Data: In 2023, the total Bitcoin mining difficulty was adjusted 27 times, with an annual difficulty increase of 74%
According to ChainCatcher news, data from Bitcoin.com shows that Bitcoin mining difficulty has undergone a total of 27 adjustments this year, with 20 increases and 7 decreases, resulting in an overall increase of approximately 74%. The largest increase was 10.26%, which occurred on January 16; the smallest increase was only 0.12%, which happened on August 9; the largest decrease was 3.59%, occurring on January 3; the smallest decrease was 0.49%, which took place on February 12; the 27th and final adjustment of the year was made on December 24.
Additionally, data from btc.com indicates that the first Bitcoin mining difficulty adjustment in 2024 is expected to occur around January 4, at which time the difficulty may rise by 2.25% to reach 73.62 T.