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New Token Projects Launched per Month (by Chain) + Interactive Dashboard

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LeadGenCrypto Team
Crypto Leads Generating Specialists
World map with rising trend lines and blockchain icons symbolising growth in the number of token-based crypto projects.

If you sell into new token projects, a useful starting point is which ecosystems have the most recent activity. July's rebound continued in August, then September eased by 6.1%. Under that modest decline, the chain mix changed: Solana slowed, Arbitrum rose, and Robinhood Chain accounted for a larger share. Sales, BD, listings, audit, infrastructure, and marketing teams can use that detail to set outreach priorities by ecosystem.

LeadGenCrypto's Crypto Launch Barometer tracks token-based projects with identified duplicates removed. The dataset now runs from December 2020 through September 2026, with 44,904 cumulative projects tracked. Use the monthly counts to plan prospecting capacity and the chain breakdown to segment that work. The Other category deserves its own review because it contains both individually named networks and unclassified projects. For a concrete way to translate launch volume into sequence length, see the outreach sequence guide for token projects.

Last updated: 5 October 2026 (data through September 2026).

Article snapshots vs public interactive dashboard

  • The charts embedded in this article are static snapshots for reading, sharing, and methodology context.
  • The public interactive dashboard hosts the full timeline (including the latest months), legend toggles, date slider, and the Other chains breakdown that unpacks the long tail. No form, access code, or email gate.

Open the live view when you are ready: Open the public interactive dashboard.

Quick Highlights: July to September 2026 (latest three months)​

July 2026 added 1,277 projects, August rose to 1,454, and September recorded 1,365. September was 6.1% below August but 6.9% above July. Together, the three months added 4,096 projects. The latest decline calls for a closer look at campaign allocation: some ecosystems grew even as the overall total eased.

Below is what the chain split adds. Filter by month, chain, and mode in the public interactive dashboard:

  • Solana remains the largest individual chain. It recorded 401 projects in July, 517 in August, and 425 in September. The latest count fell 17.8% month on month but still represented 31.1% of all September projects. That remains a substantial pool for a dedicated Solana campaign, with capacity adjusted to the lower monthly volume.
  • The named-chain mix shifted again. BSC was nearly steady at 166 projects versus 168 in August. Ethereum fell from 123 to 83, and Base from 50 to 34. Arbitrum increased from 10 to 64, recovering much of July's 73. Campaign planning should reflect these different directions and the relevance of the offer to each chain.
  • The Other breakdown became more important. The top-level bucket rose from 443 projects in July to 571 in August and 589 in September, or 43.2% of the latest total. Robinhood Chain contributed 389, up from 336 in August, while Arc contributed 49 and unmatched or unclassified chains 134. Robinhood Chain accounts for about 66% of Other, so treating the entire bucket as one audience would hide its largest concentration.

See the live numbers and timing: Open the public interactive dashboard.

Public dashboard

Open the Interactive Launch Dashboard

Explore the full monthly launch series in your browser. No form, access code, or login required to use the charts (updated monthly).

  • Latest months in the live timeline
  • Legend toggles, date slider, Share vs Totals modes, and views you can screenshot for decks
  • The Other chains breakdown chart that expands the Other bucket into individual networks

How to Read the Interactive Launch Dashboard and Turn the Numbers into Revenue​

Tip: Click any legend label to hide or reveal a chain. The chart recalculates instantly so you can focus on only the ecosystems that matter to you.

What is inside the dashboard: 4 charts​

  1. New Token Projects Launched (monthly) - bar and line modes with date slider
  2. Projects by Blockchain - Share - stacked percent view (always totals 100%)
  3. Projects by Blockchain - Totals - cumulative lines (TAM by chain)
  4. Other Chains Breakdown - expands the "Other" bucket into individual chains so you can see which long-tail networks actually drive the totals

1) New Token Projects Launched: two insight modes​

a) Monthly bar view​

Bar and line chart showing the number of new token projects launched per month (article snapshot).

A listings sales manager (exchange, launchpad, coin tracker, listing agency) compares internal outreach volume against real launch volume. If your team contacted 100 prospects in a month but 600+ projects launched, you are under-covered. That gap is your missed revenue.

b) Cumulative line view​

Line chart showing cumulative total token projects launched over time (article snapshot).

Toggle the cumulative line to show long-term market expansion. Founders use this to justify hiring, SDR headcount, or new vertical plays.

2) Projects by Blockchain: Share percentage​

Stacked area chart showing percentage share of new token projects by blockchain (article snapshot).

Hover any month to see the chain split (always totals 100%). Use this to decide where to focus outreach next month.

Your questionDashboard moveResulting insight
Should we double down on Solana?Check the latest month, then compare vs 3 months ago.You see if momentum is real or fading.
Who is losing steam?Watch any chain's share shrink 3 months in a row.You can reallocate sales time early.

3) Projects by Blockchain: Cumulative totals​

Multi-line chart showing cumulative totals per blockchain (article snapshot).

This "league table" helps you size TAM for any chain and see which ecosystems are compounding fastest.

4) Other Chains Breakdown​

In the first three charts, blockchains outside the top 8 (Arbitrum, BSC, Base, Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, TON, Tron) are grouped into a single bucket called Other.

The fourth chart expands Other into individual chains so you can see:

  • which long-tail networks contribute the most projects,
  • how the composition shifts month to month,
  • where the Other totals come from in the Share and Totals charts.

Workflow checklist (how revenue teams use this)​

  1. Scan monthly launches to spot fresh waves you can prospect this week.
  2. Check chain share to confirm whether the wave is chain-specific.
  3. Verify cumulative totals to confirm the ecosystem is big enough for a sales sprint.
  4. Use the Other breakdown to catch emerging chains before they show up as "top 8".
  5. Execute: pull contacts from LeadGenCrypto, load your CRM, and run outreach.

Want the latest months and the interactive filters? Open the public interactive dashboard

Why this data matters for crypto service providers​

BenefitWhy it helps you sell more
Marketing budget timingCatch launch waves while projects still spend.
Chain prioritisationFocus outreach where launch volume accelerates.
Market-size planningQuantify TAM before you invest in a new product line.
Prospect-coverage benchmarkCompare your outreach volume vs real launches.
Ops and hiring forecastsScale your team with actual market activity.
Proof for clients and stakeholdersBack proposals with transparent launch data.

Before comparing dashboards, ask: does the data match your sales reality?

Popular trackers often count every contract deployment. Service budgets sit inside far fewer real teams. We built this dataset for revenue teams first.

External recently added lists can be useful as discovery benchmarks, but they are not a substitute for a project-level, deduplicated monthly dataset.

  • Longer history: our series begins Dec 2020 and updates monthly.
  • Project-level focus: we track only teams capable of buying services.
  • Duplicate control: we consolidate duplicates so one project equals one entry.
  • Meme-coin noise removed: thousands of one-day rugs do not buy services, so we exclude them.

Open the Interactive Launch Dashboard​

Public dashboard

Use the Live Interactive Launch Dashboard

The dashboard is public and updated monthly alongside this barometer. Browse every month in the series, toggle chains, and use the Other breakdown chart.

  • View the full timeline up to the current refresh
  • Legend toggles, date slider, Share vs Totals modes, and snapshot-friendly views
  • Includes the Other chains breakdown chart

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Conclusion​

The market does not pause. Launch volume shifts chain by chain, month by month. If you sell services to token projects, this dashboard lets you time outreach while budgets are still available.

If you want the newest months, interactive filters, and the Other breakdown chart, open the public dashboard: Open the interactive launch dashboard.

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