Bitcoin Network Hashrate (BTC)
Hashrate now
as of Oct 24, 2026, 17:32 UTC
- 7 days
- +21.7%from 1,010 EH/s
- 30 days
- +46.8%from 837 EH/s
- 6 months
- +22.1%from 1,006 EH/s
- 6-month high
- 1,228 EH/sOct 24, 2026
Bitcoin hashrate chart
Since 2009, network hashrate has grown to 1,066 EH/s (7-day average). The daily record is 1,306 EH/s (Oct 25, 2025).
Hashrate and difficulty
When hashrate rises, blocks come faster than every 10 minutes, and difficulty goes up at the next adjustment; when it falls, difficulty goes down. ASIC shutdown prices move with difficulty.
- Difficulty now
- 140.58 T
- Next adjustment
- ≈ October 29
- Forecast
- +4.95%
The forecast is based on the average block time since the start of the period.
Difficulty and adjustment forecastDaily hashrate
| Date | Hashrate | Change | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1,228 EH/s | +41.65% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 867 EH/s | −20.67% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 1,093 EH/s | −5.09% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1,152 EH/s | +8.06% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 1,066 EH/s | −3.90% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 1,109 EH/s | +17.59% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 943 EH/s | −6.56% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1,010 EH/s | +1.16% | 140.58 T |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 998 EH/s | −7.94% | 132.72 T |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,084 EH/s | +0.63% | 132.72 T |
Average network hashrate for the day, change from the previous day and difficulty on that day. The full history is on the chart.
Bitcoin hashrate FAQ
What is Bitcoin network hashrate?
The combined computing power of all miners: how many hashes per second the network tries while searching for the next block. The higher the hashrate, the more expensive an attack on the network.
What is hashrate measured in?
Hashes per second. TH/s is a trillion hashes, PH/s is a thousand TH/s, EH/s is a million TH/s. One modern ASIC delivers hundreds of TH/s; the whole network — 1,073 EH/s.
How is network hashrate calculated?
It can't be seen directly: it is estimated from difficulty and how fast blocks are found. So the daily estimate can jump by a few percent — the trend is better read over a week or a month.
How is hashrate related to difficulty?
When hashrate rises, blocks come faster than every 10 minutes, and difficulty goes up at the next adjustment. When it falls, difficulty goes down. The adjustment forecast is on the network difficulty page.
How does hashrate affect miner revenue?
A miner's share of the output is their hashrate divided by the network hashrate. If the network grows 10%, after the difficulty adjustment the same ASIC mines about that much less. See your device's revenue in the mining calculator.
Why does hashrate grow?
Miners plug in new, more efficient ASICs, and a rising bitcoin price makes it worthwhile to run more machines. When the price falls, old machines are switched off and hashrate drops.