Bitcoin Network Hashrate
Bitcoin network
Bitcoin · SHA-256 · BTC
Network hashrate · 1,088.67 EH/s
Emission / day · 452 BTC
Price · €72,395
Market cap · €1.45 tn
Device equivalent: The current network hashrate is mathematically equivalent to ≈ 3.4 million × Bitmain Antminer S21+ Hydro (319 TH/s - a typical current model). The actual number of devices cannot be measured - the network runs a mix of old and new machines - but as a trend indicator this value is worth watching.
Last daily value 1,124.38 EH/s · ▲ +4.0% in period · ATH 1,244.65 EH/s (Nov 25)
| Coin | Algorithm | Network hashrate | Emission / day | Price | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | SHA-256 | 1,088.67 EH/s | 452 BTC | €72,395 | €1.45 tn |
What is the Bitcoin hashrate?
The Bitcoin hashrate is the total computing power that all miners worldwide contribute to securing the Bitcoin network. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 algorithm; it is measured in hashes per second. The network hashrate currently stands at 1,088.67 EH/s.
The hashrate is the most direct indicator of the security and miner confidence in a network: the more computing power, the more costly an attack would be. To keep the block time constant, the network adjusts the Difficulty automatically to the hashrate - when one rises, the other follows.
What counts for miners is their own share of the network hashrate: it determines which part of the current daily emission of 452 BTC is mathematically attributable to their own hardware. The mining calculator lets you run this live for any device.
Hashrate units
| Unit | Hashes / sec. | In words |
|---|---|---|
| H/s | 1 | Hash per second |
| kH/s | 1,000 | Thousand |
| MH/s | 1,000,000 | Million |
| GH/s | 1,000,000,000 | Billion |
| TH/s | 1,000,000,000,000 | Trillion |
| PH/s | 1,000,000,000,000,000 | Quadrillion |
| EH/s | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Quintillion |
| ZH/s | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Sextillion |
Highlighted: the order of magnitude at which the Bitcoin network currently operates.
As of 27 Oct 2026, 18:14 CET, based on Cryptohall24 data.
Network Data
What the Bitcoin network hashrate measures
The network hashrate is the total computing power that all miners worldwide contribute to the Bitcoin network - mining is done exclusively with specialised SHA-256 ASICs. It is by far the largest computing power of any proof-of-work network and is regarded as Bitcoin's security measure par excellence: the more independent computing power, the more expensive any attack attempt becomes. For miners this also means: a rising hashrate means more competition for the same daily payout - earnings per terahash decline.
Difficulty: the two-week adjustment
Bitcoin adjusts difficulty every 2,016 blocks - roughly every two weeks - so that a block is found every ten minutes on average. If the hashrate rises, difficulty follows suit; if it falls, difficulty falls too. In the chart above you can switch between both metrics and see the relationship across the whole history.
Halving: the built-in supply cut
Roughly every four years - exactly every 210,000 blocks - Bitcoin halves the block reward. Past halvings are marked in the chart, and the countdown above shows the calculated date of the next one (spring 2028). For miners, the halving is the most important predictable event: the daily BTC payout halves on a set date. What this means for a specific device can be calculated in the Bitcoin Mining Calculator.
History in full depth
The chart above goes back to the network's early years and shows the path from the CPU era through GPU to today's ASIC era - with a freely selectable time range and an optional price overlay. This also makes visible that hashrate and price often, but not always, move in lockstep; both metrics should always be considered together, never in isolation.