Geographic diversity analysis for Polkadot validators. Location data is collected via DHT queries and GeoIP lookups every 48 hours.
| Country | Validators | Percentage | Concentration Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 112 | 14.64% | low |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 82 | 10.72% | low |
| 🇫🇷 France | 69 | 9.02% | low |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 63 | 8.24% | low |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 57 | 7.45% | low |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 50 | 6.54% | low |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 43 | 5.62% | low |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 42 | 5.49% | low |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 38 | 4.97% | low |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 34 | 4.44% | low |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 31 | 4.05% | low |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 24 | 3.14% | low |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 21 | 2.75% | low |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 20 | 2.61% | low |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 17 | 2.22% | low |
| 🇮🇳 India | 8 | 1.05% | low |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 8 | 1.05% | low |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 6 | 0.78% | low |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | 0.52% | low |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 4 | 0.52% | low |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 4 | 0.52% | low |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 4 | 0.52% | low |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4 | 0.52% | low |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 3 | 0.39% | low |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 3 | 0.39% | low |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 3 | 0.39% | low |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2 | 0.26% | low |
| 🇹🇷 Turkiye | 2 | 0.26% | low |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 2 | 0.26% | low |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1 | 0.13% | low |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1 | 0.13% | low |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 1 | 0.13% | low |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1 | 0.13% | low |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1 | 0.13% | low |
| Continent | Validators | Percentage | Concentration Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 484 | 63.27% | high |
| Asia | 137 | 17.91% | low |
| North America | 104 | 13.59% | low |
| Oceania | 21 | 2.75% | low |
| South America | 19 | 2.48% | low |
| Provider | ASN | Validators | Percentage | Concentration Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 16509 | 108 | 21.77% | medium |
| OVH SAS | 16276 | 70 | 14.11% | low |
| TeraSwitch Networks Inc. | 20326 | 60 | 12.1% | low |
| Hetzner Online GmbH | 24940 | 52 | 10.48% | low |
| Google LLC | 396982 | 34 | 6.85% | low |
| Datacamp Limited | 60068 | 27 | 5.44% | low |
| velia.net Internetdienste GmbH | 29066 | 20 | 4.03% | low |
| UAB Cherry Servers | 214159 | 14 | 2.82% | low |
| Scaleway SAS | 12876 | 12 | 2.42% | low |
| DigitalOcean, LLC | 14061 | 12 | 2.42% | low |
| Init7 (Switzerland) Ltd. | 13030 | 11 | 2.22% | low |
| RETN Limited | 9002 | 10 | 2.02% | low |
| CKW Fiber Services AG | 198433 | 9 | 1.81% | low |
| Latitude.sh | 396356 | 8 | 1.61% | low |
| velia.net | 30083 | 4 | 0.81% | low |
| MEVSPACE sp. z o.o. | 201814 | 3 | 0.6% | low |
| Limestone Networks, Inc. | 46475 | 3 | 0.6% | low |
| ReliableSite.Net LLC | 23470 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Oracle Corporation | 31898 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Hfd Datavita Limited | 57022 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Gigahost AS | 56655 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Evoxt Sdn. Bhd. | 149440 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Elisa Oyj | 719 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Contabo GmbH | 51167 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| BattleHost | 210356 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| Alibaba US Technology Co., Ltd. | 45102 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| AR TELECOM - Acessos e Redes de Telecomunicacoes, S.A. | 12926 | 2 | 0.4% | low |
| xTom | 4785 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| netcup GmbH | 197540 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| WorldStream B.V. | 49981 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Serverius Holding B.V. | 50673 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Seflow s.r.l. | 49367 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| SONDATECH S.A.S. | 263812 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Rotko Networks | 142108 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Phoenix Nap, LLC. | 60558 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Orange | 3215 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| MillenialHost Limited | 135392 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Innovation Harbor B.V. | 211588 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| HUAWEI CLOUDS | 136907 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| HIVELOCITY, Inc. | 29802 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| GorillaServers, Inc. | 53850 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Fornex Hosting S.L. | 44051 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Digi Spain Telecom S.A | 57269 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| DEFT.COM | 23352 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| B2 Net Solutions Inc. | 55286 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
| Advin Services LLC | 206216 | 1 | 0.2% | low |
Geographic diversity is critical for network resilience. High concentration in a single continent, country, or provider creates systemic risk - regulatory changes, natural disasters, or infrastructure outages could affect a significant portion of validators simultaneously.