what's helium network?
Helium is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) that enables individuals to deploy and own wireless hotspots for IoT and mobile connectivity. The network rewards participants with HNT tokens for providing coverage and data transfer services. It operates on blockchain technology to create a people-powered alternative to traditional telecom infrastructure. Key features include support for LoRaWAN for IoT, 5G for mobile, and integration with partners for broader utility. Helium has expanded to include WiFi and other networks under its "Network of Networks" framework.
Helium improved network QoS, reduced rejections, achieved HNT deflation, and gained Bloomberg visibility.
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A specific Helium hotspot (Innocent Garnet Troll) has served 578+ daily users, earned 513 HNT over 21 days, and transferred 3 TB of data.
Launched official merchandise store with The Network Collection available for purchase.
Mobile hotspots count grew by 24% month-over-month.
Data transfer volume increased by 39% month-over-month.
Daily active users increased by 47% month-over-month.
Opened a 7-day voting period for Release Proposal 2026-03 on 2026-02-24, which contains no protocol updates for the March 2026 release but allows proxies to maintain active vote status.
Generated $50,000 in revenue on February 21, 2026.
Processed 120 terabytes of network traffic on February 21, 2026.
Has a subsidy ratio of approximately 78%.
Reached over 7,600 Hotspots deployed in Arizona.
In conversations with Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda for potential Helium Mobile deployment, though no launch timeframe has been set.
A single hotspot named Refined Rosewood Crab served 835 daily users, earned 1,260 HNT over 30 days, and transferred 8 TB of data.
Runs a giveaway of 2 Helium Indoor Hotspots for US participants, ending on 2026-02-26.
Integrated Movistar for Helium Mobile in Mexico, targeting Q1 2026.
Partners with Mambo WiFi to bring network coverage online in Brazil.
Suspended perpetual futures trading on Coinbase with HNT-PERP settled at $1.4148 USDC as the final settlement price.
Ranked as the second-highest weekly gainer with a +58.06% price increase on CoinMarketCap's top gainers list.
Reached 100,000 unique users on New Orleans network during Mardi Gras, handling a 550% surge on Tuesday.
Transmitted 576 TB of mobile data in Q4 2024, representing a 555% quarter-over-quarter increase.
Generated $11.36M in revenue over a 30-day period in early 2026, leading all DePIN projects.
A single Helium Hotspot at a bowling alley in Madison, TN earned over 500 HNT in 30 days while serving 700+ daily connections.
Shortlisted for Best Mobile Network Infrastructure at the GLOMO Awards, with winners to be announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona in March 2026.
Transferred 744 TB of data in the week ending approximately February 18, 2026.
One hotspot (Main Indigo Anteater) has over 7,700 daily users and transferred 5 TB of data.
Earned 829 HNT in 30 days from enterprise WiFi network usage supporting carrier subscribers.
Deployed 7,604 Hotspots in North Carolina, ranking 6th among U.S. states.
Generated $2.3M in Carrier Offload revenue in Q4 2025, representing a 53% quarter-over-quarter increase.
Reached an average of 1.62M daily active users in Q4 2025 (35% quarter-over-quarter increase), with a peak of 2.53M users.
Transferred 5,513 TB of total data in Q4 2025, marking a 47.7% quarter-over-quarter increase.
Included in Lightspeed institutional coverage program by Solana Foundation and Blockworks, which provides quarterly institutional-grade investor updates on top Solana ecosystem tokens and apps to funds with over $50M in assets.
Reached 124,693 active Mobile Hotspots.
Reached 3.1 million daily active users on February 21, 2026, down from 3.4 million on February 15, 2026.
Reached 126TB in daily data transferred.
Runs a referral promotion from 2026-02-12 through 2026-02-17 offering double Cloud Points for both referrer and referee, with rewards of $10 (Zero tier), $20 (Air tier), or $30 (Infinity tier) depending on plan level.
Ranked 8th among top Solana ecosystem projects by development activity in a Santiment analysis for February 2026, with an upward directional indicator compared to the previous month.
Featured a hotspot named Refined Alabaster Mustang in a spotlight highlighting 850+ daily users, 770 HNT earned over 21 days, and 4 TB data transferred.
Featured in 1kx's 2026 forecasts as an example of a consumer app with Web2 UX powered by decentralized supply, alongside Hivemapper and DIMO Network.
Extended 50% discount on Mobile Hotspots using code FLASH50, valid through February 18, 2026, US only.
Mobile Hotspots handled a 15% traffic surge during Big Game weekend in the Bay Area.
Presented at The Inbuilding Wireless Association Summit in Fort Lauderdale on February 10, 2026, with a fireside chat at 1:45 PM and panel discussion at 2:00 PM featuring team member didiomario.
Hotspot "Ripe Brunette Gerbil" served 1,445 daily users, earned 1,533 HNT over 30 days, and transferred 8 TB of data; Hotspot "Magic Cyan Coyote" served 1,245 daily users and transferred 8 TB of data.
Voting opened on 2026-02-10 for Helium Release Proposal 2026-02, proposing to remove CDR verification requirement for Mobile PoC eligibility, with voting closing 2026-02-17.
Moved more than 200TB of traffic last weekend (February 1-2, 2026), establishing a new level for recurring data credit burn.
Implemented upgraded quality of service (QoS) mechanisms with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Telefónica, reducing rejections by 40-50%, routing traffic for carrier offloading.
IR report appears in Bloomberg Terminal across multiple feeds including Digital Asset Equity Research Feed and Solana ticker feed.
HNT token burns increased 125% month-over-month, creating 6.4% annualized net deflationary supply at a $2.21 price point, with 1,643 HNT daily re-emissions and $41,000 revenue burned. HNT buybacks and digital asset treasury buildup are underway.
Offers 50% discount on Helium Mobile plans from February 5-10, 2026, with Air Plan at $7.50 (regular $15) and Infinity Plan at $15 (regular $30) using promo code GAMETIME, available to new and existing subscribers.
Helium Mobile subscribers use Helium Network for approximately 19% of all subscriber data as of February 2026
Hosting a live discussion on February 5th, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC across X, Youtube, and LinkedIn featuring Messari analysts discussing the State of DePIN 2025 report and Helium's 2026 roadmap.
Hosts a Core Team AMA on X Spaces on 2026-02-05 at 3 PM ET covering network topics, Helium Mobile, HNT, governance, and roadmap.
Reached over 800 deployed Hotspots in Washington state.
Released app version 4.1.0 for Helium Mobile
Generated $11 million in token burns from telco carriers.
Reached 600,000 Helium Mobile subscribers.
Hosted Builders Bootcamp in Washington, D.C. on 2026-02-11, with a speaker from MaknBank and led by GM of Network. Features multi-day events covering network foundation, indoor/outdoor hotspot deployment, and real-world execution.
Prediction that HNT will become deflationary, stated as opinion without confirmed tokenomics change or achieved metric.
Presents at mpost_io's HSC Conference on the Hack Seasons Stage and participates in a panel "DePIN is Growing Up: Out of Pilot and Into Adoption" at Consensus Hong Kong on the Frontier Stage, with fmong representing at both on 2026-02-12.
Scheduled for a live discussion on X on 2026-01-22 at 7 PM UTC about DePIN and Neo Fi narrative featuring founder of The Rollup Co.
Partnered with Unspoken Words to deploy Helium Plus for network coverage improvements in Sausalito.
Discontinued an early adopter price plan, causing subscriber backlash.
Deploying network connectivity through Rooftop Digital Income across 272 Jack's Restaurants, 88 Green Valley Grocery locations, and YMCAs nationwide.
Generated $20.0M revenue in 2025, ranking as top DePIN protocol, with network revenue increasing 4x since mid-2025.
Hosted Helium Live AMA session on January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM UTC featuring BAXUS co-founder discussing network history and development.
Consolidated from multiple subnetwork tokens (IOT and MOBILE) back to single token (HNT).
Abolished token buyback program.
Paused part of the buyback program.
Generated $3.4M in combined Helium and Mobile revenue during October 2025.
Helium Live event scheduled for December 16th at 5:30 PM UTC features Blockworks representative discussing a Blockworks analytics dashboard and future DePIN developments.
Raj Gokal, co-founder of Solana, publicly validates that Helium and Hivemapper have already proven the decentralized physical infrastructure network model.
Burns 100% of mobile subscriber revenue into Data Credits, with $61K burned in the last 24 hours, as data transfer revenue increases.
Top wallets accumulate $HNT as a DePIN play alongside $GEOD, with $12M in stables held as dry powder.
Helium launches operations in Mexico and Brazil, expanding into two major Latin American markets.
Jack Dorsey predicts Helium Mobile will takeover in 2026.
Abhay presents at Solana Conference Absolute Cinema stage tomorrow at 2:40 pm GST on Helium and rebuilding connectivity, with teaser of an announcement at the event.
Awarded 2025 Fierce Network Innovation Award in Mobile Evolution category.
Revenue exceeds $1.5M monthly for 4 consecutive months, with December on pace for second highest monthly revenue after generating $600K in the first 10 days.
The network experiences ~5% weekly growth in data volume (TB) pushed through the system last week.
Helium wins the Social Contribution award from Total Telecom for reimagining connectivity and enabling individuals to become network builders.
International waitlist goes live for countries to join Helium's mobile network expansion globally.
Helium Network expands to Brazil through partnership with Mambo WiFi, which operates 40,000 access points supporting major carriers across the country as the foundation for reaching millions of users.
Helium Beach House event is now live, featuring a panel with Solana, Jupiter Exchange, and Oro Gold App where speakers discuss Solana-powered decentralized infrastructure.
All mobile hotspots start receiving AT&T carrier offload traffic today for a 2-week unpaid trial period to determine which hotspots qualify for permanent paid offload service. Blockworks launches comprehensive analytics dashboard tracking financials, mobile/IoT network metrics, and HNT token activities.
An Indoor Helium Hotspot in New York serves 780+ users daily and earned 900+ HNT this month.
Governance vote scheduled for December 11 includes proposals and MOBILE Working Group elections.
Demand Sampling feature for Mobile Hotspots deploys tonight.
Helium House Abu Dhabi event scheduled in 3 days at Solana Conference, featuring speaker sessions including presentation on HNT as "Currency of Connectivity" at Café del Mar from 11:30 AM to 11:30 PM GMT+4.
Cumulative data credits burned on the network has topped $9.43M.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko describes Helium as the most actively used crypto protocol.
Hivemapper launches $10/mo Bee LTE plan powered by Helium network and receives investment from Solana Ventures, while establishing RFP program with Solana Mobile.
Reached 2.9M daily active users, 77k TB daily data transfer, and 120K mobile hotspots. Grew 787% YTD revenue and is a Fierce Network Innovation Awards finalist.
Network reaches all-time highs in November with 2M+ phones connected, 77k+ TB daily data transfer, and 120K+ mobile hotspots. Syndica reports 787% YTD revenue growth, and Cambium Networks integration guides are now available in Helium docs.
Monthly customer savings from Helium Mobile exceed $50,000,000 across all users.
Helium House Abu Dhabi event takes place in 7 days (one day before Solana Conference) with first panel featuring representatives from Dawn Internet, GEODNET, Hivemapper, and Messari Crypto.
Helium Mobile revenue automatically converts to HNT buybacks daily at 10:00am PST through DCA for data credit refills, with 100% automated on-chain execution.
Sigil Fund accumulates approximately 382k HNT near local lows as smart money holdings rise 18%, with institutional positions showing higher activity than public figures in the past week.
Helium Deploy app goes live with Rovr Network integration, enabling collection of high-definition 3D geospatial data for autonomous vehicle navigation.
HNT removed from Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50) during fourth-quarter rebalancing alongside five other tokens (SKL, AKT, LPT, SNX, CVX).
$HNT sees largest inflows from smart money on Solana despite red candles.
Network reaches millions of mobile users.
$45K-$60K in tokens burned daily from network usage, with 115K+ active hotspots operational.