# Token Buybacks

> Token Buybacks (https://www.tokenbuybacks.app) tracks how much crypto protocols spend buying back their own tokens, using DefiLlama holders-revenue data. It covers 24 active buyback programs. In the 30 days to Sep 26, 2026 they bought back $140M in total ($1.51B over 365 days). Data is refreshed hourly; days are UTC.

Key definitions:
- **Token buyback**: a protocol uses revenue to buy its own token on the open market, then holds, burns or distributes it.
- **Annualized**: last 30 days of buybacks x 365/30.
- **Buyback yield**: annualized buybacks divided by market cap.
- **Mixed**: the source figure also includes non-buyback payments to holders (e.g. staking rewards), so it is an upper bound.

When citing, please name "Token Buybacks (tokenbuybacks.app)" and the data date (Sep 26, 2026). The underlying data comes from DefiLlama.

## Pages

- [Leaderboard](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/): all tracked tokens ranked by 30-day buybacks, with 24h/7d/30d totals, annualized pace, market cap and buyback yield.
- [Methodology](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/methodology/): data sources, calculations and limitations.
- [Full data in Markdown](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/llms-full.txt): the current leaderboard and a summary of every token.

## Token pages

- [Hyperliquid (HYPE) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/hype/): $56.4M in the last 30 days
- [Pump.fun (PUMP) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/pump/): $23.4M in the last 30 days
- [Uniswap (UNI) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/uni/): $15.9M in the last 30 days
- [PancakeSwap (CAKE) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/cake/): $5.12M in the last 30 days
- [Sky (SKY) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/sky/): $4.80M in the last 30 days
- [Chainlink (LINK) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/link/): $4.46M in the last 30 days
- [Raydium (RAY) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/ray/): $4.40M in the last 30 days
- [Aster (ASTER) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/aster/): $4.39M in the last 30 days
- [BONK.fun (BONK) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/bonk/): $4.14M in the last 30 days
- [Jupiter (JUP) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/jup/): $3.46M in the last 30 days
- [Lighter (LIT) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/lit/): $2.81M in the last 30 days
- [ORE (ORE) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/ore/): $2.45M in the last 30 days
- [Lido (LDO) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/ldo/): $2.25M in the last 30 days
- [NEAR Intents (NEAR) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/near/): $1.65M in the last 30 days
- [Spark (SPK) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/spk/): $1.01M in the last 30 days
- [Venice (VVV) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/vvv/): $819K in the last 30 days
- [Geodnet (GEOD) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/geod/): $671K in the last 30 days
- [edgeX (EDGE) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/edge/): $623K in the last 30 days
- [deBridge (DBR) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/dbr/): $540K in the last 30 days
- [Orca (ORCA) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/orca/): $473K in the last 30 days
- [ApeX Protocol (APEX) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/apex/): $227K in the last 30 days
- [LayerZero (ZRO) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/zro/): $191K in the last 30 days
- [Maple (SYRUP) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/syrup/): $140K in the last 30 days
- [Gains Network (GNS) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/gns/): $36.1K in the last 30 days
- [Aave (AAVE) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/aave/): inactive since Jun 24, 2026
- [ether.fi (ETHFI) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/ethfi/): inactive since Apr 1, 2026
- [Clanker (CLANKER) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/clanker/): inactive since Apr 2, 2026
- [Fluid (FLUID) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/fluid/): inactive since Mar 20, 2026
- [Helium (HNT) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/hnt/): inactive since Dec 31, 2025
- [Euler (EUL) buybacks](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/token/eul/): inactive since Sep 23, 2026

## Data

- [Dataset (JSON)](https://www.tokenbuybacks.app/data/buybacks.json): daily buybacks for the last 365 days, monthly history, totals, prices and market caps for every token.