How do I check the Monero network hashrate?
You can check Monero’s estimated network hashrate on a Monero block explorer or through your own fully synced node. Look for “network hashrate” or “network hash rate”—not your miner’s speed or your pool’s speed. The number is an estimate of all the computing power mining Monero, not a direct measurement of every miner.
The easiest way: use a block explorer
A block explorer is a website that shows information from Monero’s public blockchain, the shared record of confirmed transactions and blocks.
Open a reputable Monero explorer, such as XMRChain, and look for its network statistics. Check:
- Network hashrate: The estimated combined mining speed.
- Last block time: Whether its information looks up to date.
- Units: Whether the number uses MH/s or GH/s.
- Averaging period: Whether it shows a recent estimate or an average over several hours.
You do not need to connect a wallet, enter a recovery phrase, or download software to view these figures. A site asking for your wallet’s secret information just to show network statistics is a warning sign.
Two explorers may show slightly different estimates because they update at different times or use different averaging periods.
Check it through your own Monero node
A node is software that downloads and checks Monero’s blockchain. If you run the official node software, monerod, wait until it is fully synced before trusting its current network statistics.
In the interactive monerod console, enter:
status
Its output includes a network hashrate estimate. This is the estimated speed of the whole network—not the speed of your computer.
You can also use the node’s RPC interface, a way for software to request information from your node. The get_info request returns fields including difficulty and target. Divide difficulty by target to calculate an estimate in hashes per second.
Keep this interface private or properly secured. You do not need to expose your node’s administrative access to the internet to check hashrate.
Understand what the estimate means
A hash is one attempt at solving the mining puzzle. Hashrate measures how many attempts miners make each second:
- H/s: Hashes per second.
- kH/s: Thousands of hashes per second.
- MH/s: Millions of hashes per second.
- GH/s: Billions of hashes per second.
Monero targets one block roughly every two minutes. Its difficulty, which measures how much work is needed to find a block, adjusts every block.
A useful estimate is:
Network hashrate ≈ current difficulty ÷ 120 seconds
For example, a hypothetical difficulty of 360 billion would imply roughly 3 GH/s. That is an illustration, not a current network reading. Check a live explorer or your synced node for today’s estimate.
Use the right number for solo mining or P2Pool
For solo mining, your hashrate divided by the network hashrate gives your approximate share of the network’s mining power. That helps estimate your long-term chance of finding blocks, but it does not predict when you will find one.
On P2Pool, a decentralized mining pool, distinguish between:
- Your own miner’s hashrate.
- Your P2Pool sidechain’s hashrate.
- The entire Monero network’s hashrate.
A P2Pool dashboard’s pool-speed figure is not automatically the Monero network total. Running a node alone also contributes no mining hashrate.
The bottom line
Use a live explorer for convenience or your synced node’s status command for a locally checked estimate. Confirm the units and freshness, and remember that network hashrate is an estimate—not an earnings promise.
