XRP Ledger (XRPL), which is used XRP As its native token, it saw a steady growth in addresses during the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, thus reaching a new all-time high (ATH) as of April 2.
Since the beginning of 2026, XRPL Addresses rose from 7,921,350 to 8,189,798 at the time of reporting, according to on-chain. Analytics from Cryptoquant. As such, the XRP Ledger recorded a 3.39% rise in net addresses in the first quarter to reach ATH at press time.
Although the number of addresses on Metrics from XRPSCAN. This indicates that while creating new accounts, many investors may register addresses without engaging in trading activity.
Why is the XRP Ledger booming with new addresses?
The XRP Ledger has seen a huge boom in the cross-border payments space in the recent past, driven by the efforts of Ripple Labs. As Feinbold He pointed out Last month, more than 53% of XRPL transactions involved payments, using Ripple in USD (RLUSD) Accounting for the lion’s share.
Additionally, the ledger has recorded growth in new arrivals over the past three months, driven by increased adoption of the built-in decentralized exchange (DEX) via OfferCreate transactions. Notably, the total number of Automated Market Maker (AMM) pools on XRPL increased from approximately 24,462 on January 1, 2026, to approximately 27,985 at press time, according to Updates from XRPSCAN.
As such, the average number of transactions per book rebounded in 2026 to roughly 200, the same levels they were during previous bull market peaks, Feinbold said. I mentioned. With Ripple Labs committed to the long-term growth of the XRP Ledger amid mainstream institutional adoption of XRP, its total addresses are well-positioned to increase in the near future.
