Analysis

The number of swaps since the beginning of 2023 for the Arbitrum network is equal to 42.9k and for Optimism it is equal to 22.9k.
The daily chart shows that from the beginning of the year until the 12th of January, the number of swaps for Arbitrum is more than Optimism, and after that until February 14, they are almost equal.
Since February 14, Arbitrum has more number of swaps by a large margin, and on February 16, it reaches 4.84k.
The number of swappers in 2023 for Arbitrum is equal to 17.2k and for Optimism is 8.63k, and the daily chart is the same as the daily chart of the number of swaps. Most active tokens on Arbitrum are USDC, USDT, DAI, and ETH. And on Optimism are USDC, OP, SUSD, and USDT.
The number of people who have done between 1 and 5 swaps make up more than 90% of the swappers for both second layer networks.

Arbitrum vs. Optimism: Efficiencies and Differences