despite that drop. The five-day average for July 1 through July 5 stands at 595,193, with a median of 613,353. A single soft reading at the edge of a short five-day window does not erase six straight months of rising monthly averages.
If current momentum holds through the back half of the year, 2026 is positioned to finish far closer to 2024’s active range than to 2025’s subdued one. The record daily high still belongs to 2024. The current activity trend belongs to 2026.
