XRP transaction fee now
Every XRP Ledger transaction destroys a small amount of XRP as its cost, quoted in drops (1 XRP = 1,000,000 drops). The minimum is the reference cost; when the open ledger is busy the required cost rises. Sending XRP to an address that does not exist yet also needs at least the base reserve to create it — that is not a fee but a minimum amount.
- Price per unit
- 10 drops
- XRP price
- $0.99
- Block time
- 3–5 s per ledger (xrpl.org, consensus)
- Read from
- xrpl-chain · the fee method of a public XRPL server
The fee is destroyed, not paid to anyone. 1 XRP = 1,000,000 drops.
Read through the xrpl-chain feed · 51 s ago
Every transfer type on XRP Ledger
| Transfer | Slow | Standard | Fast | In XRP | Calculation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRP transfer | – | < $0.00001 | – | 0.00001 | 10 drops (open-ledger cost) |
Fee history on XRP Ledger
Cost of a XRP transfer at standard speed, in USD at the time of each reading. Our own readings, every 5 minutes; nothing earlier exists.
Fee history for XRP Ledger: no data yet. We show nothing rather than a guess.
Units on XRP Ledger
1 XRP = 1,000,000 drop
The smallest unit of XRP. Transaction costs are quoted in drops.
Source: xrpl.org, currency formats
Questions and answers
How much is the XRP transaction fee?
The open-ledger cost in drops, read live from a public XRPL server and shown above. It is usually the reference cost; it rises only when the ledger is under load.
Where does the XRP fee go?
It is destroyed. Nobody receives it; it exists to make spam expensive.
What does a XRP Ledger transfer cost right now?
At the last reading a XRP transfer cost 0.00001 XRP, about < $0.00001 at $0.99 per XRP. The figure on this page is re-read every few minutes; this answer is as of the moment the page was built.