<p>According to this <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block#What_if_I.27m_1.25_towards_calculating_a_block_and....3F" rel="nofollow">page</a> on average six blocks in the Bitcoin network are solved per hour, yet there are thousands of Bitcoin miners and presumably more than six of them are making money every hour. What am I missing?</p>

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2015-03-05T11:07:36.347Z
Not a bad question actually, but it is surprising that you missed [tag:mining-pools]. :)
Murch
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2015-03-06T06:00:00.373Z
Thanks @Murch, I'm very noob and still putting the basics together
Ben Pearce
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2015-03-06T06:41:43.670Z
Sure thing. Perhaps you want to have a look at [I am new to Bitcoin, how can I get started?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22796/i-am-new-to-bitcoin-how-can-i-get-started/22840#22840); it collects a few questions that might be of interest to new users.
Murch
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If only six blocks are solved per hour, then how are more than six miners getting paid per hour?
Ben Pearce
# If only six blocks are solved per hour, then how are more than six miners getting paid per hour?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-05)

According to this [page](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block#What_if_I.27m_1.25_towards_calculating_a_block_and....3F) on average six blocks in the Bitcoin network are solved per hour, yet there are thousands of Bitcoin miners and presumably more than six of them are making money every hour. What am I missing?

**Tags:** mining-pools, mining-reward, pool-payout-methods

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Not a bad question actually, but it is surprising that you missed [tag:mining-pools]. :)  
> **username_0**: Thanks @username_1, I'm very noob and still putting the basics together  
> **username_1**: Sure thing. Perhaps you want to have a look at [I am new to Bitcoin, how can I get started?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/22796/i-am-new-to-bitcoin-how-can-i-get-started/22840#22840); it collects a few questions that might be of interest to new users.  

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