Who actually uses Internet Computer? We look at the people and groups behind ICP activity and what the latest on-chain data says about its community
Internet Computer (ICP) is used by everyday crypto users, builders, and public bodies. Retail users chat, trade, hold tokens, and stake on it
Developers and non-coders build apps. Governments such as Pakistan have signed up for their own subnets
Internet Computer is a blockchain built by the DFINITY Foundation, a Swiss not-for-profit. It launched in May 2021. It hosts whole applications in canisters, which are smart contracts that hold code and data and can serve web pages straight to a browser. Apps pay for computing with cycles, a unit bought with ICP
Most everyday activity falls into three areas
OpenChat is a messaging app that runs fully on the network. It offers private and group chats, file sharing, and built-in crypto payments in BTC, ETH, and ICP. Users sign in with Internet Identity, a login that uses a fingerprint or security key instead of a password
OISY is a browser-based wallet incubated by DFINITY. It works across eight networks, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Internet Computer. It needs no browser extension or app download
Odinfun is a Bitcoin memecoin launchpad that runs on Internet Computer. It was announced on January 30, 2025, with a full launch on February 3, 2025. It was built by the Bioniq team, led by co-founder and CEO Bob Bodily
Users connect a Bitcoin wallet and may never see ICP at all. "The usage of ICP is completely transparent to the end user," Udi Wertheimer of Taproot Wizards, an Odinfun investor, told The Block
Holders lock ICP into "neurons" to vote in the Network Nervous System (NNS) and earn voting rewards. The NNS is the on-chain DAO, an organization run by token votes, that approves network upgrades. Coin Bureau's February 2026 review put the amount locked at over 250 million ICP. Circulating supply is 557.27 million
Article continues...WaterNeuron, a liquid staking app, holds about $8 million. Liquid staking gives users a tradable token in exchange for their staked coins
DefiLlama figures for October 7 give a sense of scale
However, network-level counts look far larger. Startup Fortune reported 305 billion cumulative transactions on October 4. The two measures count different things, so they should not be compared directly
Builders come in two types. Developers write canisters in Rust, Motoko, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python. Santiment ranked ICP second for 30-day developer activity among AI and big-data crypto projects in July 2026, just behind Chainlink. The Motley Fool counted 187 active developers in February
Non-coders use Caffeine, DFINITY's AI tool that builds apps from plain-English prompts. DFINITY said it handled 3.4 million build prompts in its first three months
The Pakistan Digital Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with DFINITY on February 10, 2026. It covers a Pakistan Subnet, a national messenger pilot, and 1,500 Caffeine licenses. A Swiss Subnet with 13 node providers launched in early 2026. DFINITY's Cloud Engine product lets organizations set up their own subnet
Internet Computer's retail users chat on OpenChat, hold assets in OISY, trade memecoins on Odin.fun, and stake ICP to vote in the NNS. Builders and governments use the same network for apps and private subnets. The DeFi and daily-user figures are small next to larger chains, while on-chain revenue is at a record level
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Soumen has been a crypto researcher since 2020 and holds a master’s in Physics. His writing and research has been published by publications such as CryptoSlate and DailyCoin, as well as BSCN. His areas of focus include Bitcoin, DeFi, and high-potential altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Chainlink. He combines analytical depth with journalistic clarity to deliver insights for both newcomers and seasoned crypto readers
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