POL Staking

POL staked
3.49B POL
30D Staking APR · before validator commission
4.24%

APR data through Oct 11, 2026

Unclaimed rewards
69.62M POL
Delegators
27,587
Active validators
104

Staking APR history

POL staking APR · before validator commission
Annualized · last 30 days

Validator fees reduce your return.

Staked POL history

POL staked with active validators
Self stake + delegated stake

Staking pool

New POL minted for staking8.72M POL

Inflation added to the reward pool

Priority fees added to staking27.33M POL

Confirmed transfers into the reward pool

Estimated future staking rewards

From collected priority fees · not yet added to the staking pool

4.76M POL

sPOL liquid staking

Explore sPOL

sPOL represents POL staked with Polygon validators. Rewards are restaked automatically, increasing the POL you can redeem for each token.

sPOL in circulation173.63M sPOL
POL backing sPOL176.46M POL
1 sPOL redeems for1.016336 POL

About the data

Understand POL staking

This page measures POL staked with active Polygon validators, observed staking APR, reward-pool funding and sPOL backing. Balances describe a snapshot; funding cards sum inflows over the selected 30D, 90D or YTD window.

Metric definitions

Staking APR
Observed rewardPerStake growth over 30 days, annualized before validator commission. It excludes compounding and separate proposer rewards; it is not issuance divided by total stake.
Staking issuance
New POL minted for staking during the selected period. Minting funds the reward pool; it does not establish when each staker earns or claims rewards.
Priority-fee funding
Confirmed Ethereum POL transfers from the priority-fee Safe into StakeManager. These existing tokens fund staking without additional issuance; transfer totals are not period rewards earned.
Estimated future staking rewards
Estimated future rewards funded by 37% of collected priority fees still held in the routing wallet. These funds have not yet been added to the staking pool. This snapshot is independent of the selected 30D, 90D or YTD period. A dash means the balance is unavailable.
Reward pool and unclaimed rewards
Funding available to the staking system differs from rewards already accrued but not claimed. The future-reward estimate describes fees still held in the routing wallet before funding reaches StakeManager.
Validator commission
The validator’s share of staking rewards. Commission reduces a delegator’s reward return, so the network APR before commission is not an individual payout rate.
sPOL
A liquid-staking receipt backed by staked POL. Net rewards are restaked, changing redeemable POL per token rather than increasing the wallet’s sPOL balance.

Native staking, sPOL and liquidity

Native delegation gives you a staking position with a chosen validator. sPOL represents pooled staking through a transferable token, with validator commission and the sPOL reward fee affecting backing growth. Redemption follows staking withdrawals; a market swap can have a different price from redeemable POL.

Supply-adjusted staking returns

POL Value combines the observed staking reward rate before commission with the change in a holder’s share of total supply. This measures dilution-adjusted token economics, rather than USD profit or consumer-price-adjusted return. Individual returns also depend on validator commission.

Methodology and sources

APR uses confirmed UTC closing reward-index observations. Minting and fee funding use their own labeled windows and cutoffs; an incoming fee transfer need not become an earned reward immediately. sPOL supply, backing and redemption rate come from Ethereum contract reads.

Full methodology

Frequently asked questions

POL staking, MATIC staking and liquid staking with sPOL.

What is Polygon (POL) staking?

POL staking secures Polygon PoS by delegating POL to validators. Staking positions are managed through contracts on Ethereum, and validators earn rewards for signing checkpoints.

How is POL staking APR calculated?

APR annualizes observed rewardPerStake growth over 30 days, using confirmed UTC closing observations and the same data cutoff as POL Value. It is before validator commission and excludes compounding and separate proposer rewards. Check your validator’s commission in the validator directory.

Where can I stake POL?

You can delegate POL to a validator through the Official Polygon Staking Portal .

Can I still stake MATIC on Polygon?

POL replaced MATIC as the staking token for Polygon PoS. Existing MATIC staking positions were upgraded to POL. Use the official staking portal to manage your position. MATIC held separately on Ethereum can be upgraded through Polygon Portal. See the MATIC to POL migration guide .

What do staking APR and APY mean?

APR annualizes a reward rate without compounding. APY includes compounding. POL staking APR is shown before validator commission and measured in POL.

Do network-fee rewards create more POL inflation?

No additional POL needs to be issued for rewards funded by already collected transaction fees. These rewards come from network usage, while inflation-funded rewards come from newly issued POL.

How do sPOL rewards work?

Net staking rewards are restaked, increasing the POL backing each sPOL token. Polygon charges a 5% reward fee. Validator commission and participation also affect rewards.

Do sPOL tokens increase in my wallet?

sPOL is not a rebasing balance. The redeemable POL value of each sPOL rises when net rewards are compounded. A secondary-market swap price can differ from that redeemable value, and redemption follows the staking withdrawal process.