Block-Difficulty vs. Network-Difficulty 2009-2024

[willi9974]

Hello everyone,

I was recently asked if there is an overview of which diffs are achieved during mining. ---> I made a script and read out a few blocks from the blockchain and take some analysis.  

At the end i calculate the factor of how much higher the achieved diff was compared to the required diff, to solfe a block.

Overview / history of the mining hardware



If my script will work in the future, i will collect the data from the past and the future and will link the raw files.

Best regards,
Willi

Year	|	Network-Diff	|	Block-Diff	|	Factor	|	Block	|	Date	|	Mining Hardware
-----	|	----------------------------	|	---------------------------------	|	---------------	|	----------	|	--------------	|	-------------------------
2009	|	1	|	9.430	|	9429.52	|	26561	|	11.07.2009	|	CPU
2010	|	352	|	13.636.577	|	38722.54	|	73373	|	08.10.2010	|	CPU / GPU Cards
2011	|	16.307	|	523.343.935	|	32092.38	|	101777	|	01.09.2011	|	GPU Cards
2012	|	3.304.356	|	100.999.288.823	|	30565.50	|	206712	|	06.11.2012	|	FPGA Cards
2013	|	908.350.862	|	63.950.590.039.772	|	70402.96	|	274352	|	12.11.2013	|	ASIC 130-55nm Chips
2014	|	19.729.645.941	|	186.698.545.823.321	|	9462.84	|	315024	|	08.11.2014	|	ASIC 28nm Chips
2015	|	52.278.304.846	|	59.299.689.224.187.320	|	1134307.81	|	368527	|	05.08.2015	|	ASIC 20nm Chips
2016	|	254.620.187.304	|	4.330.991.235.116.156	|	17009.61	|	438452	|	11.11.2016	|	ASIC 16nm Chips
2017	|	1.123.863.285.133	|	19.441.910.175.490.528	|	17299.18	|	488837	|	10.08.2017	|	ASIC 14nm Chips
2018	|	31.931.136.454.488	|	29.838.308.432.657.944	|	15451.17	|	502579	|	01.04.2018	|	ASIC 10nm Chips
2019	|	5.618.595.848.853	|	89.440.376.123.463.312	|	15918.63	|	556828	|	01.03.2019	|	ASIC 10nm Chips
2020	|	19.157.154.724.710	|	194.259.588.698.898.016	|	10140.32	|	660632	|	12.09.2020	|	ASIC 7nm Chips
2021	|	18.599.593.048.299	|	364.000.263.886.317.952	|	19570.33	|	664602	|	01.05.2021	|	ASIC 6nm Chips
2022	|	31.360.548.173.145	|	50.541.668.626.379.227.136	|	1611632.18	|	756951	|	04.10.2022	|	ASIC 5nm Chips
2023	|	52.328.312.063.444	|	564.210.325.438.959.232	|	10782.12	|	801948	|	08.06.2023	|	ASIC 4nm Chips
2024	|	101.646.843.652.785	|	10.447.188.971.972.980.736	|	102779.28	|	869693	|	11.10.2024	|	ASIC 3nm Chips
2025	|	129.699.156.960.681	|	1.551.426.514.507.074.816	|	11961.73	|	912658	|	09.01.2025	|	ASIC 3nm Chips

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2009 Total Blocks: 32495 → Avg Block Time: 16 min 10 sec
2009 Max Factor: 9429.520000 (Block: 26561, Datum: 2009-07-11, Block-Difficulty: 9.430, Network-Difficulty: 1)
2009 Day with MOST blocks:  2009-03-02 → 138 blocks
2009 Day with LEAST blocks: 2009-09-01 → 8 blocks
2009 Fastest Block:  #10563 → 0:00:01 am 2009-11-04 11:40:10
2009 Slowest Block:  #33 → 8:34:44 am 2009-10-01 15:30:57

2010 Total Blocks: 67925 → Avg Block Time: 7 min 44 sec
2010 Max Factor: 38722.540000 (Block: 73373, Datum: 2010-10-08, Block-Difficulty: 13.636.577, Network-Difficulty: 352)
2010 Day with MOST blocks:  2010-12-07 → 653 blocks
2010 Day with LEAST blocks: 2010-02-10 → 99 blocks
2010 Fastest Block:  #32682 → 0:00:01 am 2010-02-01 11:59:41
2010 Slowest Block:  #32652 → 2:14:10 am 2010-02-01 07:50:31

2011 Total Blocks: 59632 → Avg Block Time: 8 min 49 sec
2011 Max Factor: 32092.380000 (Block: 101777, Datum: 2011-09-01, Block-Difficulty: 523.343.935, Network-Difficulty: 16.307)
2011 Day with MOST blocks:  2011-05-03 → 276 blocks
2011 Day with LEAST blocks: 2011-11-10 → 92 blocks
2011 Fastest Block:  #121203 → 0:00:01 am 2011-01-05 09:45:37
2011 Slowest Block:  #152223 → 1:39:07 am 2011-07-11 07:48:57

2012 Total Blocks: 54531 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 38 sec
2012 Max Factor: 30565.500000 (Block: 206712, Datum: 2012-06-11, Block-Difficulty: 100.999.288.823, Network-Difficulty: 3.304.356)
2012 Day with MOST blocks:  2012-07-01 → 182 blocks
2012 Day with LEAST blocks: 2012-04-12 → 111 blocks
2012 Fastest Block:  #160331 → 0:00:01 am 2012-02-01 21:25:36
2012 Slowest Block:  #183393 → 1:32:48 am 2012-07-06 08:10:12

2013 Total Blocks: 63438 → Avg Block Time: 8 min 17 sec
2013 Max Factor: 70402.960000 (Block: 274352, Datum: 2013-11-12, Block-Difficulty: 63.950.590.039.772, Network-Difficulty: 908.350.862)
2013 Day with MOST blocks:  2013-05-10 → 218 blocks
2013 Day with LEAST blocks: 2013-11-01 → 116 blocks
2013 Fastest Block:  #220179 → 0:00:01 am 2013-08-02 08:51:28
2013 Slowest Block:  #215907 → 1:38:56 am 2013-09-01 22:22:58

2014 Total Blocks: 58870 → Avg Block Time: 8 min 56 sec
2014 Max Factor: 9462.840000 (Block: 315024, Datum: 2014-11-08, Block-Difficulty: 186.698.545.823.321, Network-Difficulty: 19.729.645.941)
2014 Day with MOST blocks:  2014-11-01 → 209 blocks
2014 Day with LEAST blocks: 2014-03-12 → 115 blocks
2014 Fastest Block:  #278882 → 0:00:01 am 2014-06-01 05:14:26
2014 Slowest Block:  #299449 → 1:24:30 am 2014-06-05 21:47:02

2015 Total Blocks: 54326 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 40 sec
2015 Max Factor: 1134307.810000 (Block: 368527, Datum: 2015-05-08, Block-Difficulty: 59.299.689.224.187.320, Network-Difficulty: 52.278.304.846)
2015 Day with MOST blocks:  2015-10-12 → 215 blocks
2015 Day with LEAST blocks: 2015-12-02 → 118 blocks
2015 Fastest Block:  #337175 → 0:00:01 am 2015-02-01 21:24:58
2015 Slowest Block:  #338703 → 1:48:44 am 2015-12-01 21:12:22

2016 Total Blocks: 54856 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 35 sec
2016 Max Factor: 17009.610000 (Block: 438452, Datum: 2016-11-11, Block-Difficulty: 4.330.991.235.116.156, Network-Difficulty: 254.620.187.304)
2016 Day with MOST blocks:  2016-06-02 → 199 blocks
2016 Day with LEAST blocks: 2016-04-11 → 115 blocks
2016 Fastest Block:  #397656 → 0:00:01 am 2016-10-02 02:47:40
2016 Slowest Block:  #401415 → 1:30:26 am 2016-06-03 11:31:44

2017 Total Blocks: 55933 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 24 sec
2017 Max Factor: 17299.180000 (Block: 488837, Datum: 2017-08-10, Block-Difficulty: 19.441.910.175.490.528, Network-Difficulty: 1.123.863.285.133)
2017 Day with MOST blocks:  2017-05-09 → 196 blocks
2017 Day with LEAST blocks: 2017-11-11 → 79 blocks
2017 Fastest Block:  #447132 → 0:00:01 am 2017-08-01 03:34:44
2017 Slowest Block:  #451863 → 1:39:14 am 2017-06-02 21:10:52

2018 Total Blocks: 54503 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 39 sec
2018 Max Factor: 15451.170000 (Block: 502579, Datum: 2018-04-01, Block-Difficulty: 29.838.308.432.657.944, Network-Difficulty: 1.931.136.454.488)
2018 Day with MOST blocks:  2018-11-01 → 192 blocks
2018 Day with LEAST blocks: 2018-02-12 → 113 blocks
2018 Fastest Block:  #502291 → 0:00:01 am 2018-02-01 23:46:54
2018 Slowest Block:  #544482 → 1:38:32 am 2018-05-10 10:52:31

2019 Total Blocks: 54237 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 41 sec
2019 Max Factor: 15918.630000 (Block: 556828, Datum: 2019-03-01, Block-Difficulty: 89.440.376.123.463.312, Network-Difficulty: 5.618.595.848.853)
2019 Day with MOST blocks:  2019-05-07 → 188 blocks
2019 Day with LEAST blocks: 2019-03-06 → 118 blocks
2019 Fastest Block:  #557314 → 0:00:01 am 2019-06-01 13:38:52
2019 Slowest Block:  #602106 → 1:30:06 am 2019-02-11 22:39:00

2020 Total Blocks: 53227 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 52 sec
2020 Max Factor: 10140.320000 (Block: 660632, Datum: 2020-09-12, Block-Difficulty: 194.259.588.698.898.016, Network-Difficulty: 19.157.154.724.710)
2020 Day with MOST blocks:  2020-06-06 → 193 blocks
2020 Day with LEAST blocks: 2020-02-11 → 94 blocks
2020 Fastest Block:  #615461 → 0:00:01 am 2020-01-02 03:39:02
2020 Slowest Block:  #654976 → 1:34:06 am 2020-01-11 07:56:46

2021 Total Blocks: 52691 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 59 sec
2021 Max Factor: 19570.330000 (Block: 664602, Datum: 2021-05-01, Block-Difficulty: 364.000.263.886.317.952, Network-Difficulty: 18.599.593.048.299)
2021 Day with MOST blocks:  2021-02-10 → 187 blocks
2021 Day with LEAST blocks: 2021-02-07 → 89 blocks
2021 Fastest Block:  #669176 → 0:00:01 am 2021-05-02 04:58:53
2021 Slowest Block:  #689306 → 2:19:14 am 2021-01-07 12:46:53

2022 Total Blocks: 53193 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 53 sec
2022 Max Factor: 1611632.180000 (Block: 756951, Datum: 2022-04-10, Block-Difficulty: 50.541.668.626.379.227.136, Network-Difficulty: 31.360.548.173.145)
2022 Day with MOST blocks:  2022-12-02 → 186 blocks
2022 Day with LEAST blocks: 2022-05-07 → 117 blocks
2022 Fastest Block:  #716657 → 0:00:01 am 2022-01-01 07:25:28
2022 Slowest Block:  #748602 → 1:44:36 am 2022-08-08 20:54:34

2023 Total Blocks: 54004 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 44 sec
2023 Max Factor: 10782.120000 (Block: 801948, Datum: 2023-06-08, Block-Difficulty: 564.210.325.438.959.232, Network-Difficulty: 52.328.312.063.444)
2023 Day with MOST blocks:  2023-06-01 → 179 blocks
2023 Day with LEAST blocks: 2023-07-12 → 114 blocks
2023 Fastest Block:  #769799 → 0:00:01 am 2023-01-01 00:41:37
2023 Slowest Block:  #819434 → 1:41:49 am 2023-02-12 14:44:29

2024 Total Blocks: 53478 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 50 sec
2024 Max Factor: 102779.280000 (Block: 869693, Datum: 2024-10-11, Block-Difficulty: 10.447.188.971.972.980.736, Network-Difficulty: 101.646.843.652.785)
2024 Day with MOST blocks:  2024-02-02 → 187 blocks
2024 Day with LEAST blocks: 2024-11-09 → 107 blocks
2024 Fastest Block:  #829679 → 0:00:01 am 2024-09-02 13:59:40
2024 Slowest Block:  #824723 → 2:01:43 am 2024-07-01 07:53:38

2025 Total Blocks: 53082 → Avg Block Time: 9 min 54 sec
2025 Max Factor: 11961.730000 (Block: 912658, Datum: 2025-01-09, Block-Difficulty: 1.551.426.514.507.074.816, Network-Difficulty: 129.699.156.960.681)
2025 Day with MOST blocks:  2025-04-04 → 179 blocks
2025 Day with LEAST blocks: 2025-09-08 → 115 blocks
2025 Fastest Block:  #883082 → 0:00:01 am 2025-09-02 19:39:44
2025 Slowest Block:  #922130 → 2:00:04 am 2025-04-11 03:48:11

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[willi9974]

Other view --> Maximum Network-Difficulty and also maximum Block-Difficulty per month and the factor

Code:

Datum;Network-Difficulty;Block-Difficulty;Factor;
2009-01;1;6989;6989;
2009-02;1;1215;1215;
2009-03;1;3925;3925;
2009-04;1;28942;28942;
2009-05;1;2892;2892;
2009-06;1;3619;3619;
2009-07;1;8103;8103;
2009-08;1;500;500;
2009-09;1;17222;17222;
2009-10;1;1749;1749;
2009-11;1;9430;9430;
2009-12;1;2957;2957;
2010-01;1;25676;25676;
2010-02;4;87105;21776,3;
2010-03;5;9979;1995,8;
2010-04;8;67618;8452,3;
2010-05;17;92551;5444,2;
2010-06;19;715675;37667,1;
2010-07;45;358992;7977,6;
2010-08;623;13636577;21888,6;
2010-09;918;8066248;8786,8;
2010-10;3092;5312800;1718,2;
2010-11;8078;53936213;6676,9;
2010-12;8078;22302558;2760,9;
2011-01;22012;523343935;23775,4;
2011-02;55590;119160383;2143,6;
2011-03;76193;643462251;8445,2;
2011-04;92348;339004711;3670,9;
2011-05;434877;35987218906;82752,6;
2011-06;876954;11151104256;12715,7;
2011-07;1690896;22849813193;13513,4;
2011-08;1888787;20899791573;11065,2;
2011-09;1777774;9706312765;5459,8;
2011-10;1689334;17886109087;10587,7;
2011-11;1203462;9308474966;7734,7;
2011-12;1159929;26557340407;22895,7;
2012-01;1307728;6882303428;5262,8;
2012-02;1379647;2781174766;2015,9;
2012-03;1626553;1612793068;991,5;
2012-04;1626553;7547152697;4640;
2012-05;1733208;7306580822;4215,6;
2012-06;1726567;9273742672;5371,2;
2012-07;2036671;5869567546;2881,9;
2012-08;2440643;8902057217;3647,4;
2012-09;2864141;5627773144;1964,9;
2012-10;3304356;16836882938;5095,4;
2012-11;3438909;100999288823;29369,6;
2012-12;3438909;5317720579;1546,3;
2013-01;3249550;39297131394;12093,1;
2013-02;3651012;56203826046;15394;
2013-03;6695826;19097507988;2852,2;
2013-04;8974296;64353567543;7170,9;
2013-05;12153412;74954987368;6167,4;
2013-06;21335329;173299517917;8122,7;
2013-07;31256961;234869899960;7514,2;
2013-08;65750060;88914578819;1352,3;
2013-09;86933018;3717527974187;42763,1;
2013-10;390928788;110482403695163;282615,2;
2013-11;707408283;6570965634237;9288,8;
2013-12;908350862;63950590039772;70403;
2014-01;2193847870;21353985703104;9733,6;
2014-02;3815723799;3518469814748;922,1;
2014-03;5006860589;6128591040993;1224;
2014-04;8000872136;61080250862960;7634,2;
2014-05;8853416309;28683258265556;3239,8;
2014-06;16818461371;70410898267380;4186,5;
2014-07;18736441558;391889105139868;20915,9;
2014-08;27428630902;186698545823321;6806,7;
2014-09;34661425924;231637488824745;6682,9;
2014-10;35985640265;571568585826000;15883,2;
2014-11;40300030328;691428638477640;17157;
2014-12;40640955017;1592230611213380;39178;
2015-01;43971662056;519203003284590;11807,7;
2015-02;46684376317;567669438511088;12159,7;
2015-03;47427554951;107035361112047;2256,8;
2015-04;49446390688;148348868293925;3000,2;
2015-05;48807487245;626678186958498;12839,8;
2015-06;49692386355;1329917392016380;26763;
2015-07;52278304846;316498947853939;6054,1;
2015-08;54256630328;59299689224187300;1092948,3;
2015-09;59335351234;170213962256741;2868,7;
2015-10;62253982450;896426972366984;14399,5;
2015-11;72722780643;156491080996966;2151,9;
2015-12;93448670796;527023894804157;5639,7;
2016-01;120033340651;650438295073927;5418,8;
2016-02;163491654909;563865911012540;3448,9;
2016-03;165496835118;3616354622300680;21851,5;
2016-04;178678307672;1762081688770930;9861,8;
2016-05;199312067531;2090320295190300;10487,7;
2016-06;209453158595;1693439003979600;8085;
2016-07;213492501108;814957463801481;3817,3;
2016-08;220755908330;383851814664557;1738,8;
2016-09;241227200230;573242861750199;2376,4;
2016-10;258522748405;714628461609305;2764,3;
2016-11;281800917193;4330991235116150;15369;
2016-12;317688400354;296564691879066;933,5;
2017-01;392963262344;13753268013103700;34998,9;
2017-02;440779902287;13051107480818600;29609,1;
2017-03;499635929817;67254838294083500;134607,7;
2017-04;521974519554;2286029089363210;4379,6;
2017-05;595921917085;8228024044723780;13807,2;
2017-06;711697198174;2032547858147990;2855,9;
2017-07;860221984436;1797503859976610;2089,6;
2017-08;923233068449;4861709565754130;5266;
2017-09;922724699726;6392680128765710;6928;
2017-10;1452839779146;30815541929708400;21210,6;
2017-11;1452839779146;5781180718327450;3979,2;
2017-12;1873105475222;98456489243258200;52563,2;
2018-01;2603077300219;29838308432657900;11462,7;
2018-02;3007383866430;14411697176847600;4792,1;
2018-03;3462542391192;107577625064494000;31069;
2018-04;4022059196165;20390509893540300;5069,7;
2018-05;4306949573982;39444025886793300;9158,2;
2018-06;5077499034879;26363675201168000;5192,3;
2018-07;5949437371610;46625597432813900;7837;
2018-08;6727225469723;24752374502377600;3679,4;
2018-09;7152633351906;35600918310750700;4977,3;
2018-10;7454968648263;30506971673408400;4092,2;
2018-11;7184404942702;20888618876177300;2907,5;
2018-12;6653303141406;10906931408944600;1639,3;
2019-01;5883988430955;89440376123463300;15200,6;
2019-02;6071846049921;29077610867577200;4788,9;
2019-03;6379265451411;21037987403692800;3297,9;
2019-04;6393023717202;45847649783387100;7171,5;
2019-05;7459680720542;78391109346957500;10508,6;
2019-06;7934713219631;54789709846159600;6905,1;
2019-07;9064159826491;717650326508740000;79174,5;
2019-08;9985348008060;24867678274937600;2490,4;
2019-09;12759819404409;132229693715650000;10363;
2019-10;13691480038694;84169762132770200;6147,6;
2019-11;13691480038694;46065852109008200;3364,6;
2019-12;12973235968800;42461844108133300;3273;
2020-01;15466098935555;34021621950035300;2199,8;
2020-02;15546745765529;80720498709320800;5192,1;
2020-03;16552923967337;371686243206251000;22454,4;
2020-04;15958652328578;376674300606023000;23603,1;
2020-05;16104807485529;17577169315396300;1091,4;
2020-06;15784744305477;5414791726895850000;343039,6;
2020-07;17345948872516;73941485335560800;4262,8;
2020-08;17557993035167;92018094374460400;5240,8;
2020-09;19314656404097;138840880233750000;7188,4;
2020-10;19997335994446;47615193299556600;2381,1;
2020-11;19997335994446;603136247890460000;30160,8;
2020-12;19157154724710;194259588698898000;10140,3;
2021-01;20823531150112;364000263886317000;17480,2;
2021-02;21724134900047;60816686424319400;2799,5;
2021-03;21865558044611;693235231760244000;31704,4;
2021-04;23581981443664;497729030033946000;21106,3;
2021-05;25046487590083;66816848761403100;2667,7;
2021-06;21047730572452;52488308403331500;2493,8;
2021-07;19932791027263;272145571591432000;13653,2;
2021-08;17615033039279;305599252175969000;17348,8;
2021-09;18997641161759;28150789901365000;1481,8;
2021-10;21659344833265;296785996385503000;13702,4;
2021-11;22674148233453;80567517299542000;3553,3;
2021-12;24272331996980;99844233476603600;4113,5;
2022-01;26643185256535;88319415633965000;3314,9;
2022-02;27967152532434;437479264628600000;15642,6;
2022-03;28587155782195;38039680858209000;1330,7;
2022-04;29794407589312;647783564963171000;21741,8;
2022-05;31251101365711;462033654512265000;14784,6;
2022-06;30283293547737;18687289738139300000;617082,5;
2022-07;29570168636358;49399690441882600;1670,6;
2022-08;30977051760460;404515512116359000;13058,6;
2022-09;32045359565303;192875369177846000;6018,8;
2022-10;36835682546788;50541668626379200000;1372084,5;
2022-11;36950494067222;297643268347717000;8055,2;
2022-12;36950494067222;5556179262901890000;150368,2;
2023-01;39350942467773;323980814740637000;8233,1;
2023-02;43053844193928;361073930694078000;8386,6;
2023-03;46843400286277;332525332528593000;7098,7;
2023-04;48712405953118;251815623112081000;5169,4;
2023-05;51234338863443;268212686605329000;5235;
2023-06;52350439455487;393705022385716000;7520,6;
2023-07;53911173001055;739282939752857000;13713;
2023-08;55621444139430;564210325438959000;10143,8;
2023-09;57119871304635;370810186581940000;6491,8;
2023-10;62463471666733;125408875675909000;2007,7;
2023-11;67957790298898;103043337763941000;1516,3;
2023-12;72006146478567;566092165173073000;7861,7;
2024-01;73197634206448;188086090489940000;2569,6;
2024-02;81725299822043;124263027548007000;1520,5;
2024-03;83947913181362;148100551297358000;1764,2;
2024-04;88104191118793;370353007507859000;4203,6;
2024-05;88104191118793;11957354946715600000;135718,3;
2024-06;84381461788831;108881219265194000;1290,3;
2024-07;90666502495566;892528361050334000;9844,1;
2024-08;90666502495566;1794993723185190000;19797,8;
2024-09;92671576265161;285287268869411000;3078,5;
2024-10;95672703408224;442394913124262000;4624;
2024-11;95672703408224;10447188971972900000;109197,2;
2024-12;109782075598905;1032371189738380000;9403,8;

[willi9974]

Update the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 with the statistics.

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Statistics from csv file 2017.csv

Total Unique Blocks (all data): 55928

Smallest Block Number: 446033 (Date: 01.01.2017)
Largest Block Number: 501960 (Date: 31.12.2017)

Max Factor: 141379.24
Block: 458091
Date: 20.03.2017
Block-Difficulty: 67.254.838.294.083.544
Network-Difficulty: 475.705.205.062

Most Blocks / day: 197 on 05.09.2017
Least Blocks / day: 80 on 11.11.2017

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Statistics from csv file 2018.csv

Total Unique Blocks (all data): 54498

Smallest Block Number: 501961 (Date: 01.01.2018)
Largest Block Number: 556458 (Date: 31.12.2018)

Max Factor: 31068.97
Block: 515910
Date: 30.03.2018
Block-Difficulty: 107.577.625.064.494.656
Network-Difficulty: 3.462.542.391.192

Most Blocks / day: 193 on 11.01.2018
Least Blocks / day: 101 on 30.11.2018

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Statistics from csv file 2019.csv

Total Unique Blocks (all data): 54232

Smallest Block Number: 556459 (Date: 01.01.2019)
Largest Block Number: 610690 (Date: 31.12.2019)

Max Factor: 79174.5
Block: 585774
Date: 17.07.2019
Block-Difficulty: 717.650.326.508.740.224
Network-Difficulty: 9.064.159.826.491

Most Blocks / day: 189 on 05.07.2019
Least Blocks / day: 114 on 23.09.2019

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[willi9974]

I have inserted and analyzed the data from block 0 in 2009 to 2024.
It's a nice table and you can see some pretty big jumps.
Impressive how the development has progressed

The largest factor was in 2015 and the largest block diff reached was in 2022

Have fun with the data
Willi

[Soul Friend]

Three blocks found in three minutes. How often does this happen?




[2025-01-10 14:22:45] [Process 0] Attempts: 580000, Nonce: 1667995565, Hash: fba9165f06e2ad63639a563036b8d0caa52d24f1cc3e8498309472c14a5a4eb7, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: ad976b63

Block template successfully received. Previousblockhash: 000000000000000000003352e40fe81a6214aa8c198e531df88f0102b70afa21
Old previousblockhash: 000000000000000000012df972e62617fdc8e91a748183f166038e9652db589c
New previousblockhash: 000000000000000000003352e40fe81a6214aa8c198e531df88f0102b70afa21
Block template updated.
[2025-01-10 14:22:47] [Process 2] Attempts: 585000, Nonce: 1922814720, Hash: 1a8ff0df04916ee6c56eae95d92ad3c113c966c2790b3da024ab1cf45f31105a, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: 00d39b72


[2025-01-10 14:24:46] [Process 3] Attempts: 660000, Nonce: 789154495, Hash: 42a7c13d93f0601176c425c39eefbbfcbfb6b5ff7b2dbe0670e8076750d08655, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: bf8a092f

Block template successfully received. Previousblockhash: 00000000000000000001b99c4b36a1a47550749c4eccf7bfea34610b3a71c159
Old previousblockhash: 000000000000000000003352e40fe81a6214aa8c198e531df88f0102b70afa21
New previousblockhash: 00000000000000000001b99c4b36a1a47550749c4eccf7bfea34610b3a71c159
Block template updated.
[2025-01-10 14:24:52] [Process 1] Attempts: 665000, Nonce: 1607271685, Hash: 8f5a6218d5f6b37b8a15fd78df2a5623cd708f1812261581b5daa678fab87723, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: 0505cd5f



[2025-01-10 14:25:47] [Process 2] Attempts: 700000, Nonce: 3902634011, Hash: 903782d0d03d812077f49c6be5df83ba4004dd0334235c262ea04b468aed80b1, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: 1b789de8

Block template successfully received. Previousblockhash: 0000000000000000000055033b18316a31e70360658239d9de4ac5002db814c0
Old previousblockhash: 00000000000000000001b99c4b36a1a47550749c4eccf7bfea34610b3a71c159
New previousblockhash: 0000000000000000000055033b18316a31e70360658239d9de4ac5002db814c0
Block template updated.
[2025-01-10 14:25:49] [Process 3] Attempts: 700000, Nonce: 1985583091, Hash: d4f3d19113be4a7b17b6bbb9a3501f01a9b298fe58d1cfc1033d552d1f2c82c1, version: b'\x00\x00\x00 ', previousblockhash: 9c58db52968e0366f18381741ae9c8fd1726e672f92d01000000000000000000, merkle_root: 22c2d9c1572e08baa14c9157c9d99901c9d1f17de1e793a6e793f52533705e98, timestamp: b']\xe3\x80g', bits: b'\\\x90\x02\x17', nonce_bytes: f3975976

[philipma1957]

It is about 33% vs 100%

1 in 3 blocks are 3 minutes or faster.


so ⅓ x ⅓ x ⅓ = 1/27 chance of the next 3 blocks getting solved in 9 minutes or less.


Very down and dirty math.

but close enough. could be more like 1 in 35 or 1 in 40. As I am disregarding the blocks over 100% luck and they will alter this a bit.


This is assuming that the network did not add a huge amount of hashrate. which used to happen more in 2011 to 2014

Sometimes we would add 30% in 2 weeks back then.

[BlackHatCoiner]

It is about 33% vs 100%

That implies there is complete certainty that a block will be mined within the next 10 minutes, which is false. The probability that at least one block is found within the next 10 minutes is not 100%, but 63.2%. Explanation in here.

The probability that k blocks are mined within the next t minutes is: P(X = k) = e^(-λt) * (λt)^k / k!

For k=3, the probability that at least 3 blocks are mined within the next t minutes would be P(X >= 3) = 1 - P(X = 0) - P(X = 1) - P(X = 2).

Applying with λ = 0.1 (blocks per minute), t = 3 minutes, X = 0, 1, 2 blocks, and you have:
- P(X = 0) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^0 / 0! = 0.7408
- P(X = 1) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^1 / 1! = 0.2222
- P(X = 2) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^2 / 2! = 0.0333

=> P(X >= 3) = 1 - 0.7408 - 0.2222 - 0.0333 = 0.0037.

So, the probability that at least 3 blocks are mined within the next 3 minutes is 0.37%. Pretty rare.

[owen_a]

It is about 33% vs 100%

That implies there is complete certainty that a block will be mined within the next 10 minutes, which is false. The probability that at least one block is found within the next 10 minutes is not 100%, but 63.2%. Explanation in here.

The probability that k blocks are mined within the next t minutes is: P(X = k) = e^(-λt) * (λt)^k / k!

For k=3, the probability that at least 3 blocks are mined within the next t minutes would be P(X >= 3) = 1 - P(X = 0) - P(X = 1) - P(X = 2).

Applying with λ = 0.1 (blocks per minute), t = 3 minutes, X = 0, 1, 2 blocks, and you have:
- P(X = 0) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^0 / 0! = 0.7408
- P(X = 1) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^1 / 1! = 0.2222
- P(X = 2) = 2.718^(-0.3) * (0.3)^2 / 2! = 0.0333

=> P(X >= 3) = 1 - 0.7408 - 0.2222 - 0.0333 = 0.0037.

So, the probability that at least 3 blocks are mined within the next 3 minutes is 0.37%. Pretty rare.

It just goes to show the randomness. It's the same sort of with small bitcoin miners. The amount of years it would take with 500Gh/s or 1Th/s for example, is crazy. But, someone did find a block with that amount of hashing power in mid-2024.

[willi9974]

The update for 2024 is complete, and i have uploaded the raw data.
I will also update the table once i have analyzed all the data to date.

RAW Data Link Click...

Statistics from csv file 2024.csv

Total Unique Blocks (all data): 53473

Smallest Block Number: 823786 (Date: 01.01.2024)
Largest Block Number: 877258 (Date: 31.12.2024)

Max Factor: 143807.47
Block: 843946
Date: 18.05.2024
Block-Difficulty: 11.957.354.946.715.686.912
Network-Difficulty: 83.148.355.189.240

Most Blocks / day: 188 on 02.02.2024
Least Blocks / day: 108 on 11.09.2024

[owen_a]

The update for 2024 is complete, and i have uploaded the raw data.
I will also update the table once i have analyzed all the data to date.

RAW Data Link Click...

Statistics from csv file 2024.csv

Total Unique Blocks (all data): 53473

Smallest Block Number: 823786 (Date: 01.01.2024)
Largest Block Number: 877258 (Date: 31.12.2024)

Max Factor: 143807.47
Block: 843946
Date: 18.05.2024
Block-Difficulty: 11.957.354.946.715.686.912
Network-Difficulty: 83.148.355.189.240

Most Blocks / day: 188 on 02.02.2024
Least Blocks / day: 108 on 11.09.2024

You should turn this into a website that visually shows the graphs. Then use some software that generates it itself. Self maintaining then

[willi9974]

The 2025 update is complete.

I have:

- Added several columns to the CSV data
- Reloaded all data with the additional information
- Updated the image

The following data is now included:

Code:

lock;Datum;timestamp;timestamp_human;mediantime;mediantime_human;Block-Difficulty;Network-Difficulty;Faktor;tx_count;size_MB;nonce

Statistics from csv file 2025
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Total Unique Blocks (all data): 53082

Smallest Block Number: 877259 (Date: 01.01.2025)
Largest Block Number: 930340 (Date: 31.12.2025)

Max Factor: 11961.73
Block: 912658
Date: 01.09.2025
Block-Difficulty: 1.551.426.514.507.074.816
Network-Difficulty: 129.699.156.960.681

Most Blocks / day: 184 on 01.02.2025
Least Blocks / day: 107 on 22.06.2025