CQ Research
TRON: Reliability and Decentralization Through Efficiency and Super Representative Competition
The TRON network demonstrates strong reliability and security, with actual block production consistently averaging 99.7% of the expected 28,800 blocks per day. This high level of production efficiency reflects the stability of its infrastructure and the effectiveness of its Super Representative system. Unlike the earlier years of 2020–2021, which saw more volatility and occasional disruptions in block output, recent data shows a steady upward trend in production efficiency. The absence of large swings in block production indicates a maturing network with robust governance and operational performance, reinforcing TRON’s credibility as a high-throughput blockchain platform. Meanwhile, the number of different SRs has remained stable historically. So far in 2025, there has been 30 different SRs, with 24 of them producing 3.71% of the total blocks. By comparison, there where 34 different SRs in 2020 (up until May), with 17 of them producing 3.7% of the total blocks. However, while the number of SRs have remained mostly stable over time, the SR composition has changed as some entities lose the necessary votes, while other increase their share. For example, out of the 34 SRs that produced blocks in 2020, 23 (68%) are no longer producing blocks in 2025. This means that there are 19 new SRs producing blocks in 2025, which did not existed in 2020. The consistent turnover of SRs reflects decentralization, healthy competition and community engagement in TRON’s delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS) governance.