Why Chainlink (LINK) Might Be the Amazon of Web3 — Early Growth Signals Ahead

• Chainlink (LINK) revenue tripled in three years, with strong backing from ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
• Positioned as Web3 infrastructure, Chainlink powers real-world asset integration and trusted data exchange.

Chainlink (LINK) is showing signs of becoming the Amazon of Web3. Notably, this is happening because of the project’s steady growth in revenue and team size and backing from top tech minds. Many participants believe the project is key to the new internet era.

Chainlink (LINK) Growth Mirrors the Rise of Big Tech

It is worth noting that between 2022 and 2025, Chainlink (LINK) saw its revenue climb from around $52 million to $147 million. That has almost tripled in just three years. Notably, its staff jumped from about 360 people during the same period to over 800. That kind of growth feels similar to the early days of Amazon and Google.

As revealed in a post on X, Chainlink is growing fast and doing so with a clear focus and strategy. The company is bringing in about $180,000 in revenue per employee. Amazon’s revenue per worker after 2010 was about $84,000. This shows that Chainlink runs a tighter, more productive team.

In addition, one of Chainlink’s biggest points of confidence is that Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, is among its advisors. That adds more weight to its long-term plans. Schmidt’s guidance during Google’s scale-up years helped turn it into one of the most powerful tech companies of our time.

Chainlink (LINK) also has a wide market reach. Its services are useful in finance, artificial intelligence, supply chain, and Internet of Things (IoT) networks. Analysts believe it could pass $1 billion in annual recurring revenue before the decade’s end if its pace holds.

To highlight the strength of the Chainlink project, CNF reported that Ostium Labs reached a $5 billion milestone on Arbitrum, using Chainlink to boost both speed and security. Also, as mentioned in an earlier report, Chainlink worked with JPMorgan’s Kinexys and Ondo Finance to complete a cross-chain Delivery versus Payment transaction.

Chainlink Powers the Backbone of Web3

Furthermore, Chainlink (LINK) is not trying to be another token in the crypto world. As noted in our earlier report, it is building the infrastructure needed for Web3 to run securely and smoothly. While Amazon began by selling books, Chainlink is focused on delivering data that can be trusted no matter where it comes from.

Capital markets have already used it to connect real-world assets to blockchains. Its reach is global, with no single country or company holding the reins. That is a huge plus in a world moving toward decentralization.

Another unique aspect of Chainlink is that it avoided traditional venture capital control. Instead of focusing on apps, it is putting its energy into building systems that others will rely on. Like Google in its early days, Chainlink is still young—by estimation, it is about seven years old—but the signs suggest it is on the path to something much bigger.

If current trends continue, Chainlink (LINK) may not just be a part of Web3. It could be the base layer that powers it all. In complement, as noted in our earlier article, OlympusDAO has adopted Chainlink CCIP as its main cross-chain bridge, beginning with Solana and planning to expand to several major networks.