On June 25, Polygon founder, Sandeep Nailwal, shared a big update regarding the layer-2 scaling solution, highlighting a 5 times growth in its transaction per second (TPS).
BIG! 5000+ payments per second on Polygon!
a year ago we were just crossing 1000. 5x in 12 months, not bad 👀 https://t.co/6j8pcseqsV pic.twitter.com/d83KUeVa5E
— Sandeep | CEO, Polygon Foundation (※,※) (@sandeepnailwal) June 25, 2026
According to the official tweet, the maximum transaction per second on the Polygon network is now more than 5,000, which is 5 times more than last year. This transaction rate makes it one of the biggest side chains with high TPS.
According to Chainspect, the Solana blockchain network is holding a top spot for maximum transactions per second for 100 blocks, which is around 6,284 tx/s.
How Polygon is Scaling Its Network?
Amid the growing adoption of on-chain solutions, Polygon developers are actively working in order to scale its network to handle real-world payment volumes and high-frequency applications. The main purpose of the upgrades on the Polygon PoS chain has seen repeated capacity upgrades rather than relying completely on new architecture.
In the long run, the network is planning to follow Gigagas roadmap, where it is planning to hit 100,000 TPS by late 2026. If this happens, it will make Polygon a high-speed blockchain network for stablecoins, payments, RWAs, and AI agents.
In the last few months, Polygon PoS has witnessed a rapid growth through headroom upgrades by increasing the gas limit per block and optimizing block times.
In the early months of 2026, the network executed multiple limit increases from around 60 million to 110 million to 120 million gas per block. This has boosted its throughput to 2,600 to 2,800 transactions per second. Apart from this, block times were cut down to around 1.75 to 2 seconds in various upgrades, which allows users to get faster confirmations for their transactions. These changes are allowing the network to theoretically execute around 224 million transactions per day at peak.
These upgrades are maintaining the Polygon network’s compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). At the same time, they are improving the execution efficiency. These upgrades have also reduced frontrunning risks after combining such upgrades with features like runtime-configurable fee markets. This was introduced in a March 2026 hard fork.
Polygon Improves Network’s Performance with Major Upgrades
In the last few months, many upgrades have taken place on the Polygon blockchain network. Various upgrades in Q1 and Q2 of this year, along with Lisovo Hardfork, have enhanced gas limits, better fee stability, wallet compatibility, and many more. These upgrades on the network are allowing it to handle growing stablecoin-based transactions.
While the Ethereum blockchain is becoming a major hub for digital payments amid growing adoption of stablecoins, Polygon is preparing its network to gain some traction for these growing activities.
On July 1, Polygon shut down its zkEVM Mainnet Beta sequencer. By doing this, the network is planning to bring its focus to Polygon PoS and AggLayer for payments and real-world assets. Amid the growing regulatory clarity, the cumulative value of real-world assets (RWAs) has soared above $31.55 billion.
“We will depreciate Polygon zkEVM next year. Polygon’s razor focus is going to be Polygon PoS and @Agglayer, nothing else. Polygon PoS will focus on Stablecoin payments and RWAs, while Agglayer will focus on building a trustless Internet of Blockchains,” Sandeep Nailwal stated in the post on X.
Apart from this, Polygon PoS is a leading network for USDC transfers and new stablecoins in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to DeFiLlama, Polygon is currently holding more than $1.051 billion in total value locked (TVL). However, its native cryptocurrency, POL, is still struggling to rebound amid the ongoing turmoil in the crypto market.
The network is also expanding its boundaries with new partnerships. Earlier this year, Jio Platform Ltd., the biggest Indian telecommunication company, announced its partnership with Polygon Labs to integrate blockchain technology into the ecosystem.
