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Bitcoin nodes worldwide

We currently reach 16,559 Bitcoin nodes across 95 countries, led by United States. Every dot on the map is a computer that enforces Bitcoin's rules on its own. The numbers come from our own network crawler.

Reachable nodes
16,559
8,855 unreachable
Countries
95
geolocated
Clearnet
8,062
IPv4 8,062 · IPv6 0
Tor
8,497
51 %

Live world map

Every dot is a real, reachable node at its approximate (IP-based) location. The lines are illustrative: they show the network's global interconnection, not specific links. Which node talks to which is not publicly available.

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Dots = real nodes · lines = illustrative. The map shows the 8,062 clearnet nodes (IPv4/IPv6); the 8,497 Tor nodes are counted but have no location and cannot be mapped.

By country

US · United States
3.546
21.4%
DE · Germany
986
6.0%
CA · Canada
389
2.3%
GB · United Kingdom
336
2.0%
FR · France
240
1.4%
NL · Netherlands
223
1.3%
RU · Russia
151
0.9%
AU · Australia
150
0.9%
CH · Switzerland
143
0.9%
JP · Japan
114
0.7%
SG · Singapore
104
0.6%
KR · South Korea
104
0.6%

Client versions

Satoshi 31.1.0
2.942
17.8%
Satoshi 31.0.0
1.452
8.8%
Satoshi 27.0.0
1.278
7.7%
Satoshi 29.3.0
1.102
6.7%
Satoshi 28.1.0
851
5.1%
Satoshi 29.2.0
674
4.1%
Satoshi 29.3.0/Knots 20260507
594
3.6%
Satoshi 26.0.0
589
3.6%
Satoshi 30.2.0
577
3.5%
Satoshi 29.0.0
570
3.4%
Satoshi 30.0.0
472
2.9%
Satoshi 27.1.0
411
2.5%

Over time

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Methodology & data

Our crawler walks the Bitcoin P2P network via protocol handshakes and getaddr requests (hourly). Clearnet nodes (IPv4/IPv6) are geolocated offline; we reach Tor nodes (.onion) through a Tor proxy and count them as well. They have no geographic location, though, so they do not appear on the map. We count only publicly reachable (listening) nodes; nodes behind NAT/firewall cannot be counted directly. Locations are IP-based and approximate. Last updated: Sep 7, 2026, 9:14 PM. Not financial advice.

Frequently asked questions

01What is a Bitcoin node?

A node is a computer that holds the full Bitcoin blockchain and independently checks every transaction and block against the consensus rules. More nodes means a more decentralised, censorship-resistant network.

02How many Bitcoin nodes are there?

We currently reach 16,559 nodes across 95 countries. These are the publicly reachable (listening) nodes. The true total is higher, because many nodes behind firewalls accept no inbound connections and so cannot be counted directly.

03Where does the data come from?

From our own crawler, which walks the Bitcoin P2P network the way Bitnodes used to: it connects to nodes, asks them over the protocol for their known peers and works through the entire reachable network. It runs every hour.

04What does "reachable" mean?

A node counts as reachable when our crawler could complete a full protocol handshake. Nodes that only make outbound connections (behind NAT/firewall) are not counted.

05Are Tor nodes included?

Yes. We reach Tor nodes (.onion) through a Tor proxy and count them. They are often the majority of reachable nodes. But by design they have no geographic location, so they appear only in the totals and the network-type figures, not on the map. I2P/CJDNS nodes are not covered yet.