We’ve been running daily snapshots of ENS delegate data as part of our broader DAO governance tracking across 53 DAOs. The ENS numbers stand out — and not in a good way.
April 9, 2026 snapshot — Top 20 delegates:
| Rank | Voting Power | Delegators |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 176K ENS | 15 |
| 7 | 115K ENS | 29 |
| 13 | 65.7K ENS | 7 |
| 15 | 60K ENS | 2 |
| 18 | 56.6K ENS | 4 |
| 20 | 50.3K ENS | 3 |
GVS Framework scores (April 9):
- Human Participation Rate: 10.0 / 10
- Delegate Engagement Index: 1.54 / 10
- GVS Composite: 5.95
ENS has the highest HPR we track — wallets genuinely show up to vote. But the DEI of 1.54 is the second lowest across all 53 DAOs we monitor. The gap between participation and delegate accountability is wider in ENS than almost anywhere else.
For comparison:
- Arbitrum: HPR 9.89 / DEI 2.80
- Optimism: HPR 9.91 / DEI 6.36
The question this raises: does ENS have a delegate accountability mechanism that matches its participation health? Or is the delegation layer effectively a small self-selected group making decisions regardless of how many wallets vote?
Happy to share the full dataset if useful for governance discussions.