Helium's daily active users surpassed 2.13 million, setting a new record.
TL;DR
Helium Mobile's daily active users reached 2.133 million in early December 2025, an increase of 239,000 from the previous week, setting a new record for the network. Coupled with 78.35 TB of data transmission per day and the deployment of over 120,000 hotspots, this marks the transition of decentralized mobile networks from concept to large-scale practical application.
Core data confirmed
User Milestones
- Current daily active users : 2,133,248 mobile phones/day (as of December 7, 2025 UTC)
- 7-day increase : +239,327 units (+12.6%)
- Definition : The number of unique mobile phones connecting via hotspot daily.
- Historical trajectory :
- May 2025: 1 million
- Average in Q3 2025: 1.2 million
- November 2025: Surpassing 2 million (official announcement of ATH)
- Early December 2025: 2.133 million (continuing to set new records)
Supporting network indicators
| index | Current value | 7-day changes | Historical comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily active users | 2.133 million | +239,000 | Q3 average: 1.2 million → 2.13 million (+78%) |
| Hotspot deployment | 120,578 | +67 | Surpassing the November record of 120,000+ |
| Daily data transmission | 78.35 TB | +5.9 TB | Q3 average 32.4TB → 78.35TB (+142%) |
| Registered users | 580,255 people | +11,911 people | October: 500,000+ → 580,000+ (+16%) |
| Supported by operators | 7 | - | Including major telecom operators such as T-Mobile and AT&T |
Growth drivers
Technological and economic base
- Carrier offload mechanism : Supports production traffic from major carriers such as T-Mobile, AT&T, and Telefónica Movistar, covering real-world use cases such as messaging and streaming media.
- Token economic cycle : Data uses burning HNT to exchange for Data Credits, with annualized revenue reaching $18.3 million in Q3 and a record monthly fee of $1.7 million in November 2025 (a 5-fold year-on-year increase).
- Incentive optimization : HIP 147 allocates 60% of emissions to data rewards, prioritizing actual traffic usage over just coverage verification, with the remainder supporting Proof-of-Coverage.
- Network scale : Over 366,000 hotspots deployed globally, continuously verifying coverage quality and supporting decentralized 5G/WiFi access.
Product and Ecosystem Expansion
- Helium Plus : Integrates WiFi access points, expanding decentralized coverage to indoor environments.
- Solana Integration : As a leading DePIN project, Solana has been deeply integrated into the Solana ecosystem, with both HNT and MOBILE tokens running on the Solana chain.
- Partners : Establish carrier offload protocols with major telecom operators to achieve complementarity between traditional mobile networks and decentralized infrastructure.
Market and community response
Industry positioning
- DePIN Leader : In the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) market, with a market capitalization exceeding $12.4 billion, Helium distinguishes itself from speculative projects with proven demand and on-chain revenue.
- Practicality Verification : Daily automated HNT purchases support network operations, demonstrating a sustainable economic cycle based on real traffic, rather than relying on token issuance.
Community sentiment analysis
- Positive Dominance : Crypto KOLs emphasize that Helium represents DePIN's shift "from narrative to receipt," serving millions of users with verifiable traffic data, hotspot deployments, and token burning to prove recurring demand.
- Institutional Confidence : On-chain data shows that smart funds are continuously accumulating HNT, indicating that institutional investors are showing long-term holding interest, in contrast to the low participation rate of public figures.
- Real-world impact focused : Community discussions centered on the real infrastructure value and economic viability, rather than speculative hype, highlighting Helium's position as a benchmark for crypto utility.
Milestone
Helium Mobile surpassing 2.13 million daily active users marks a key inflection point for decentralized physical infrastructure networks, transitioning from theoretical concepts to large-scale applications. Coupled with continuously increasing data transfer volumes (78.35 TB/day, doubling from Q3), hotspot deployments (a record high of over 120,000), and economic sustainability (annualized revenue of $18.3 million), the network demonstrates its potential to expand from crypto-native users to mainstream mobile services. The addition of nearly 240,000 users in 7 days and stable carrier partnerships indicate strong growth momentum, setting a benchmark for the entire DePIN sector by driving value through practical utility.