Rank Solana Traders by PnL, Not Follower Count

Profitability beats follower count

To find the most profitable Solana wallets programmatically, call GET /v2/pnl/leaderboard/top (or client.getPnlV2TopTraders()), you get ranked traders with realized PnL, ROI, win rate, and identity tags (KOL, bot, platform) in one response.

What you need

• A Solana Tracker API key (free tier works for reads within quota)
• Node.js 18+

Step 1: Top traders (30-day window)

import { Client } from '@solana-tracker/data-api';

const client = new Client({ apiKey: process.env.ST_API_KEY, baseUrl: 'https://data.solanatracker.io' });

const top = await client.getPnlV2TopTraders({
  days: 30,
  limit: 25,
  pnlMode: 'adjusted',
});

for (const row of top.traders) {
  console.log(row.wallet, row.period?.realized, row.period?.roi, row.identity?.name);
}

Step 2: KOL leaderboard

const kols = await client.getPnlV2KOLLeaderboard({
  sort: 'total',
  direction: 'desc',
  limit: 20,
});

for (const row of kols.traders) {
  console.log(row.identity?.twitter || row.identity?.name, row.summary?.pnl?.total);
}

Step 3: Token-specific top traders

const tokenTraders = await client.getPnlV2TokenTraders(MINT, {
  sort: 'pnl',
  direction: 'desc',
  limit: 50,
});

Step 4: Choose a pnlMode

| Mode | Behavior |

|------|----------|

| strict | Default, suspicious positions count as zero |

| adjusted | Cost-basis-capped correction for flagged positions |

| raw | Unfiltered realized PnL |

Use adjusted for leaderboards that should still rank active meme traders fairly.

FAQ

Is SOL/wSOL tracked?

PnL v2 focuses on tradable SPL meme positions, not native SOL balances.

Can I watch a leaderboard wallet live?

Combine with the wallet portfolio guide and wallet balance streams.

Where is the UI leaderboard?

See PnL Leaderboard and KOLScan for the same underlying data.

Related: Wallet portfolio API -> · Solana Data API

Download the example

Clone the full runnable project on GitHub, npm install && npm start with your keys in .env. Or open it in StackBlitz to run in your browser (free). See the tutorial for step-by-step context.