Lightning Network Median Fee Rate
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About this metric
What it measures
Lightning Network Median Fee Rate takes the middle of observed advertised proportional routing fee rates, the part of a forwarding charge that scales with payment amount. Values are shown on the supplied series scale; its unit is unspecified, so the readings cannot safely be converted into percentages or satoshis paid.
How to read it
Within this series, higher readings indicate a higher midpoint of proportional fee policies, while lower readings indicate a lower midpoint. It ranged from a recorded low of 2,000 on February 17, 2023 to a recorded high of 10,000 on January 26, 2024; these are raw readings, not fee amounts.
Advertised policies are not weighted by actual routed payments and do not reveal the cost of a complete route. Base fees, payment amount and the chosen hops all matter. Until the scale is verified, compare direction and relative levels within the series rather than assigning a percentage or comparing with mempool sat/vB.
- Frequency
- Daily (UTC 00:00)
- Asset
- BTC
- Category
- Lightning Network
- Type
- Single value
- Data since
- 2021-10-19
- Latest data
- 2026-10-27
- Data points
- 1,829
FAQ
How is Lightning fee rate different from an on-chain fee rate?
Lightning’s proportional routing rate scales with the amount forwarded. An on-chain sat/vB rate prices transaction virtual size instead, so the two describe different fee mechanisms.
Does a reading of 10,000 mean a 10,000-satoshi fee?
No. It is a rate-series observation, not a fixed fee amount. The supplied unit is unspecified, so interpreting it as satoshis, parts per million or a percentage would require confirmation of the scale.
Can the median rate estimate my total Lightning payment fee?
Not on its own. A payment uses a particular route with its own base and proportional charges at each hop. The policy median is not the median fee actually paid by users.
