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Over 42,000 Solana tokens were created in a single day, with Pump.fun responsible for up to 83% of launches and under 2% surviving to DEXs.
In the past 24 hours, roughly 42,000 new tokens appeared on the Solana blockchain, a surge driven almost entirely by the no‑code launchpad Pump.fun, underscoring how the platform has turned token creation into a high‑volume, high‑risk speculative engine【1】.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Tokens launched (24 h) | ~42,000 |
| Pump.fun share of daily Solana launches | up to 83% on peak days【2】 |
| Cumulative launches since Jan 2024 | >11.9 million【1】 |
| Tokens reaching DEXs | <2% graduation rate【1】 |
Pump.fun’s frictionless model lets anyone mint a token without writing code, using bonding curves that start trading instantly. This design eliminates liquidity bootstrapping and has produced a self‑reinforcing loop: more creators → more tokens → more trade volume. The platform’s daily output of one token every two seconds on the record day reflects that loop in action【2】.
Despite the flood of new assets, fewer than 2 % of Pump.fun‑minted tokens ever migrate to decentralized exchanges such as Raydium, meaning the vast majority fade at the bonding‑curve stage【1】. The platform’s business model, however, thrives on volume: a flat 1 % trading fee has generated over $800 million in cumulative revenue【1】. Recent product tweaks, like adding USDC trading pairs in May 2026, aim to reduce price noise from SOL’s volatility but do not improve the low survival rate【1】.
The sheer volume of daily token launches highlights Pump.fun’s role as a dominant infrastructure layer on Solana, but the sub‑2 % graduation rate signals that most of these assets are unlikely to develop lasting value, leaving traders to weigh the allure of outsized short‑term gains against a high probability of total loss.
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Less than 2% of tokens created on Pump.fun ever graduate to decentralized exchanges like Raydium.
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