Solana Mainnet Briefly Hits 100,000 TPS in Stress Test

Solana recently achieved a milestone by briefly reaching over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) during a stress test that primarily involved no-operation (noop) program calls, which are lightweight transactions used to evaluate network capacity without actual state changes. Although the peak TPS was recorded at 107,540, this figure does not reflect real-world usage, as the majority of these transactions were artificial stress tests rather than token transfers or application interactions. Real user-facing throughput remains significantly lower, estimated around 1,000 to 1,050 TPS when excluding validator vote transactions that inflate the total TPS figures. Despite this disparity, the stress test demonstrates Solana's theoretical ability to sustain high throughput on operations like oracle updates and transfers under peak conditions, which could enhance the network's appeal for developers and users. Memecoins continue to dominate Solana's blockchain activity, accounting for a large portion of transactions. This event highlights Solana's potential scalability, even as actual transaction loads remain more moderate in daily use.