Solana's $1.3B REV in 2025: Jito tips, priority fees and base fees
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Market since$SOL−24%since this pieceHow it played out ↓Breaks down Solana's 2025 Real Economic Value: Jito tips are over half, priority fees 35-40%, base fees under 1%. Jito tips are driven by DEX arbitrage, Telegram memecoin bots and oracle traffic.
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Jito tips >50% (~$650M+), up from ~30%
92% of stake runs the Jito client
Base fees ~$13M
Solana generated $1.3B in REV in 2025.
What this means?
REV (Real Economic Value) measures what users actually pay to transact onchain. It's the "top line" metric for blockchains, capturing both protocol fees and out-of-protocol tips.
Here's how Solana's $1.3B breaks down:
➤ Jito Tips (>50%): ~$650M+
MEV tips paid to validators for bundle inclusion. This has grown from ~30% to over 50% of REV in less than a year. 92% of stake now runs the Jito client.
➤ Priority Fees (35-40%): ~$455-520M
Optional fees for better transaction ordering. Since SIMD-0096, 100% goes to validators (previously 50% was burned).
➤ Base Fees (<1%): ~$13M
Fixed 0.000005 SOL per signature. Negligible.
What's driving the Jito dominance? DEX arbitrage (~70%), Telegram bots for memecoin trading (~20%), and oracle/infra (~10%).
Importantly, REV excludes token issuance, app revenue (Pumpfun, Jupiter fees, etc.), staking rewards, and TVL. It's purely what users pay for blockspace.
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Solana led with $1.3B, nearly 60% ahead of second place. Hyperliquid at $816M is the standout. A perp DEX generating more revenue than Ethereum ($524M), Tron ($608M), and literally every L2. No VC funding, no token until late 2024, and now sitting in second spot already. The L2
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