Solana has surpassed Ethereum in new developer onboarding for the first time since 2016, with an 83% increase in 2024, attracting 7,625 new developers compared to Ethereum's 6,456. This growth is attributed to Solana's user-friendly architecture, low transaction costs, and the efficiency of the Solana Virtual Machine. Meanwhile, Asia has overtaken North America in developer share, with India leading in new crypto developer onboarding, as regulatory pressures in the U.S. contribute to a decline in its developer share.