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 in subnets Methodology

## 1. Overview

Total nodes in subnets measures the total number of nodes participating in Internet Computer (IC) subnets at any given time. This metric provides visibility into the network's infrastructure scale and decentralization by tracking how many individual nodes are actively contributing computational resources to the various subnets that make up the Internet Computer network. Unlike transaction-based blockchain metrics, this is a network topology metric that reflects the underlying infrastructure supporting the Internet Computer protocol.

## 2. Data sources

The calculation relies on network infrastructure data collected from the Internet Computer protocol:
- **Network statistics**: Daily snapshots of Internet Computer network topology and node participation data
- **Subnet information**: Data about subnet composition and node membership across the IC network  
- **Node registry data**: Information about active nodes participating in subnet consensus and computation
- **Protocol statistics**: Network-level metrics collected from Internet Computer's management systems

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Raw network data extraction
- **Purpose**: Extracts daily node count statistics from Internet Computer network scraper data
- **Logic**: The system processes JSON-formatted daily statistics that contain network topology information. Each record includes a `day` timestamp and a `total_nodes_in_subnets` count representing the number of nodes active in subnets on that specific day. The data is extracted from a nested JSON structure where daily statistics are stored as an array of objects within the larger statistics payload.
- **Key fields**: Daily timestamp (`day`), total node count (`total_nodes_in_subnets`), data insertion timestamp for versioning

### Component B: Data deduplication and versioning
- **Purpose**: Ensures data quality by selecting the most recent version when multiple data points exist for the same day
- **Logic**: Since the scraper may insert multiple records for the same day (due to corrections or updates), the system assigns row numbers based on insertion timestamps and selects only the most recently inserted record for each day. This ensures the final dataset contains only the latest, most accurate node count for each date.
- **Key fields**: Row number ranking based on `inserted_at` timestamp for deduplication

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: The cleaned daily node counts are structured with standardized metadata fields including chain identifier (`internetcomputer`), business classification fields (`Blockchain` business line, `blockchains_l1` market sector), and timestamp grain (`day`)
- **Currency conversion**: Not applicable - this metric represents node counts, not financial values
- **Time aggregation**: Data is already aggregated at daily boundaries based on the network's daily statistics collection
- **Final calculation**: The metric represents the direct count of nodes participating in Internet Computer subnets for each day, with forward-fill logic applied to handle any missing days in the time series. Chain availability filtering ensures only data for supported time periods is included in the final output.

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

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