user119: There is a lot of data out there about BTC prices, but are there any simple charts which show how much is Bitcoin really used? Something like number of Bitcoin transactions per day/week, or daily amount of bitcoins transferred, from the beginning to present?
The data should be available in blockchain, but did anyone make pretty charts?

user27: http://bitcoinwatch.com/ Gives charts and stats:
( FYI I am not affiliated with bitcoinwatch )


user222: The macroeconomic concept of 'velocity' is relevant in this context. However, Because it is not possible to be certain which portion of a Bitcoin transaction is 'spend', and which part is 'change' back to the spender, the traditional definition of velocity is difficult to apply.
An alternate means of measuring 'velocity' or use in the Bitcoin economy is something called 'Bitcoin Days Destroyed'. It is explained at the wiki here. A more recent chart is available here. It is also summarized in the last column of the alternate block explorer.

user5: Blockchain.info is an alternative to blockexplorer that has additional statistics regarding market prices, mining costs and bitcoins in general. There is some information there about transactions that might interest you.
Here is a chart with data from last year:


A chart with Bitcoin Days Destroyed is also available at the website. This might be a better way to represent Bitcoin's usage. See this question and the wiki for more information about Bitcoin Days Destroyed.

119: <p>There is a lot of data out there about BTC prices, but are there any simple charts which show how much is Bitcoin really used? Something like number of Bitcoin transactions per day/week, or daily amount of bitcoins transferred, from the beginning to present?</p>

<p>The data should be available in blockchain, but did anyone make pretty charts?</p>
 27: <p><a href="http://bitcoinwatch.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://bitcoinwatch.com/</a> Gives charts and stats:</p>

<p>( FYI I am not affiliated with bitcoinwatch )</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lqrlq.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
 222: <p>The macroeconomic concept of '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_velocity" rel="nofollow">velocity</a>' is relevant in this context. However, Because it is not possible to be certain which portion of a Bitcoin transaction is 'spend', and which part is 'change' back to the spender, the traditional definition of velocity is difficult to apply.</p>

<p>An alternate means of measuring 'velocity' or use in the Bitcoin economy is something called 'Bitcoin Days Destroyed'. It is explained at the wiki <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Days_Destroyed" rel="nofollow">here</a>. A more recent chart is available <a href="http://banana.mine.nu/daysdest.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It is also summarized in the last column of the <a href="http://abe.john-edwin-tobey.org/chain/Bitcoin" rel="nofollow">alternate block explorer</a>.</p>
 5: <p><a href="http://blockchain.info/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blockchain.info</a> is an alternative to blockexplorer that has additional statistics regarding market prices, mining costs and bitcoins in general. There is some information there about transactions that might interest you.</p>

<p>Here is a chart with data from last year:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W8R38.jpg" alt="Daily bitcoin transactions since Oct 2010"></p>

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<p>A chart with <a href="http://pi.uk.com/bitcoin/charts/bitcoin-days-destroyed-cumulative" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Bitcoin Days Destroyed</a> is also available at the website. This might be a better way to represent Bitcoin's usage. See <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/845/what-are-bitcoin-days-destroyed">this question</a> and the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Days_Destroyed" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wiki</a> for more information about Bitcoin Days Destroyed.</p>
