The official Q3 2025 market statistics report was published on October 5, 2025, covering the period July through September. The report documents continued strong growth across all key metrics. Active listings at end of Q3: approximately 38,000 � representing 26.7% growth from the 30,000 recorded at the start of Q3. Verified vendor accounts at end of Q3: 6,900 � an increase of approximately 1,800 from Q2 end. Platform uptime over Q3: 97.8% � improved from the H1 average of 97.4%, reflecting the anti-DDoS infrastructure improvements deployed in August. Overall dispute rate in Q3: 2.3% of completed transactions � down from 2.8% in H1. Average dispute resolution time in Q3: 3.8 days � significantly improved from the 8.6-day H1 average following the dispute team expansion. Cryptocurrency adoption continued its Monero-first trajectory: XMR accounted for 78% of transaction value in Q3, up from 73% in H1. Geographic vendor distribution remained consistent with historical patterns, with North America and Western Europe representing the largest vendor concentrations, though the fastest growth was observed in vendors from Eastern European and Southeast Asian regions. The Q3 report also covered the platform's technical reliability metrics, noting that the August anti-DDoS overhaul eliminated the service disruptions that had affected availability in June and July.
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