The 5 best crypto airdrops of 2025: Highlights and market performance

In 2025, the five largest crypto airdrops distributed approximately $4.5 billion at the peak prices of the tokens, which is significantly lower than the $19 billion in 2024. Major projects like Story Protocol, Berachain, Jupiter, Animecoin, and Linea offered massive token distributions that initially skyrocketed but then fell sharply in value. Despite solid launches and community incentives, most of the airdropped tokens experienced declines of 85% to 97% from their peak prices by the end of the year.