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zkSync Era block time

As of October 30, 2026, zkSync Era block time is 1.55 s at the median (p50, 24h window), with 13.97 s at p90 and 42.74 s at p99. zkSync Era ranks #3 of 9 chains measured on this benchmark.

zkSync Era block time is 1.55 s (p50, 24h). zkSync Era is a zk-rollup with a Matter Labs-operated sequencer; block production is batched because the prover must generate a SNARK before the batch is finalized on Ethereum, so within a busy burst blocks land near 1 s but the median drifts up during quiet periods when the sequencer waits to fill a batch. Measured via the `era.zksync.io/ws` WebSocket and `newHeads` inter-arrival deltas.

How zkSync Era compares

Live p50 over the last 24 hours across every chain on this benchmark, ranked lowest first.

  1. #1Robinhood Chain85 ms
  2. #2Arbitrum One328 ms
  3. #3zkSync Era1.55 s
  4. #4Mantle1.86 s
  5. #5Optimism1.93 s
  6. #6Base1.93 s
  7. #7Taiko1.97 s
  8. #8Scroll2.45 s
  9. #9Linea4.83 s

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