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Miner revenue per transaction

Total miner revenue divided by the number of transactions confirmed that day.

$60 on Oct 29, 2026, against $110 a year earlier.

What the network paid its miners, per transaction it processed. Almost all of it is the block subsidy rather than the fee the user paid, which is why the figure tracks the bitcoin price rather than fees.

Miner revenue per transaction, month by month

MonthMiner revenue per transaction
Nov 2025$93
Dec 2025$93
Jan 2026$88
Feb 2026$67
Mar 2026$55
Apr 2026$76
May 2026$46
Jun 2026$46
Jul 2026$51
Aug 2026$53
Sep 2026$62
Oct 2026$60

Questions

What is miner revenue per transaction today?
$60 as of October 29, 2026, up 5.8% over the last 30 days.
How has it changed over the past year?
A year ago it was $110; today it is $60, a change of -45.3%.
What is the highest miner revenue per transaction on record?
$300, on May 2, 2021.
How is this chart calculated?
What the network paid its miners, per transaction it processed. Almost all of it is the block subsidy rather than the fee the user paid, which is why the figure tracks the bitcoin price rather than fees.

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Updated daily. Latest data 2026-11-06.

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