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Skip Rate
Latest value: 0.12% on 3 November 2026.
30-day average: 0.15%, down 0.04 percentage points from a year earlier (0.18%).
Highest daily value since January 2025: 1.98% on 11 January 2026.
The default network series of the Explorer (skip_rate_pct). Download the data (CSV)
Share of a validator's leader slots that produced no block (skipped ÷ leader slots). Lower is better. High skip rate means lost block rewards and reduced throughput. On daily scheduler charts, a scheduler day with fewer than 100 assigned leader slots is omitted because the sample is too small for a stable rate.
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- Area
- Throughput & Block Production
- Frequency
- Daily
- Unit
- Percent
- Split by
- Network, Client, Scheduler, Validator
- Source
- Firedancer
Monthly averages
| Month | Skip Rate |
|---|---|
| November 2026 (to 3 November) | 0.1% |
| October 2026 | 0.14% |
| September 2026 | 0.1% |
| August 2026 | 0.13% |
| July 2026 | 0.27% |
| June 2026 | 0.17% |
| May 2026 | 0.13% |
| April 2026 | 0.11% |
| March 2026 | 0.13% |
| February 2026 | 0.17% |
| January 2026 | 0.3% |
| December 2025 | 0.13% |
What it shows
Fraction of assigned leader slots that produced no accepted block, expressed as a percentage. A skipped slot most commonly reflects slow block propagation, poor connectivity, or hardware overload on the leader validator. Lower values indicate a healthier network and more reliable validators.
How it is computed
Skip rate is the percentage of assigned leader slots that produced no accepted block. For any group, the rate is computed from total skipped slots divided by total leader slots across all validators in that group, not as an average of individual validator rates.
Aggregation: Pooled ratio of total skipped slots to total leader slots across the group. A validator with more leader assignments contributes proportionally more.
Things to know
- A skipped slot most commonly reflects slow block propagation, connectivity issues, or hardware load on the leader.
- A 7-day rolling average is available at the network level for trend analysis.
- Validators with no leader assignments return no value rather than a zero, to avoid misleading readings.
- Rows with assigned leader slots are included even when every assigned slot was skipped; unattributed client labels roll up as Unknown.
Full method and formula in the Methodology