1/ DePIN on @Solana put up real numbers in 2025: $17M in revenue, massive wireless data offload growth, and clear leaders emerging. Let’s unpack what actually happened 👇

2/ @Solana DePIN protocols generated $17M revenue in 2025. @helium , @rendernetwork, @Hivemapper, @UpRockCom, @NATIXNetwork, @XNET_Mobile, and @GEODNET collectively sustained over $2M in monthly revenue for the last four months of the year.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET 3/ @helium and @Hivemapper led 2025 YTD revenue growth. Helium and Hivemapper delivered over 800% revenue growth from January 2025, significantly outpacing all other DePIN protocols.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET 4/ Deployer rewards trended downward. In Dec 2025, collective USD rewards from @helium, @Hivemapper, @rendernetwork, @ionet, @GEODNET, @NATIXNetwork, @sallar_io, @UpRockCom, and @WayruNetwork fell to $2.5M, an 81% drop from the Jan peak, yet total 2025 payouts exceeded $100M.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork 5/ Data offloading across wireless protocols nearly doubled. In December, @DabbaNetwork, @helium_mobile, and @XNET collectively delivered 27k TB of offloaded data, a 1.9x jump from November. For the full year 2025, the three protocols served 72k TB in total offload volume.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 6/ @helium_mobile subscribers grew exponentially in 2025. Helium Mobile averaged 41k new subscribers per month, a 4.9x increase from 2024. Dec added another 42k, pushing cumulative subscribers past 600k, fueled by incentives like Cyber Monday sales & free international roaming.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 7/ @helium_mobile attracted more deployers in 2025. Average monthly hotspot deployments rose 2.8x to 7.3k, driving a total of 88k new hotspots added to the network.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 8/ @helium_mobile data offloading hit a new ATH. In December, average daily data offloading and daily subscribers surged 26% and 32% respectively. Helium Mobile expanded into Mexico and Brazil through partnerships, positioning the network for further growth.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 9/ @helium_mobile revenue hit a new ATH. Monthly revenue grew 12% to $1.9M, pushing 2025 totals to $9.5M. Average monthly revenue surged 7.7x from 2024 to $794k.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 10/ @helium_mobile revenue was evenly split between subscribers and data offloading. In December 2025, each contributed roughly half of total revenue. The split remained even for the full year.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 11/ @DabbaNetwork usage skyrocketed. Data consumption surged 1.9x to 25k TB in December, pushing 2025 totals to 58k TB. Average monthly usage grew 17x YoY to 4.8k TB.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 12/ @DabbaNetwork deployed 28x more hotspots per month in 2025. The network deployed 69k hotspots, scaling aggressively to meet pent-up demand by producing ahead of sales.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet 13/ @XNET data offload hit a monthly ATH. December offload rose 9% to 88 TB, setting a new record. Average monthly offload surged 6.6x vs 2024, supported by partnerships like @CambiumNetworks.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks 14/ @WeRoam ecosystem flourished in 2025. Average monthly new WiFi setups surged 4.6x and check-ins grew 7x, while new user growth moderated by 24%.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 15/ Mapping protocol activity stabilized. In December 2025, @Hivemapper and @NATIXNetwork contributors mapped 24M kilometers, bringing the yearly total to 399M kilometers across 434k drivers.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 16/ @Hivemapper monthly revenue stabilized in late 2025. The protocol delivered at least $110k per month for two consecutive months, pushing full-year revenue to $550k. Average monthly revenue declined 18% vs 2024.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 17/ @Hivemapper built a strong driver ecosystem in 2025. The network added 10k new drivers and mapped a cumulative 284M kilometers.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 18/ @Hivemapper rewards cooled in December. The protocol distributed 20M $HONEY tokens to 9.3k recipients, a 35% drop in tokens and 27% fewer recipients than November’s highs.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 19/ @NATIXNetwork demand and supply stabilized in 2025. NATIX added 60k drivers, who mapped 116M kilometers and collected 685M data points. The launch of WorldSeek unlocked new ways to analyze street-level imagery.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 20/ @NATIXNetwork rewards continued to decline in December. USD rewards fell 56% month-over-month, distributed to 714 contributors.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam 21/ @onocoyRTK developed a healthy supply after two years. By December 2025, deployers contributed 6.7k miner stations. High Value Areas were introduced to drive targeted GNSS deployments.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK 22/ @ionet bought back $2.9M worth of $IO in 2H25. Buybacks used a portion of revenue tied to a dynamic burn formula, as shifts toward a utility-driven token model anchored to GPU demand.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK 23/ @ionet demand stabilized in December. Compute hours held around 1.4M, while real demand remained strong as @vistaralabs and @LeonardoAi scaled AI workloads using .

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi 24/ @nosana_ai completed 2M jobs in 2025. Monthly jobs stabilized around 200k in 2H25, pushing the annual total past 2M. Average monthly jobs doubled vs 2024.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai 25/ @rendernetwork demand grew in 2025. Average monthly revenue rose 23% to $212k, with $2.5M earned for the year. December revenue grew 7% MoM. Render launched Dispersed, a decentralized on-demand HPC platform.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai 26/ @UpRockCom’s ecosystem thrived in 2025. Monthly USD equivalent of $UPT burned surged 3.7× from January to December 2025, reflecting strong demand growth throughout the year.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai 27/ @pipenetwork provides a unified stack. Pipe delivers content from nearby nodes, provides a decentralized storage and uses the fastest paths for routing.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai @pipenetwork 28/ @pipenetwork improved on content delivery networks. - Nodes are closer to end users - Rewards are transparent and recorded onchain - Packet deliveries are private and verified

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai @pipenetwork 29/ Anyone can turn unused bandwidth to a @pipenetwork node and earn rewards. Network users pays for bandwidth usage while node operators receive $PIPE tokens as rewards for delivering verified traffic.

@solana @helium @rendernetwork @Hivemapper @UpRockCom @NATIXNetwork @XNET_Mobile @GEODNET @ionet @sallar_io @WayruNetwork @DabbaNetwork @helium_mobile @XNet @CambiumNetworks @WeRoam @onocoyRTK @vistaralabs @LeonardoAi @nosana_ai @pipenetwork 30/ @pipenetwork has seen healthy traction since its mainnet launch in October 2025. The network has 33k nodes on mainnet covering 6 continents and has over 10.1M verified work done by nodes in mainnet.