The annual statistics summary for 2025 has been released, covering transaction volumes, vendor and listing growth, uptime performance, security incidents, and escrow outcomes for the full calendar year. These figures represent the platform's most comprehensive self-reported data release to date, continuing a transparency practice that supports the community's ability to assess platform health and trajectory.
Total completed transactions for 2025 crossed 150,000—a figure that places the platform among the larger active markets by disclosed transaction volume. The total represents a substantial increase over the prior year's baseline, reflecting both organic growth from word-of-mouth and the migration of users from platforms that exited the ecosystem during 2024 and 2025. Transaction volume accelerated noticeably in the second half of the year following the redesigned onboarding experience released in May.
Category Breakdown and Vendor Growth
Digital goods led all categories, accounting for approximately 35% of completed transactions. This segment includes software licenses, account credentials, financial data, and various digital services. The digital goods category consistently leads on darknet markets because delivery is instant, there is no physical shipping risk, and vendors can scale without inventory constraints.
Pharmaceuticals came second at roughly 29% of volume, a proportion that has been relatively stable across years. Security tools and services accounted for approximately 11% of transactions—a growing category reflecting increasing demand for penetration testing tools, vulnerability research resources, and anonymization services. The remaining 25% was distributed across miscellaneous categories including physical goods, documents, and various specialty items.
Vendor growth was notable. Active vendor accounts grew from approximately 2,000 at the start of the year to 3,200 by year-end, a 60% increase. Not all registered vendors are equally active—the platform distinguishes between registered accounts and accounts that completed at least one transaction during the reporting period, with approximately 2,100 vendors meeting the activity threshold for 2025. Listing counts grew proportionally, reaching approximately 52,000 active listings by December compared to 31,000 in January.
Uptime, Security Incidents, and Escrow Performance
Platform uptime for 2025 was 98.6% across all measured periods, accounting for planned maintenance windows and two unplanned outages caused by DDoS activity. The longer of the two outages lasted approximately 14 hours in October before mirror infrastructure absorbed the traffic load. This performance compares favorably to the prior year's 97.1%, reflecting infrastructure improvements implemented in Q1.
Security incidents for the year totaled three publicly disclosed events: the DDoS episodes referenced above and one account compromise event in March affecting fewer than 40 user accounts through credential reuse from an unrelated data breach. No platform-side compromise of credentials or private key material was involved in the March incident. Affected accounts were identified through anomalous login pattern detection and notifications were sent via the onion-based message system.
The escrow success rate—defined as transactions finalized without a dispute being opened—was 98.7% for the full year. Of the 1.3% of transactions that entered dispute, approximately 60% were resolved in favor of the buyer, 28% in favor of the vendor, and 12% via split resolution where partial refunds were issued. The average time from dispute opening to resolution was 9.2 days under the old system, and 5.8 days under the redesigned system implemented in late November.
Full context on how the platform's escrow and transaction systems function is available at the platform overview page. Users considering joining can find current access information at the access and links section. These statistics paint a picture of steady maturation—growing vendor and buyer bases, improving infrastructure reliability, and a security track record that is increasingly well-documented through both self-reporting and third-party audit.