user108911: I found some statistics that the bitcoin blockchain is 285gb.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/
Bitcoin has been around for how long? 10 years?
with 1mb blocks every 10 mins.
6mb an hour * 24 = 144mb a day * 365 = 52,5 gb a year * 10 = 520gb
How come it's significantly smaller?
Are my calculations wrong?

user24925: Any factor limiting the size of a block is a maximum, there’s no minimum requirement.

108911: <p>I found some statistics that the bitcoin blockchain is 285gb.
<a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.statista.com/statistics/647523/worldwide-bitcoin-blockchain-size/</a></p>
<p>Bitcoin has been around for how long? 10 years?
with 1mb blocks every 10 mins.</p>
<p>6mb an hour * 24 = 144mb a day * 365 = 52,5 gb a year * 10 = 520gb</p>
<p>How come it's significantly smaller?</p>
<p>Are my calculations wrong?</p>
 24925: <p>Any factor limiting the size of a block is a maximum, there’s no minimum requirement.</p>
