Week 2024-35

Polkadot Report Cal. Week 35 - 2024 #

General Information #

The following results show measurement data that were collected in calendar week 35 in 2024 from 2024-08-26 to 2024-09-02.

  • Number of crawls 336
  • Number of visits 7,473,786

    Visiting a peer means dialing or connecting to it. Every time the crawler or monitoring process tries to dial or connect to a peer we consider this as visiting it. Regardless of errors that may occur.

  • Number of unique peer IDs visited 12,422
  • Number of unique peer IDs discovered in the DHT 11,904
  • Number of unique IP addresses found 16,107

Timestamps are in UTC if not mentioned otherwise.

Agents #

Agent Distribution #

This bar chart represents the distribution of various user agents within the Ethereum discv5 DHT. Each bar corresponds to a different user agent or client type and indicates its relative prevalence within the network for the given reporting period. The chart provides a snapshot of how different Ethereum clients are being utilized in the network’s decentralized infrastructure.

45.4%15.2%15.2%6.4%3.5%3.4%3.3%1.3%1.1%parity polkadotmoonbeam parachain collatortanssi collatorpolkadot parachainothersmantaastar collatoracala parachain collatorkilt0100200300400500600700800
AgentCountAgent TypesTotal Count: 1,837Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: NebulaNon-Validators

This stacked plot shows the distribution of various user agents over time.

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acala parachain collatorastar collatorkiltmantamoonbeam parachain collatorothersparity polkadotpolkadot parachaintanssi collatorDateCountAgents distribution over timeData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: NebulaNon-Validators

This chart presents the version distribution for all major user agents, with each bar representing the average number of online peers over the course of a week.

7.1%3.1%2.4%11.1%2.3%3.9%62.1%8.1%0100200300400500600othersv1.12.0 b4016902ac7v1.14.0 364961445b7v1.14.1 7c4cd60da6dv1.14.1 7c4cd60da6d (validator)v1.15.0 743dc632fd6v1.15.1 16b0fd09d9ev1.15.1 16b0fd09d9e (validator)
CountVersionparity polkadot Agent VersionsTotal Count: 929Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebulaparity polkadot

This stacked chart illustrates how the distribution of agent versions for all key user agents evolves over time. It offers insights into the uptake of newer versions among these agents.

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v1.15.1 16b0fd09d9e (validator)v1.15.1 16b0fd09d9ev1.15.0 743dc632fd6v1.14.1 7c4cd60da6d (validator)v1.14.1 7c4cd60da6dv1.14.0 364961445b7v1.12.0 b4016902ac7othersDateCountparity polkadot Version DistributionData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebulaparity polkadot

Churn Analysis #

This visualizes the uptime of peers over a specific period of time. The plot may display trends in churn rate, distribution of uptime periods, or patterns in peer activity. It helps analyze the stability and reliability of the network by identifying fluctuations in peer participation and examining potential factors influencing churn.

💡 Due to the diversity of Polkadot agents and agent versions, we’ve only included agents that have more than 50 peers.

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all (25,862)parity polkadot/v1.11.0 (296)parity polkadot/v1.15.0 (1,134)parity polkadot/v1.15.1 (4,540)tanssi collator/v0.8.1 (380)polkadot parachain/v0.1.26 (223)parity polkadot/v1.14.1 (1,151)polkadot-parachain/v1.15.1 (7,514)tanssi collator/v0.6.1 (2,379)moonbeam parachain collator/v0.39.1 (299)polkadot parachain/v0.1.28 (210)moonbeam parachain collator/v0.39.0 (145)parachain collator template/v0.5.1 (411)tanssi collator/v0.6.3 (987)unique node/v1.3.0 (294)hydration/v29.0.2 (559)polkadot parachain/v1.14.1 (2,595)parachain collator template/v0.5.2 (1,133)astar collator/v5.42.2 (244)kilt/v1.13.0 (289)polimec cli/v0.7.0 (284)hyperbridge/v0.5.1 (270)polkadot parachain/v0.4.0 (274)cumulus test parachain collator/v0.10.35 (145)astar collator/v5.43.0 (105)Uptime (hours)Online Peers (%)Churn AnalysisNon-Validators

Geolocation #

Geographical data is sourced from the MaxMind database, which maps IP addresses to corresponding countries.

This bar plot illustrates the distribution of observed nodes across different countries.

18.7%16.2%13.0%9.9%8.7%6.6%3.1%2.9%2.5%2.5%1.4%1.2%13.3%DEUSFRmultiGBCANLCHPLSGJPSEothers050100150200250300350400
CountryCountCountry Distribution of All NodesTotal: 2,204Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

This plot displays the weekly geographical distribution of nodes, categorized by country.

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CountryDEUSFRmultiGBCAothersDateCountCountry Distribution of All NodesTotal Mean: 2,204Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

Cloud Providers #

Cloud providers data is sourced from Udger, which maps IP addresses to known hosting providers.

Cloud Hosting Rate #

This line chart displays the count of nodes within the Polkadot network that are hosted on known commercial cloud providers, compared to those that are not. It tracks the distribution over a specified period, offering insights into the infrastructure preferences for node hosting.

Regular analysis of this chart can reveal trends in the adoption of cloud services for nodes. Such information is crucial for understanding the network’s resilience and the potential reliance on cloud infrastructure.

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ProviderDatacenterNon-DatacenterDateCountCloud Rate of All NodesTotal Mean: 2,212Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

This bar chart presents the weekly distribution of Polkadot nodes among various cloud providers, including nodes not hosted within data centers (grouped under Non-Datacenter).

40.3%9.3%7.6%5.6%3.9%3.3%2.4%2.3%2.3%1.4%1.4%1.3%18.9%Non-Datacenterhttps://njal.la/https://www.grierforensicshttp://www.ovh.com/https://www.hetzner.com/https://www.amanah.com/http://www.comtrance.net/https://aws.amazon.com/http://www.gds.vn/http://www.manageddatasoluhttps://contabo.de/https://devel.cz/others0100200300400500600700800900
Cloud ProviderCountCloud Distribution of All NodesTotal: 2,212Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

The line chart illustrates the trends in the distribution of all Polkadot nodes across cloud providers over the given time period. Note that nodes hosted outside of data centers are not included in this representation.

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Cloud Providerhttps://njal.la/https://www.grierforensicshttp://www.ovh.com/https://www.hetzner.com/https://www.amanah.com/http://www.comtrance.net/othersDateCountCloud Distribution of All NodesTotal Mean: 1,320Data: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

Crawls #

Protocols #

This plot illustrates the evolving count of nodes supporting each of the listed protocols over time. It exclusively presents data gathered from nodes accessible through a libp2p connection via our crawler. The identification of supported protocols relies on the libp2p identify protocol, hence necessitating a libp2p connection for discovery.

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/ipfs/ping/1.0.0/ipfs/id/1.0.0/ipfs/id/push/1.0.0/polkadot/req_available_data/1/polkadot/req_collation/1/paritytech/grandpa/1/polkadot/req_pov/1/polkadot/req_chunk/1/polkadot/collation/1/polkadot/validation/1/dot/block-announces/1/dot/kad/dot/transactions/1/dot/sync/warp/dot/sync/2/dot/light/2/dot/state/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/block-announces/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_available_data/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_collation/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/kad/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/grandpa/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_chunk/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/transactions/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/sync/warp/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/sync/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/light/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_pov/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/state/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_collation/2/polkadot/req_statement/1/polkadot/send_dispute/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/validation/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/collation/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/validation/3/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/send_dispute/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_statement/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_attested_candidate/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/req_chunk/2/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/beefy/justifications/1/91b171bb158e2d3848fa23a9f1c25182fb8e20313b2c1eb49219da7a70ce90c3/beefy/2DateCountObserved ProtocolsData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

Errors #

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Cloud Providerconnection_refusedconnection_reset_by_peerio_timeoutnegotiate_security_protocolnegotiate_stream_multiplexernetwork_unreachableno_good_addressesno_route_to_hostpeer_id_mismatchunknownDateCountConnection ErrorsData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula
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Cloud Providerconnection_refusedconnection_reset_by_peerio_timeoutpeer_id_mismatchprotocol_not_supportedstream_resetunknownDateCountCrawl ErrorsData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula

Stale Node Records #

All Peers #

This stacked plot depicts the count of node records stored within each node’s routing table and made accessible through the DHT. These node records serve as a mechanism through which nodes discover new remote nodes in the network.

Ensuring the reachability of referenced nodes shared within the network holds paramount importance. The plot delineates the occurrences of reachable and non-reachable (stale) node records. Note that nodes running behind a NAT are counted as unreachable even though they may be online.

For instance, if a node’s record is present in the routing tables of 100 other nodes and the node is reachable, the plot will reflect an increase of 100 in the online category.

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Record TypeReachableUnreachableDateCount of RecordsReachable vs. Unreachable Records Over TimeData: week ending 01 Sep 2024. Source: Nebula