<p>It is impossible to know how many nodes each node is connected to or has in its peers table. This information is not broadcast publicly and the information that is available publicly (by asking a node) is not representative of what the node actually knows.</p>

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2018-02-17T16:49:52.763Z
do you have a ballpark number?
Lyubomir
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2018-02-17T16:51:46.750Z
No, there is no ballpark number that can even be gotten.
Ava Chow
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2018-02-17T16:46:21.390Z
2018-02-17T16:46:21.390Z
Ava Chow
<p>I'm writing a blockchain simulator to evaluate the bitcoin network and currently running some evaluation experiments. </p>

<p>I couldn't find a reference for the approximate number of neighbour each Node has in its table. </p>

<p>Can anyone point me to a source?</p>

<bitcoin-core><full-node><block-propagation-time>
How many neighbours does a Node have?
Lyubomir
# How many neighbours does a Node have?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-17)

I'm writing a blockchain simulator to evaluate the bitcoin network and currently running some evaluation experiments.

I couldn't find a reference for the approximate number of neighbour each Node has in its table.

Can anyone point me to a source?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, full-node, block-propagation-time


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It is impossible to know how many nodes each node is connected to or has in its peers table. This information is not broadcast publicly and the information that is available publicly (by asking a node) is not representative of what the node actually knows.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: do you have a ballpark number?  
> **username_1**: No, there is no ballpark number that can even be gotten.  

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