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Data / Blockchain size / 2026
The size of the full bitcoin blockchain in gigabytes.
Blockchain size opened 2026 at 710.3 GB (January 1, 2026) and closed at 770.2 GB (September 21, 2026), up 8.4%. The high was 770.2 GB on September 21, 2026 and the low 710.3 GB on January 1, 2026.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2026 | 716.7 GB |
| February 2026 | 723.4 GB |
| March 2026 | 730.2 GB |
| April 2026 | 737.1 GB |
| May 2026 | 744.3 GB |
| June 2026 | 751.1 GB |
| July 2026 | 758.0 GB |
| August 2026 | 765.2 GB |
| September 2026 | 770.2 GB |
Everything a full node stores. It grows by roughly a block’s worth every ten minutes, a little under 100 GB a year at today’s block sizes.
Other years: 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013
Also in 2026: Bitcoin price · Distance from the all-time high · 200-day and 200-week averages · Network hashrate · Mining difficulty · Difficulty adjustments · Fees paid to miners · Transactions per day · Hashprice · Miner revenue · Miner prices per terahash · Bitmain releases and the bitcoin price