Uniswap v4 Hooks Surge Past 90K as Adoption Curve Heats Up

Uniswap's v4 architecture has seen a significant adoption curve, with over 90,000 unique hooks initialized and linked to deployed pools. This number represents a fourfold increase from approximately 22,600 hooks recorded earlier this year.

For context, these 'hooks' are custom smart contract logic that developers can write to modify pool behavior without touching the core protocol code. They allow for dynamic fees, MEV-related attributes, and other features not previously available on Uniswap.

The growth trajectory is notable, with a jump from 22,609 unique hook addresses in early 2026 to approximately 89,955 by mid-January 2026. This represents 90,000 distinct pieces of custom logic that developers have written and connected to at least one live pool.