The Ethereum Foundation has officially announced that Devcon 8 will be held in Mumbai, India in Q4 2026, marking one of the biggest milestones yet for the country’s rapidly expanding Web3 ecosystem. India, now leading the world in crypto adoption and developer onboarding, is set to become the global epicenter for Ethereum builders next year. As the EF team shared, the growth potential for India is “infinite.”
Why Devcon Is Coming to India
Devcon, the flagship gathering of the Ethereum Foundation, is both an introduction for new explorers and a reunion for long-time builders. Announcing Mumbai as the next host city, the EF emphasized India’s position as a world leader in Web3 momentum.
In their own words, “India leads in crypto adoption. And onboarded the most new crypto developers in 2024.” With one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing developer bases, India is now strategically aligned with Ethereum’s next phase of global expansion.
India’s Explosive Developer Ecosystem
India’s Web3 community has been driven by grassroots developer energy, strong hackathon culture, and homegrown blockchain success stories. As the EF highlighted, “It has one of the fastest-growing (developer) populations in the world.""
The growth potential is infinite. Projects shaping the local Ethereum space include:
- ETHMumbai
- Devfolio
- Polygon (0xPolygon)
- University blockchain clubs
- Hyperactive hackathon circuits
- Open-source communities powering protocol research
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— Pooja Ranjan | ranjan.eth (@poojaranjan19) November 22, 2025
The EF acknowledged this momentum, noting that “India is also home to a strong ecosystem… that have been a driving force in the community.”
A Global Invitation from EF
The Devcon team also thanked the Devconnect Argentina Hosts and celebrated the success of Devconnect ARG. Transitioning from Argentina to India, the EF extended a warm invitation to global builders, saying:
“We invite all of our friends from Argentina and around the world to join us as we gather in Mumbai in 2026.”
And closing with Ethereum’s forward-looking spirit, they added:
“Let's push the ecosystem forward ∞.”
With unmatched developer acceleration, a booming builder culture, and growing institutional support, India is poised to shape the next era of Ethereum’s evolution. As the world’s largest Ethereum gathering lands in Mumbai in 2026, the momentum shift is unmistakable: India’s Ethereum moment has truly arrived.
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