Solana Launchpad War Heats Up as Pump.fun Ekes Out Lead in Daily Launches

Solana’s memecoin community is captivated as its two largest launchpads, Pump.fun and LetsBonk.fun, collide in a battle for supremacy, with Pump.fun narrowly reclaiming its top spot for daily token launches.

The launchpad market on Solana is overwhelmingly controlled by these two main platforms. Data shows Pump.fun holds 45.9% of the market share, followed closely by LetsBonk.fun at 42.3%. Other platforms like BAGS (6.25%), JUP Studio (1.82%), and Believe (1.52%) make up the remainder, accounting for nearly 98% of the total market.

According to data from Dune Analytics analyst Adam_Tehc, Pump.fun hosted 13,690 new token launches in the last 24 hours. This figure narrowly surpasses LetsBonk.fun, which recorded 13,392 launches in the same period.

While Pump.fun secured the top rank in launch activity, LetsBonk.fun maintained a clear lead in financial throughput. The platform registered an impressive $87.7 million in daily trading volume, compared to Pump.fun’s $82.4 million.

The rivalry deepens when comparing . Pump.fun, despite fewer overall launches than its rival, hosts a significantly greater number of tokens with a market cap over $1 million (245 vs. 52). This is a clear signal of higher capital concentration per token on its platform.

LetsBonk, on the other hand, has generated over $8.4 million in platform revenue, far outpacing Pump.fun’s $1.37 million, and boasts a massive $839 million in bonding curve volume — suggesting robust user participation despite fewer breakout tokens.

This renewed momentum for Pump.fun follows the turbulent launch of its native token, PUMP, which reportedly raised $600 million within 12 minutes during its ICO last month.

The token fell sharply after its debut, dropping 52% from its all-time high of $0.006812. It is now showing , climbing 33% over the past week to trade at $0.003435, per CoinMarketCap data.In response to the price dip, on-chain data suggests that Pump.fun has initiated a to stabilize PUMP token’s price action, potentially fueling the surge in trading volume, which stands at $515 million.