Lightning Network History
Daily snapshot of the public Lightning Network: channels, total capacity in BTC, and nodes split by Tor, clearnet, both, and unannounced.
Lightning Network History is a free dataset by Aethereal with 2,283 rows and 7 columns covering 2018-03-21 to 2026-08-25, updated daily at 01:15 UTC and available as CSV and Parquet at https://dataset.aethereal.top/datasets/lightning-network-history.
Load it in Python
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv("https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/lightning-network-history.csv")
# or, faster for large files (needs pyarrow):
# df = pd.read_parquet("https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/lightning-network-history.parquet")
print(df.head())Questions about this dataset
What is in the Lightning Network History dataset?
Daily snapshot of the public Lightning Network: channels, total capacity in BTC, and nodes split by Tor, clearnet, both, and unannounced. It has 7 columns: date, channels, capacity_btc, tor_nodes, clearnet_nodes, clearnet_tor_nodes, unannounced_nodes.
How often is Lightning Network History updated?
Daily at 01:15 UTC. It currently has 2,283 rows and was last updated on 2026-10-21. It covers 2018-03-21 to 2026-08-25.
How do I download Lightning Network History?
Download it for free, without an account, as CSV from https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/lightning-network-history.csv or as Parquet from https://dataset.aethereal.top/files/lightning-network-history.parquet. AI assistants can also query it through the MCP server at https://dataset.aethereal.top/mcp.
Can I use Lightning Network History in my project?
License: Free for research and education.
How to cite
Aethereal (2026). Lightning Network History [Data set]. Aethereal Data. https://dataset.aethereal.top/datasets/lightning-network-history. Accessed 2026-10-21.
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date | date | Day (UTC). |
| channels | number | Public channels. |
| capacity_btc | number | Total channel capacity in BTC. |
| tor_nodes | number | Nodes reachable only over Tor. |
| clearnet_nodes | number | Nodes reachable only over clearnet. |
| clearnet_tor_nodes | number | Nodes reachable over both. |
| unannounced_nodes | number | Nodes with no announced address. |
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Preview latest 20 rows
| date | channels | capacity_btc | tor_nodes | clearnet_nodes | clearnet_tor_nodes | unannounced_nodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | 33,283 | 3,843.11 | 8,096 | 4,607 | 1,651 | 2,051 |
| 2026-08-24 | 33,291 | 3,860.77 | 8,098 | 4,608 | 1,652 | 2,049 |
| 2026-08-23 | 33,353 | 3,846.34 | 8,119 | 4,611 | 1,665 | 2,029 |
| 2026-08-22 | 33,276 | 3,835.67 | 8,123 | 4,611 | 1,665 | 2,029 |
| 2026-08-21 | 33,224 | 3,808.75 | 8,125 | 4,618 | 1,668 | 2,028 |
| 2026-08-04 | 37,444 | 4,189.61 | 8,549 | 4,645 | 1,762 | 2,043 |
| 2026-08-03 | 37,373 | 4,168.17 | 8,568 | 4,653 | 1,763 | 2,047 |
| 2026-08-02 | 38,041 | 4,273.59 | 8,686 | 4,669 | 1,761 | 2,048 |
| 2026-08-01 | 38,227 | 4,281.53 | 8,700 | 4,678 | 1,761 | 2,043 |
| 2026-07-31 | 38,347 | 4,324.4 | 8,692 | 4,683 | 1,765 | 2,039 |
| 2026-07-30 | 38,783 | 4,395.05 | 8,741 | 4,684 | 1,771 | 2,041 |
| 2026-07-29 | 38,720 | 4,401.4 | 8,743 | 4,682 | 1,779 | 2,041 |
| 2026-07-28 | 38,799 | 4,416.3 | 8,765 | 4,679 | 1,774 | 2,042 |
| 2026-07-27 | 38,615 | 4,250.08 | 8,775 | 4,675 | 1,771 | 2,043 |
| 2026-07-26 | 38,933 | 4,394.63 | 8,774 | 4,676 | 1,771 | 2,049 |
| 2026-07-25 | 39,011 | 4,427.86 | 8,773 | 4,676 | 1,780 | 2,052 |
| 2026-07-24 | 38,986 | 4,430.87 | 8,764 | 4,675 | 1,778 | 2,045 |
| 2026-07-23 | 39,119 | 4,433.92 | 8,782 | 4,672 | 1,783 | 2,046 |
| 2026-07-22 | 39,092 | 4,433.71 | 8,785 | 4,672 | 1,780 | 2,041 |
| 2026-07-21 | 39,127 | 4,431.28 | 8,785 | 4,672 | 1,782 | 2,033 |