<p>A share has more often than not the maximum Target value (as in Difficulty 1). To create a share one needs <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/8814/323">on average 2^32 tries</a>, or hashes. Multiply the number of submitted shares by 2^32, divide over the period those shares were submitted in and you have your hashrate estimate.</p>

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<p>We are running a pool and are trying to get a total hashrate estimate.  How can we figure out how many hashes are being submitted to the pool based on the shares submitted?</p>

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possible duplicate: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5299/what-is-the-correct-algorithm-to-calculate-worker-pool-hashrate
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# How does one work out hashrate based on number of submitted shares

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-07)

We are running a pool and are trying to get a total hashrate estimate. How can we figure out how many hashes are being submitted to the pool based on the shares submitted?

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> **username_1**: possible duplicate: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/5299/what-is-the-correct-algorithm-to-calculate-worker-pool-hashrate  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-06-07. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A share has more often than not the maximum Target value (as in Difficulty 1). To create a share one needs [on average 2^32 tries](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/8814/323), or hashes. Multiply the number of submitted shares by 2^32, divide over the period those shares were submitted in and you have your hashrate estimate.


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