
*1,442 New Launchpads in Six Months* _May–October 2026_ • May – 197 • June – 347 • July – 307 • August – 123 • September – 168 • October – 300 That's ~8 new launchpads a day. June was the peak with 347, or 24% of the six-month total. August dropped to 123, 65% below June, but launches recovered to 300 in October – 2.4x the August low. May–Jul brought 851 launchpads, Aug–Oct 591. Launchpad = custom fee wallet with 10+ tokens launched (Meteora DBC / Raydium LaunchLab), rugs excluded. November so far: 37.
