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title: "Edge Network Surpasses 2,500 Active Nodes"
description: "A milestone for decentralized infrastructure as our network continues to grow."
url: https://edge.network/latest/active-nodes/
---

# Edge Network Surpasses 2,500 Active Nodes

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# Edge Network Surpasses 2,500 Active Nodes

A milestone for decentralized infrastructure as our network continues to grow.

2,500+

Active Nodes

130+

Countries

10+ Tbps

Total Capacity

99.99%

Network Uptime

We're thrilled to announce that the Edge Network has surpassed 2,500 active nodes — a
significant milestone in our journey to build the world's most distributed cloud
infrastructure. This growth represents not just numbers, but a global community of
operators who believe in a different kind of cloud.

## The Power of Decentralisation

Unlike traditional cloud providers who concentrate infrastructure in a handful of
massive data centres, Edge Network distributes capacity across thousands of smaller
nodes. This architecture delivers fundamental advantages:

- **No single points of failure** — when one node goes down, traffic seamlessly routes to others
- **Data stays local** — content and compute are served from nodes close to users, not distant data centres
- **True global reach** — nodes in regions that major cloud providers ignore entirely

## What 2,500 Nodes Means For You

### Lower Latency

More nodes means shorter paths to users. Average global latency has dropped to under 50ms.

### Greater Resilience

Distributed capacity ensures no single point of failure. The network self-heals around outages.

### Wider Coverage

Nodes in 130+ countries bring edge infrastructure to regions previously underserved.

### Community Powered

Independent operators worldwide contribute capacity, creating a truly decentralised network.

## Our Growth Journey

100 nodes March 2018
Initial network launch

500 nodes December 2020
First major expansion

### Thank You to Our Operators

This milestone wouldn't be possible without the global community of node operators who
contribute their infrastructure to the Edge Network. Whether running a single node or
hundreds, each operator plays a vital role in building a more resilient, distributed internet.

Operators earn $XE rewards for contributing capacity
Join a global community of infrastructure enthusiasts
Help build the future of decentralised cloud
No minimum hardware requirements to get started

## What's Next

2,500 nodes is just the beginning. Our roadmap includes continued expansion into
underserved regions, new node types optimised for specific workloads, and enhanced
tooling for operators. We're also working on bringing GPU compute to the edge,
enabling AI and ML workloads to run closer to users than ever before.

The future of cloud infrastructure is distributed, and we're building it together.

### Join the Network

Whether you want to use Edge Network's global infrastructure or contribute as a node
operator, there's never been a better time to get involved.

[Start Using Edge](https://edge.network/account/access/new) [Become an Operator](https://edge.network/nodes)

Want to learn more about running a node or the technology behind our network?
[Explore our network page](https://edge.network/network) or
[get in touch](https://edge.network/contact) with our team.

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