Over 16,000 new developers have joined the Ethereum ecosystem in the first three quarters of this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, citing data from Electric Capital referenced by the Ethereum Foundation, more than 16,000 new developers joined the Ethereum ecosystem between January and September this year.

Solana is the second most popular destination for new developers, with over 11,500 developers joining its ecosystem; however, a representative from the Solana Foundation stated that this data may be outdated. Meanwhile, Bitcoin saw nearly 7,500 new developers.

The Ethereum ecosystem has become the largest community of active developers among all blockchain projects, with 31,869 developers. In comparison, Solana has 17,708 developers, ranking second, while Bitcoin has 11,036 developers.