In terms of Software programming and developers, India has been a forerunner for years and the same legacy seems to be extended when it comes to blockchain technology as well. According to software developers market analysis carried out by Dappros, a London-based blockchain consulting firm, the number of blockchain developers in India is surging. India is ranked number 2 in the list of countries with most number of blockchain developers, just behind the United States.
The much-coveted blockchain developers are required to master some different programming languages, such as Python and C++. Here is the list of Top 10 countries by absolute number of blockchain developers.
| No. | Country | Ethereum | Solidity | Blockchain | Hyperledger | Total Estimate |
| 1 | United States | 5,818 | 3,184 | 44,979 | 1,772 | 27,876 |
| 2 | India | 2,381 | 1,432 | 19,627 | 1,579 | 12,509 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,219 | 645 | 13,076 | 372 | 7,656 |
| 4 | Canada | 990 | 560 | 7,196 | 342 | 4,544 |
| 5 | France | 746 | 426 | 7,152 | 242 | 4,283 |
| 6 | Germany | 708 | 399 | 6,682 | 227 | 4,008 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 467 | 272 | 5,714 | 172 | 3,312 |
| 8 | Australia | 487 | 279 | 4,621 | 118 | 2,753 |
| 9 | Spain | 594 | 351 | 4,042 | 238 | 2,612 |
| 10 | Brazil | 384 | 217 | 3,623 | 155 | 2,189 |
Here is a heatmap for countries with most number of blockchain developers in 2018:-
| No. | Country | Population | Blockchain developers, est. per 100K population |
| 1 | Malta | 475,701 | 46 |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 602,005 | 36 |
| 3 | Singapore | 5,638,700 | 36 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8,508,904 | 24 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 17,260,600 | 19 |
| 6 | Cyprus | 854,800 | 15 |
| 7 | Slovenia | 2,067,284 | 14 |
| 8 | Ireland | 4,857,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Estonia | 1,319,133 | 14 |
| 10 | Canada | 37,246,700 | 12 |
Here is the heatmap for the world blockchain developers by country, relative to population size, 2018:-
Though the second list does not mention India & U.S., it does not imply that they pose a skill shortage of blockchain developer. The term absolute number of developers in the country is derived by comparing the saturation of blockchain developers in the country to its overall population size. The detailed report is available here.
When calculated such that, Malta, Luxembourg, and Singapore takes the top three positions in the list. The report notes that Malta has estimated 46 blockchain developers per 100,000 population, whereas India has just 1 blockchain developer per 100,000 population. The United States has 8 blockchain developer per 100,000 population while Singapore has 36.
To derive the result, parameters such as social networking and job website postings for Blockchain, Ethereum, Solidity, Bitcoin, and Hyperledger developer profiles have been analyzed; along with the relative saturation of blockchain developers per country. Notably, both the analysis delivers a different set of countries taking leading positions in the ranking. The report further elaborated other insights including full global ranking as well as heatmaps for the world, Europe and Asia.
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