Node operators process transactions and receive token incentives. These independently owned high-spec node machines around the world are connected via Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), creating a self-sovereign network not reliant on any cloud services. Advanced cryptography allows any application or service to be run on the network in a decentralized manner via smart contracts.

The Internet Computer is a decentralized cloud blockchain, where apps can be built fully onchain, using AI, or by coding. Try caffeine.ai & icp.ninja.

ICP tokenholders own and govern the protocol. They currently take (burn) all of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue). ICP Holders can stake their ICP on the Network Nervous System (NNS), an advanced fully on-chain DAO that facilitates liquid democracy. Staking ICP allows users to submit proposals, vote on proposals, and earn rewards for their participation in governance. Internet Computer's investors include Polychain, Scalar Capital, Amino Capital, etc.

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# Internet Computer Total nodes Methodology

## 1. Overview

The Internet Computer total nodes metric measures the total number of active nodes participating in the Internet Computer network on a daily basis. This metric provides visibility into the network's infrastructure scale and decentralization by tracking how many independent node operators are contributing computational resources to the network. The calculation extracts daily node counts from scraped network statistics and applies standardization for consistent reporting.

## 2. Data sources

- **Network statistics APIs**: Scraped data from Internet Computer network monitoring endpoints that provide daily network statistics
- **Node monitoring services**: Third-party services that track Internet Computer network infrastructure metrics
- **Internet Computer Foundation data**: Official data feeds containing network participation statistics

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Raw data extraction
- **Purpose**: Extract daily total node counts from scraped network statistics
- **Logic**: The calculation begins by parsing JSON data from scraped network statistics that contain a `daily_stats` array. Each element in this array represents statistics for a specific day, including the `day` timestamp and `total_nodes` count. The system extracts these values by unnesting the JSON array and casting the string values to appropriate data types - timestamps for the day field and big numeric values for the node count.
- **Key fields**: `day` (timestamp), `total_nodes` (node count), `inserted_at` (data freshness timestamp)

### Component B: Data deduplication and freshness handling
- **Purpose**: Ensure only the most recent data is used when multiple records exist for the same day
- **Logic**: Since the scraper may collect multiple snapshots of the same day's statistics, the system applies deduplication logic. It assigns row numbers to each record partitioned by the timestamp (day), ordering by the `inserted_at` timestamp in descending order. This ensures that when multiple records exist for the same day, only the most recently scraped data is selected, providing the most up-to-date and accurate node count.
- **Key fields**: `row_number` (ranking by freshness), filtered to `row_number = 1`

### Component C: Standardization and metadata enrichment
- **Purpose**: Apply consistent schema and add required metadata fields for the Token Terminal platform
- **Logic**: The raw node count data is enhanced with standard metadata fields required for platform consistency. This includes setting the `chain_id` to 'internetcomputer', `business_line` to 'Blockchain', `market_sector_id` to 'blockchains_l1', and `business_segment_id` to 'blockchain'. The `product_id` is set to null as this is a network-level metric rather than a product-specific one.
- **Key fields**: `chain_id`, `business_line`, `market_sector_id`, `business_segment_id`, `version` (set to 'v1')

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: The deduuplicated daily node counts flow directly into the standardization layer without additional aggregation, as each record represents a single day's total node count
- **Currency conversion**: No currency conversion is required as this metric represents a count rather than a monetary value
- **Time aggregation**: Data is already aggregated at the daily level from the source, with each record representing the total active nodes for a specific day
- **Final calculation**: The final metric value is the `total_nodes` count for each day, representing the total number of active nodes participating in the Internet Computer network. A forward-fill strategy is applied to handle any gaps in daily data, ensuring continuous time series coverage for reporting purposes.

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

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