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Aave V3

Data as of 3 October 2026 · Official site

Aave V3 is a protocol DefiLlama files under Lending, deployed on 21 chains. On 3 October 2026 it held $18.1B in total value locked, up 7.2% over 30 days, placing it 2nd of 225 protocols in this set. DefiLlama recorded $36.2M in fees over the previous 30 days. TVL is deposits at current prices, not revenue and not users. The note below says what it leaves out.

Total value locked, over time

Total value locked, USD: $6 at the start of the series, $18.1B at the end. $0 $10.0B $20.0B $30.0B $40.0B $50.0B Mar 22May 23Jun 24Aug 25Oct 26
Total value locked, USD. Weekly points for the last two years, monthly before. Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026.

Among protocols

Total value locked by protocol: top 25 of 225 tracked, Aave V3 ranked 2. Source: DefiLlama, 3 October 2026.
#ProtocolTotal value locked
1 Lido $26.4B
2 Aave V3 $18.1B
3 SSV Network $14.0B
4 LayerZero V2 $11.7B
5 Morpho Blue $11.3B
6 Binance staked ETH $10.0B
7 WBTC $9.9B
8 Coinbase Bridge $8.4B
9 Hyperliquid Bridge $7.1B
10 EigenCloud $7.0B
11 Sky Lending $5.9B
12 Binance Bitcoin $5.8B
13 SparkLend $5.5B
14 ether.fi Stake $5.2B
15 Ethena USDe $4.9B
16 JustLend V1 $3.9B
17 Arbitrum Bridge $3.7B
18 Babylon Protocol $3.4B
19 USDT0 $3.4B
20 JustLend sTRX $3.3B
21 Base Bridge $3.2B
22 Maple $3.0B
23 Polygon Bridge $2.9B
24 JustCryptos $2.8B
25 Spark Liquidity Layer $2.7B

See all 225 protocols

TVL by chain, largest 20

TVL by chain, largest 20, Aave V3, 3 October 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
ChainUSD
Ethereum $15.3B
Base $559.6M
Arbitrum $524.2M
Plasma $433.3M
Avalanche $350.3M
Monad $321.5M
Binance $213.6M
Polygon $146.3M
X Layer $114.3M
xDai $59.0M
Mantle $57.1M
Optimism $54.3M
MegaETH $12.2M
Linea $9.3M
Sonic $5.9M
Celo $3.6M
Scroll $1.9M
zkSync Era $782K
Metis $281K
Soneium $116K

Fees recorded by DefiLlama

Fees recorded by DefiLlama, Aave V3, 3 October 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
WindowUSD
24 hours $1.2M
30 days $36.2M
1 year $725.4M

About Aave V3

Category: Lending. Deployed on 21 chains. Listed by DefiLlama on 2022-04-01.

Earn interest, borrow assets, and build applications (DefiLlama's listing text.)

  • DeFi

    Where crypto yield comes from

    Staking, lending, liquidity provision, airdrops and points each pay for something different. Who pays, for what, and what can go wrong with each of them.

Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026, under its open methodology. Figures are a dated snapshot, not a live feed.