Pump.fun fends off LetsBonk in battle for top Solana memecoin launchpad
The Solana memecoin launchpad landscape has evolved into a competitive duopoly between incumbent pump.fun and challenger LetsBonk, with market share dynamics shifting significantly in recent months. Looking at graduated tokens, we can focus on a subset of meaningful activity as opposed to pure token launches, which include more noise.Pump.fun maintained a dominant position with approximately 80% market share for graduated tokens throughout 2025, establishing itself as the go-to platform for memecoin launches on Solana. However, LetsBonk mounted a significant challenge in early July, rapidly capturing market share to peak at nearly 70% of graduated tokens, demonstrating the fluid nature of user preferences in the competitive launchpad space. Platform incentives such as airdrops have also been a large driver of volume as users speculate on airdrops and rewards.On Aug. 6, pump.fun reclaimed its top spot over LetsBonk in terms of new token launches in the previous 24-hour period.The platforms differentiate through distinct approaches to token graduation and fee structures. Pump.fun operates with a traditional ~$69,000 market cap bonding curve threshold and charges 0.05-0.1 SOL to create tokens plus 1-2% trading fees, while LetsBonk offers instant listing across automated market makers like Raydium and Jupiter with a 1% swap fee structure.The competitive dynamics have seen pump.fun respond to LetsBonk's challenge, reclaiming approximately 75% market share by the most recent data after losing significant ground in July. Despite the intense competition for market share, overall launchpad activity remains robust with approximately $120 million in daily trading volumes as tokens continue to launch across platforms.Pump.fun's native token is up about 13% over the past 24 hours, according to The Block's price data, with a market cap of around $1.2 billion.This is an excerpt from The Block's Data & Insights newsletter. Dig into the numbers making up the industry's most thought-provoking trends.Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space. Crypto exchange Bitget is an anchor LP for Foresight Ventures. The Block continues to operate independently to deliver objective, impactful, and timely information about the crypto industry. Here are our current financial disclosures.© 2025 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.