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@Walrus 🦭/acc ecosystem started the year 2026 looking really mature. It began as a test for a kind of storage that people can use without a central control. Now it is a network that many people use. The Walrus ecosystem is supporting than 120 active projects. These projects are about things like infrastructure and DeFi and gaming and artificial intelligence and services for companies to store their data. The growth of the Walrus ecosystem is not about how many teams are building things on the Walrus ecosystem. It is, about the fact that people are actually using the Walrus ecosystem and we can see that it is being used a lot. This shows that the Walrus ecosystem is becoming something that regular people are using.
One thing that really stands out is how much the storage volume is growing. From 2025 to early 2026 Walrus saw a steady increase in the amount of blob storage being used on the network. This is happening because more and more applications are moving out of the testing phase and into use. Things, like media dApps and collaborative tools and data availability layers are storing bigger and bigger datasets for longer periods of time. This shows that people trust Walrus to be reliable and to cost what they expect. What is really important is that this growth is happening on its own not because of special incentives. This means that developers think Walrus is a way to store things in a decentralized way and that it will save them money. Walrus storage growth is a deal and it is driven by real needs, not just incentives. The growth of Walrus storage volume is an indicator of its success.
The Walrus system has a lot of connections that help us see how well the whole ecosystem is working. Walrus is connected to different networks like Layer 1 and Layer 2 and it also works with special tools that make it easier for developers to access big chunks of data.
These connections make things easier, for people who are building applications because they can use Walrus like it is a part of their system not just something extra. The tools that help people make wallets and the standard ways that computers talk to each other have made it simpler for teams to get their work done faster. This means more applications are using Walrus as a part of what they do. Walrus is a part of many applications now. By the start of 2026 a lot of projects are no just trying out Walrus. They are actually making products that need Walrus to work. These products cannot function without Walrus.
People are moving to Walrus. That shows a big change. More and more people are using Walrus for things, not just for testing. Some apps that help people work together share information and host artificial intelligence data are using Walrus. The people using these apps might not even know that Walrus is working behind the scenes. This is a deal because it is similar to how people started using cloud storage without knowing how it works. Walrus is doing the thing for apps that are not controlled by one company. Walrus is becoming the backbone for these kinds of apps. The fact that people are using Walrus without knowing it is a sign that it is becoming a part of the way we use the internet. Walrus is really important, for applications.
When we talk about networks one important thing to consider is how stable they are when they get bigger. The way Walrus handles changes and fixes problems on its own along with tools for the people running it means it can handle more work without slowing down. This means Walrus is very reliable and that makes companies and people who build things for the term trust it. They need to know it will work well all the time before they put valuable data on it. Walrus network stability is really important, for these companies and builders.
Taken together these metrics tell a coherent story. Walrus has moved beyond the early builder phase into an adoption driven growth cycle. Storage volume is rising integrations are deepening and users are migrating through real applications. In early 2026 Walrus is no longer just part of the Web3 storage conversation it is becoming a foundational layer for mainstream decentralized products.
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