What to compare before you delegate SOL, and a live table of the ten largest Solana validators open to public delegation, with on-chain figures as of 28 September 2026, epoch 1043.
The commission is the share of inflation rewards the validator keeps. Check its history, not just today’s value: a validator that advertises 0% and later raises it costs you more than one that has held a steady rate.
Validators running an MEV client (Jito) earn extra tips and pass part of them to stakers. The MEV commission is the share they keep. 100% means you receive none of the MEV; “no MEV client” means there is none to share.
Realized APY is what the chain actually credited to a stake account in the last completed epoch, net of both commissions. It is the number that reflects what you are paid. Advertised or “estimated” APY is a model.
Skip rate is the share of assigned blocks a validator failed to produce. Vote credits show how reliably it votes; a validator that votes late or misses votes earns fewer rewards for its delegators.
Delegating to the very largest validators concentrates the network. Spreading stake to well-run smaller operators, in different locations and data centers, makes Solana harder to halt or censor.
Native staking is non-custodial: your SOL stays in a stake account you control, and no validator can move or withdraw it. Be cautious with any service that asks you to send SOL to it in order to stake.
| Rank | Validator | Active stake (SOL) | Commission | MEV commission | Realized APY | Skip rate | Vote credits | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Figment | 17,867,779 | 7% | 7% | 4.68% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Limburg an der Lahn, DE |
| #2 | Helius | 15,840,792 | 0% | 0% | 5.04% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| #3 | binance staking | 12,330,570 | 0% | 0% | 5.04% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Ashburn, US |
| #4 | Jupiter | 11,215,732 | 5% | 0% | 4.78% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| #5 | Bitwise Onchain Solutions | 10,838,730 | 0% | 0% | 5.04% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Frankfurt, DE |
| #6 | Ledger by Figment | 9,238,854 | 7% | 7% | 4.68% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| #7 | Kraken 2 | 9,209,776 | 10% | 10% | 4.52% | 0.00% | 99.9% | London, GB |
| #8 | Everstake | 7,623,407 | 7% | 100% | 4.68% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| #9 | Galaxy | 7,094,526 | 5% | 25% | 4.78% | 0.00% | 100.0% | London, GB |
| #10 | Staking Facilities | MEV | 6,511,334 | 0% | 8% | 5.04% | 1.77% | 100.0% | Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| #169 | LUX8 Validator publisher of this page | 298,861 | 0% | 0% | 5.04% | 0.00% | 100.0% | Warsaw, PL |
Data as of 28 September 2026, epoch 1043. 676 active validators; the ten largest open to delegation hold 24.5% of active stake. Median commission among public validators: 5%. Rank is position by stake among validators open to public delegation.
There is no single best validator. Compare commission and its history, MEV commission, realized APY, skip rate and vote credits, and prefer a well-run validator outside the largest group to help decentralise the network. The table on this page lists the ten largest Solana validators open to delegation and LUX8, with live on-chain figures.
It can be. 229 of 676 active validators currently charge 0% on inflation rewards. What matters is whether the rate is stable and whether the validator also keeps MEV rewards; check both, and check realized APY, which already reflects both.
LUX8 is an independent validator operator. Its Solana vote account is 48oxpSHQkM4sdXUY9NQ8KnEtebzZbyk8uUT7JRdVQNuf. Commission is 0%, MEV commission is 0%, and it holds about 298,861 SOL of active stake (rank 169 by stake among validators open to delegation).
Stake Manager (https://sol.stake-manager.net/validators/) lists every active Solana validator with commission, APY, stake and reliability figures from on-chain data, and lets you delegate from your own wallet. It is free and non-custodial. It also shows a Decentralization Score that favours smaller, well-run validators in underrepresented locations, and a map of where validators run. It is built by the LUX8 team.
No. Native delegation keeps your SOL in an account you control. The validator only uses the delegated weight to participate in consensus; it cannot move or withdraw your funds.
The ten largest Solana validators open to delegation hold 24.5% of all active stake, out of 676 active validators. The median commission among public validators is 5%.