Q2 2025 Market Statistics: 34% Vendor Growth Reported

Q2 2025 Market Statistics: 34% Vendor Growth Reported

At the end of July 2025, anonymised aggregate statistics compiled from community monitoring sources for Q2 2025 (April–June) were published. The figures indicate sustained and significant platform growth across multiple key metrics.

Vendor Account Growth

Active verified vendor accounts increased by 34% compared to Q1 2025. This growth rate significantly exceeds typical darknet marketplace growth observed in historical research, suggesting strong platform reputation and word-of-mouth within the community. The total active vendor count crossed the 1,800 threshold for the first time during this period.

Transaction Volume

Completed escrow transactions grew by 28% quarter-over-quarter. Of these, approximately 79% were settled using Monero (XMR) as the payment currency, with the remaining 21% using Bitcoin — a shift toward XMR compared to the 68%/32% split observed in Q1.

Dispute Statistics

The dispute rate remained below 1.5% of all transactions, which research literature identifies as a benchmark for well-functioning escrow systems. Average dispute resolution time was 74 hours, with moderators resolving 91% of cases within the 96-hour target window.

Uptime

Community uptime monitors recorded 97.8% availability over the quarter — an improvement from previous periods, attributed in part to the infrastructure hardening completed in June. Three notable outages were recorded, each lasting under two hours.

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