Tokenomics
POL token economics — supply, inflation, burns, fees, and staking yield.
Supply
| Metric | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total supply | All POL ever created | Etherscan totalSupply() |
| Burned | Cumulative POL burned from fees | Etherscan burn address balance |
| Net supply | Total − burned | Computed |
| Staked | POL locked in validators | Polygon Staking API |
| Circulating | Net supply − locked/vesting | CoinGecko |
Updated daily.
Inflation
POL has native inflation from the emission contract:
- ~576,000 POL minted per day
- Split 50/50: stakers and treasury
- Staking emission: ~288K POL/day → distributed as validator rewards
- Treasury emission: ~288K POL/day → community treasury
Net inflation
Net inflation = minted − burned
When burns exceed minting, POL is deflationary. This happens during high network activity.
Example (February 2026): Minted 15.75M, Burned 28.18M → Net: -12.43M POL (deflationary month).
Fee distribution
Polygon PoS transaction fees flow through:
User pays gas → Base fee burned + Priority fee to validators
POLTRACK tracks daily:
fees_paid_usd— total fees in USDburned_pol_day_onchain— POL burned from base feeburned_usd_day_onchain— burn value in USD
Data source: GrowthePie (fees), Etherscan (burns).
Staking yield (APY)
The staking APY has two components:
Total APY = Emission APY + Fee APY
| Component | Current (~) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Emission APY | ~3.0% | Staking emission ÷ total staked |
| Fee APY | ~2.5% | Priority fees to stakers ÷ total staked |
| Total APY | ~5.5% | Sum |
Effective APY
Your actual yield depends on your validator's commission:
Effective APY = Total APY × (1 − commission_rate)
Example: 5.5% APY with 5% commission → 5.225% effective APY.
Price
Price data from CoinGecko, updated daily:
price_usd— POL/USDmarket_cap_usd— fully diluted market capmarket_cap_rank— CoinGecko ranking
Chain activity
From GrowthePie, daily:
tx_count— transactions per dayactive_addresses— unique active addressesgas_per_second— gas consumption rate