DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker — Protocol Revenue vs User Fees

What does DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker do?

DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker fetches fee and revenue data for 2,000+ DeFi protocols from DefiLlama and produces three ranked lists — top protocols by 24h DeFi fees, top by protocol revenue, and highest revenue margin — plus a suite of 30+ computed analytics fields covering growth signals, competitive moat, token value accrual, protocol profitability, fee model sustainability, and valuation vs peers. It is the most complete DeFi protocol profitability and fee revenue ranking tool on the Apify Store, and it requires no API key.

Why use DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker?

• Full DeFi fee economy snapshot: Covers 2,000+ protocols tracked by DefiLlama in a single $0.005 run — including DEXes, lending protocols, perpetuals, liquid staking, bridges, and RWA protocols. The summary record reports total market 24h fees, total revenue, and overall margin across the entire DeFi fee economy.
• Competitive moat and category ranking: competitive_moat classifies each protocol as dominant (>50% category fee share), strong, competing, niche, or losing_ground within its DeFi category. sector_rank_in_category gives a precise rank (top_earner, top_3, top_10, below_top_10) against all peers.
• Protocol profitability and sustainability: protocol_profitability classifies protocols as highly_profitable, profitable, break_even, subsidized, or unsustainable based on the revenue/fees ratio. fee_model_sustainability separates real-fee earners from inflation-subsidy protocols and ponzi_risk cases.
• Token value accrual: token_value_accrual classifies how fees benefit token holders: direct_fee_sharing, buyback, treasury_only, or no_accrual — critical for evaluating real yield vs governance token narratives.
• Valuation vs peers: valuation_vs_peers ranks each protocol's price-to-fees ratio (P/F — the DeFi equivalent of P/E) in percentile terms against all other protocols: deeply_undervalued, undervalued, fair, overvalued, or extremely_overvalued.

How to use DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker

1. Go to the Apify Store and find DeFi Fee & Revenue Ranker.
2. Click Try for free to open the actor in Apify Console.
3. In the Input tab, set topN (results per ranked list) and optionally filter by category (e.g. DEX, Lending, Derivatives).
4. Click Start — the full run completes in under 30 seconds.
5. Explore the three typed list outputs (top_fees_24h, top_revenue_24h, highest_revenue_margin) plus the summary record in the Dataset tab.
6. Export to JSON/CSV and join against your portfolio watchlist or valuation models.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
topN	integer	30	Number of results per ranked list (top_fees, top_revenue, highest_margin)
category	string	(all)	Filter by DefiLlama category: DEX, Lending, CDP, Derivatives, Perpetuals, Liquid Staking, Bridge, Options, NFT Marketplace, RWA

Output

[
  {
    "type": "summary",
    "protocols_with_fees_24h": 1847,
    "total_fees_24h": 18400000,
    "total_revenue_24h": 6200000,
    "overall_margin_pct": 33.7,
    "defi_fee_growth_trend": "sector_expanding",
    "avg_price_to_fees_ratio": 42.8,
    "fetched_at": "2026-09-02T08:22:00Z"
  },
  {
    "list_type": "top_fees_24h",
    "rank": 1,
    "name": "Uniswap",
    "slug": "uniswap",
    "category": "Dexes",
    "chains": ["ethereum", "arbitrum", "polygon", "optimism", "base"],
    "fees_24h": 2840000,
    "fees_7d": 19100000,
    "fees_30d": 78400000,
    "revenue_24h": 0,
    "revenue_margin_pct": 0.0,
    "protocol_profitability": "unsustainable",
    "fee_growth_momentum": "stable",
    "competitive_moat": "dominant",
    "token_value_accrual": "buyback",
    "fee_model_sustainability": "sustainable",
    "valuation_vs_peers": "overvalued",
    "revenue_quality_score": 0,
    "protocol_growth_signal": "stable",
    "macro_demand_sensitivity": "cyclical",
    "fee_dominance_tier": "top10pct",
    "sector_rank_in_category": "top_earner",
    "sustainability_score": 38,
    "revenue_diversification": "multi_chain",
    "price_to_fees_ratio": 18.4,
    "fetched_at": "2026-09-02T08:22:00Z"
  }
]

Data fields

Field	Description
name	Protocol display name
slug	DefiLlama protocol identifier
category	Protocol category (DEX, Lending, Derivatives, etc.)
chains	Blockchain networks where the protocol is deployed
fees_24h	Total fees paid by users in last 24h (USD)
fees_7d	Total fees over the last 7 days (USD)
fees_30d	Total fees over the last 30 days (USD)
revenue_24h	Fees retained by the protocol/developers in last 24h (USD)
revenue_margin_pct	Revenue as % of fees (the protocol's take rate / "spread")
fee_growth_momentum	explosive, strong, growing, stable, declining, or collapsing
protocol_profitability	highly_profitable, profitable, break_even, subsidized, unsustainable
revenue_trend	Recent fee trajectory: accelerating, stable, or declining
competitive_moat	Category fee market share: dominant, strong, competing, niche, losing_ground
sector_rank_in_category	Competitive position: top_earner, top_3, top_10, below_top_10
token_value_accrual	How fees reach token holders: direct_fee_sharing, buyback, treasury_only, no_accrual
fee_model_sustainability	sustainable, hybrid, inflation_subsidy, or ponzi_risk
valuation_vs_peers	P/F ratio percentile: deeply_undervalued, undervalued, fair, overvalued, extremely_overvalued
price_to_fees_ratio	Market cap / annualized fees — DeFi equivalent of P/E ratio
mcap_to_revenue_ratio	Market cap / annualized revenue (stricter P/E equivalent)
sustainability_score	0–100 composite: revenue margin + revenue trend + fee yield
revenue_quality_score	0–100 real yield quality: revenue/fees ratio (higher = less emissions-dependent)
protocol_growth_signal	hypergrowth, growing, stable, declining, or dying
macro_demand_sensitivity	cyclical (DEX/perps), defensive (lending/RWA), or counter_cyclical (options)
fee_dominance_tier	Global fee ranking tier: top10pct, top25pct, top50pct, rest
revenue_diversification	multi_chain, multi_product, single_product_single_chain, or concentrated_risk
quarterly_fee_run_rate_usd	Annualized 30d fees / 4 — quarterly revenue equivalent
revenue_per_chain_usd	Daily revenue divided by number of chains deployed
fee_revenue_growth_rate_7d_pct	7d daily average vs 30d daily average (positive = accelerating)
ve_token_apy	Estimated ve-token staker APY for ve-model protocols (e.g. Curve, Velodrome)

Cost estimation

Pricing: $0.005 flat per run — scans all 2,000+ DefiLlama protocols regardless of the topN filter.

Scenario	Protocols Scanned	Estimated Cost
Single on-demand run	2,000+	$0.005
Daily scheduled runs (30/month)	2,000+ × 30	$0.15/month
Hourly monitoring (720/month)	2,000+ × 720	$3.60/month

FAQ

Q: Do I need a DefiLlama API key? No. The actor queries the public DefiLlama fees API (api.llama.fi/overview/fees) which requires no authentication. Data is available for 2,000+ protocols across all major blockchains.

Q: What is the difference between fees_24h and revenue_24h? fees_24h is the total amount paid by users to use the protocol — for a DEX this is the swap fee, for a lending protocol this is the interest spread. revenue_24h is the portion that the protocol itself retains (goes to the DAO treasury, developers, or token holders). The difference typically goes to liquidity providers. The revenue_margin_pct field expresses revenue as a percentage of fees — the protocol's effective take rate.

Q: How is valuation_vs_peers calculated? It computes the price_to_fees_ratio (market cap divided by annualized fees) for every protocol in the run that has market cap data, then ranks the current protocol by percentile against all peers. A protocol in the bottom 20% of P/F ratios is labeled deeply_undervalued; the top 20% is extremely_overvalued. This is analogous to P/E screening in equity analysis.

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Disclaimer: Fee and revenue data is sourced from DefiLlama and reflects on-chain activity as reported by each protocol. Valuation signals and growth labels are algorithmic computations and do not constitute investment advice. DeFi protocol revenue can change rapidly due to market conditions, governance decisions, and tokenomics changes.

Keywords: DeFi fee ranker, DeFi protocol revenue, DefiLlama fees, protocol profitability, DeFi earnings, fee revenue ratio, DeFi revenue ranking, on-chain fees, crypto protocol fees, DeFi analytics

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