# Kusama

> Track Kusama's fees, revenue, active users and market cap with daily on-chain data. Compare Kusama with other blockchains (L1). Updated daily.

Source: [Kusama on Token Terminal](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama). 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).

- Token: KSM
- Sectors: Blockchains (L1)
- Chains: kusama

## About

### What it is

Kusama is a security & interoperability platform for blockchains and applications. Kusama was founded by Gavin Wood and launched in 2019.

### Who uses it

KSM holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue).

### How it works

Validators process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

## Metrics

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

- [Price](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/price)
- [Fully diluted market cap](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/market-cap-fully-diluted)
- [Circulating market cap](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/market-cap-circulating)
- [Token trading volume](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-trading-volume)
- [Token turnover (fully diluted)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-turnover-fully-diluted)
- [Token turnover (circulating)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-turnover-circulating)
- [Token holders](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/tokenholders)
- [Circulating supply](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-supply-circulating)
- [Maximum token supply](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-supply-maximum)
- [Fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/fees)
- [Supply-side fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/fees-supply-side)
- [Revenue](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/revenue)
- [Expenses](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/expenses)
- [Token incentives](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/token-incentives)
- [P/F ratio (fully diluted)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/pf-fully-diluted)
- [P/F ratio (circulating)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/pf-circulating)
- [P/S ratio (fully diluted)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/ps-fully-diluted)
- [P/S ratio (circulating)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/ps-circulating)
- [Active users (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/user-dau)
- [Active users (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/user-wau)
- [Active users (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/user-mau)
- [Active addresses (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/active-addresses-daily)
- [Active addresses (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/active-addresses-weekly)
- [Active addresses (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/active-addresses-monthly)
- [Core developers](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/active-developers)
- [Code commits](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/code-commits)
- [Transaction count](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/transaction-count)
- [Transactions per second](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/transactions-per-second)
- [Average transaction fee](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/transaction-fee-average)
- [Average fees per user (AFPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/afpu)
- [Average revenue per user (ARPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/arpu)
- [Block time](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/block-time)
- [Take rate](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/kusama/metrics/take-rate)

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/paritytech)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/kusamanetwork)
- [discord](https://kusama-discord.w3f.tools/)
- [etherscan](https://kusama.subscan.io/)
- [website](https://kusama.network/)