# According to State of the DApps, Steem has the 4th most DApps of any blockchain

Gone are the days when Steem is no longer included on the list with the most popular platform/fabric blockchains.

It currently has the 4th most DApps of any blockchain in existence:

https://i.postimg.cc/KvVGLcTd/EMt-DAah-U0-AIbvht.jpg

(Source: https://twitter.com/cryptowave2018/status/1210134618571067392)

Interestingly enough, there is some correlation between number of apps and market valuations.

In terms of valuation:

- Ethereum - $14 billion
- Tron - $900 million
- EOS - $2.4 billion
- Steem - $45 million
- TOMO - $44 million

Though as we all know, it's not necessarily the number of apps that is the most important value driver, but instead getting that one (or more) killer app that attracts millions upon millions of users.

Though right now it appears to be mostly about the numbers, as well as a few other things like name recognition/marketing.

# We have some work to do...

Yes we have the 4th most DApps of any blockchain in existence, but we are way behind the market leader.

I guess technically we could even possibly be in 3rd place if you go directly off of https://www.stateofthedapps.com/stats rankings list which doesn't include Tron for whatever reason:

https://i.postimg.cc/bJDJ4G1H/Screenshot-78.png

(Source: https://www.stateofthedapps.com/stats)

According to the list posted above, Ethereum has 2,716 total apps while Steem has a grand total of 92.

Perhaps that is part of the reason that Ethereum is also currently 310x more valuable than Steem, though Ethereum only technically has about 30x more apps.

Either way...

It's time for Steem to start bridging that gap.

# Communities and SMTs will likely help significantly

Hopefully when Communities and SMTs eventually launch, we will be that much more DApp-developer-friendly.

I would imagine having the ability to customize a token, boot-strap it to a community, and have fee-free transfers would be appealing to many out there.

https://i.postimg.cc/7hjQXRwn/steemtokens.png

We just need to make sure people know about it when the time comes.

When the time is right, I am all for spending whatever DAO funding we can on marketing (as well as a couple targeted exchange listings).

This may be our best opportunity to ensure that Steem has a long prosperous life and we need to make sure we strike while the iron is hot.

https://steemit.com/steem/@jrcornel/steem-needs-to-strike-while-the-iron-is-hot

Combine this with the crypto purge that YouTube is currently undergoing and we may be getting things together at exactly the right time.

We have the perfect storm brewing, now we need to just make sure we actually take advantage of it.

Stay informed my friends.

-Doc