Prominent Ethereum layer-two scaling solution – Optimism – has gained widespread popularity in 2023, addressing the demand for better alternatives, and its user base has soared this year.

According to the latest data compiled by Intotheblock’s data, the network now boasts over 5.9 million addresses with a balance, marking a substantial increase of 391 from the 1.2 million recorded in January.

Optimism’s User Activity Spikes

As of December 22nd, the overall number of addresses on the Optimism Layer 2 network has increased to around 84.38 million. Although this number had been steadily growing, it wasn’t until mid-September that the address count on the network experienced significant growth. In just the last three months, this figure has surged by over 843.

This notable increase can be attributed to the successful completion of Optimism’s third airdrop on September 18th, which was part of the protocol’s community incentivization and governance plan. During the event, a total of 19,411,313 OP tokens, valued at over $26 million, were distributed to 31,870 unique addresses.