# Aperture

> Track Aperture's fees, revenue, TVL and active users with daily on-chain data across 7 chains. Compare Aperture with other exchanges (DEX). Updated daily.

Source: [Aperture on Token Terminal](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture). This page has no metric values. For current values, use the [Token Terminal API](https://tokenterminal.com/docs/api-reference/introduction) or the [MCP server](https://tokenterminal.com/docs/mcp/introduction).

- Sectors: Exchanges (DEX)
- Chains: arbitrum, avalanche, base, bsc, ethereum, manta, optimism

## About

### What it is

Aperture is a non-custodial DeFi exchange protocol built on Manta Pacific (originally a fork of Uniswap). Aperture was founded by Gao Han, Lian Zhu, and Peiqian Li in 2021.

### Who uses it

Aperture team & investors own and govern the protocol. They do not currently take a cut of the total trading fees paid by traders (revenue). Aperture's investors include ParaFi Capital, Arrington XRP Capital, Costanoa Ventures and Divergence Ventures.

### How it works

Liquidity providers deposit funds into Aperture and receive trading fees from traders (supply-side fees).

## Metrics

Token Terminal tracks these metrics for Aperture daily. Each page has a chart with the full history.

- [Total value locked](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/tvl)
- [Trading volume](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/trading-volume)
- [Tradeable pairs](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/tradeable-pairs)
- [Tradeable assets](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/tradeable-assets)
- [Flash loan volume](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/flash-loan-volume)
- [Fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/fees)
- [Supply-side fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/fees-supply-side)
- [Revenue](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/revenue)
- [Expenses](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/expenses)
- [Token incentives](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/token-incentives)
- [Earnings](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/earnings)
- [Liquidity turnover](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/liquidity-turnover)
- [Active users (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/user-dau)
- [Active users (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/user-wau)
- [Active users (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/user-mau)
- [Active addresses (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/active-addresses-daily)
- [Active addresses (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/active-addresses-weekly)
- [Active addresses (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/active-addresses-monthly)
- [Core developers](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/active-developers)
- [Code commits](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/code-commits)
- [Trade count](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/trade-count)
- [Transaction count (contracts)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/transaction-count-contracts)
- [Gas used](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/gas-used)
- [Average fees per user (AFPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/afpu)
- [Average revenue per user (ARPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/arpu)
- [Average trading volume (per trade)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/trading-volume-avg-per-trade-count)
- [Average trading volume (per user)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/trading-volume-avg-per-user)
- [Take rate](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/aperture/metrics/take-rate)

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/Aperture-Finance)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/ApertureFinance)
- [discord](https://discord.com/invite/MGHguks25G)
- [website](https://www.aperture.finance/)