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Bitcoin nodes worldwide

We currently reach 16,287 Bitcoin nodes across 94 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
16,287
70% of known hosts
Countries
94
Top: US 22%
Clearnet
7,989
49% · IPv4
Tor
8,298
51% of all nodes

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 7,989 clearnet nodes (IPv4); the 8,298 Tor nodes are counted but have no location and cannot be mapped.

By country

US · United States
3,554
21.8 %
DE · Germany
963
5.9 %
CA · Canada
364
2.2 %
GB · United Kingdom
329
2.0 %
FR · France
243
1.5 %
NL · Netherlands
225
1.4 %
RU · Russia
157
1.0 %
AU · Australia
144
0.9 %
CH · Switzerland
141
0.9 %
JP · Japan
109
0.7 %
KR · South Korea
108
0.7 %
SG · Singapore
100
0.6 %

Client versions

Satoshi 31.1.0
3,468
21.3 %
Satoshi 27.0.0
1,263
7.8 %
Satoshi 31.0.0
1,166
7.2 %
Satoshi 29.3.0
1,046
6.4 %
Satoshi 28.1.0
808
5.0 %
Satoshi 29.2.0
660
4.1 %
Satoshi 26.0.0
560
3.4 %
Satoshi 29.3.0/Knots 20260507
558
3.4 %
Satoshi 29.0.0
538
3.3 %
Satoshi 30.2.0
512
3.1 %
Satoshi 30.0.0
438
2.7 %
Satoshi 27.1.0
403
2.5 %

Over time

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Methodology & data

Our crawler walks the Bitcoin P2P network via protocol handshakes and getaddr requests (continuously, one cycle after another). Clearnet nodes (IPv4) 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. The crawler does not currently cover IPv6 nodes, because our server has no IPv6 connectivity; nodes reachable only over IPv6 are therefore missing from the count. Locations are IP-based and approximate. Last updated: Sep 29, 2026, 3:18 PM.

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 16,287 nodes across 94 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. The crawler does not currently cover IPv6 nodes, because our server has no IPv6 connectivity; nodes reachable only over IPv6 are therefore missing from the count.

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 continuously: each cycle starts shortly after the previous one ends.

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.