$XRP $SOL XRP: Delayed or opportunity?

The official XRPL page lists 7 infrastructure applications, 4 development applications, 1 interoperability application, 4 wallets, 7 NFTs, 5 exchanges, 4 cryptocurrency games, and 1 security application. In total, there are 32 applications available on the XRP network; again, according to their website.

This is a low number considering that the XRP network was designed in 2011 and launched to the public in 2012. Nearly 15 years have passed since the XRP network has been operational and on track.

In contrast, the Solana network, which was launched in the market in 2020, has more than 400 decentralized applications, according to information provided by Dappradar. According to a report, 7,625 developers worked in the Solana ecosystem during 2024. 6,456 was the number of developers that Ethereum attracted in the same year.