# Akash testnet developer engagement rivaled Polkadot's mainnet

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-03-05
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** The Akash Mainnet 2 Livestream w/ Alessio Treglia, Jack Zampolin, Greg Osuri and Adam Bozanich (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:19:14 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOqIm4Mfu8&t=1154s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2021-03-05-akash-testnet-developer-engagement-rivaled-polkado-5xxz/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Akash testnet developer engagement rivaled Polkadot's mainnet," The Akash Mainnet 2 Livestream w/ Alessio Treglia, Jack Zampolin, Greg Osuri and Adam Bozanich (Akash Network), 5 Mar 2021, 00:19:14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOqIm4Mfu8&t=1154s

## Quote — verbatim

> Polkadot currently has about 420 monthly active developers, we had about 480, and Ethereum mainnet has about 2,500 monthly active developers, so that gives you a perspective as to the engagement that we were able to attract.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Greg recapping Akashian Challenge Phase 3 results (~480 active developers, ~90 unique applications deployed ~3,800 times).