Chainlink Network – Other Services Revenue Estimate for 2025

Oct 17, 2025

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As a primary oracle service the Chainlink core product, “Data Feeds” makes up the majority of network revenue to Chainlink node operators. You can see this information via this dune analytics dashboard:

However, this number does not include chainlink revenue from other services. Below we will go over some estimates based on usage, comments and public data.

Other Chainlink Services Revenue

Educated Annualized Revenue Estimate for Missing Services


Data Streams	$78,000,000	This is a high-leverage revenue stream utilizing the Revenue-Sharing model, capturing a percentage of underlying protocol fees (e.g., 1.2% of GMX trading fees, 35% of liquidation MEV on Aave).² This model scales non-linearly with the growth of high-volume DeFi protocols and institutional data consumption (S&P Global Ratings data).³
Proof of Reserve (PoR)	$78,000,000	PoR provides critical risk management infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs), securing over $101.53 Billion in Total Value Secured (TVS).⁴ Fees are derived from high-value, sticky Enterprise Contracts and are commensurate with the systemic risk mitigation and compliance assurance provided to clients like 21.co and Backed Finance.⁵
CCIP (Strategic/Institutional)	$29,250,000	This represents the value capture beyond the small transactional floor (which was estimated conservatively at $\sim\$644K$). The core growth is driven by percentage-based fees on large cross-chain asset transfers (Lock/Unlock mechanism) ⁶, and anticipated high-value flows resulting from institutional pilots with major entities like Swift and UBS Asset Management.⁷
Automation (Keepers)	$7,800,000	A stable, utility-driven service utilizing the Subscription Model.² Its revenue is secured by a high network premium (e.g., 70% premium on gas costs on Polygon) applied to the essential automated execution of major DeFi protocols (Aave, Maker).⁸ This guarantees a strong margin and predictable revenue from core Web3 infrastructure.
Functions	$1,950,000	A nascent, developer-focused platform that operates on a low Per-Request Model (estimated unit price of $\sim$0.24 LINK/call).¹⁰ The current revenue is expected to be modest, prioritizing widespread developer adoption and future volumetric scaling over immediate profit extraction.
Total Estimated Growth Services Revenue	$195,000,000	Total estimated contribution to the network’s high-end annualized revenue projection.