<p>It is most likely (blockchain may figure this out differently) the priority of the transaction compared to others. Nodes add highest priority transaction and repeat until they reach the block size limit. </p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees</a></p>

<pre><code>priority = sum(input_value_in_base_units * input_age)/size_in_bytes
</code></pre>

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<p>I have an unconfirmed transaction. (As an experiment, I didn't add a transaction fee, and the transaction is taking a lot of time to confirm.) This is some information from blockchain.info regarding the transaction:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Yw6YL.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The info "queue position 427" caught my eye. What exactly is the queue position?</p>

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What is the queue position?
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# What is the queue position?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-03)

I have an unconfirmed transaction. (As an experiment, I didn't add a transaction fee, and the transaction is taking a lot of time to confirm.) This is some information from blockchain.info regarding the transaction:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Yw6YL.png)

The info "queue position 427" caught my eye. What exactly is the queue position?

**Tags:** blockchain.info


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It is most likely (blockchain may figure this out differently) the priority of the transaction compared to others. Nodes add highest priority transaction and repeat until they reach the block size limit. 
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees
priority = sum(input_value_in_base_units * input_age)/size_in_bytes


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