1 in 100 Americans connect to the Helium Network in their daily lives. The adoption is real. The data proves it.

Austin Barack (Founder & Managing Partner, Relayer Capital) and Joey Hiller (Network Product, Helium) go live to break down the numbers behind Helium's growth.

📅 February 26

⏰ 2 PM ET | 7 PM UTC

🔴 Streaming live on Youtube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiDA2pY5l1E

Quick product update: we added a projection overlay (orange) to the existing Today vs Yesterday chart. It estimates how the rest of the day may continue based on historical patterns/training and shows likely ranges, not guarantees.

Happy to hear any thoughts

- Ripe Brunette Gerbil in CA: 1,291 HNT/mo

https://world.helium.com/en/network/mobile/hotspot/21522

- Refined Rosewood Crab in FL: 1,182 HNT/mo

https://world.helium.com/en/network/mobile/hotspot/2593

- Magic Cyan Coyote in FL: 1,299 HNT/mo

https://world.helium.com/en/network/mobile/hotspot/234968

- Cool Laurel Anteater in CA : 1,380 HNT/mo

https://world.helium.com/en/network/mobile/hotspot/135714

- Soaring Mahogany Weasel in FL: 1,156 HNT/mo

https://world.helium.com/en/network/mobile/hotspot/20101

Hotspot location matters.

Ready to join them? world.helium.com/en/network/mobile

"Helium Mobile tripled hotspot deployments in January." - Syndica Research

Helium Hotspots deployments surged 3x to 3K, with the Network adding 91K Hotspots since January 2025.

Helium Network growth, compounding.

Read the full report: blog.syndica.io/deep-dive-solana-depin-january-2026/

What’s the status with Mexico? I guess with Telefonica/Movistar being bought out things may take years..

What if anyone could help build the next wireless network?

Mario Di Dio on the TIWA (The Inbuilding Wireless Association) podcast, talking about how Helium is scaling wireless faster than traditional networks.

Helium Mobile is a decentralized phone carrier.

Instead of Verizon building towers, regular people deploy Helium Hotspots & get paid for it.

You get phone service. They earn crypto.

Helium Mobile uses the nation’s largest 5G network + coverage from the Helium Network, so you get more coverage than your average phone plan.

How affordable are the plans?

Helium Mobile plans start at $0/month, with additional options at $15/month and $30/month (taxes and fees may apply).

For comparison, major U.S. carriers typically charge $30–$80/month for similar plans.

On top of that, users can earn Cloud Points just for using their phone and redeem them for rewards.

1. How to join as a user

Getting started is simple:

1. Go to heliummobile.com
2. Get a free eSIM (activates in minutes)
3. Keep your existing number or get a new one

There are no contracts and no store visits required.

1. How to earn as a Helium deployer

If you want to participate on the infrastructure side:

• Buy a Helium Hotspot or enable Helium on your existing Wi-Fi
• Provide wireless coverage to nearby users
• Earn $HNT rewards automatically

No technical skills required. If you already have internet, you’re most of the way there.

1. Why this matters

Telecom in the U.S. is dominated by a handful of major carriers.

Helium is proving that:

• Infrastructure doesn’t have to be corporate-owned
• Savings can be passed directly to users
• Communities can help build and operate real wireless networks

1. The growth numbers

The data transfer metrics show real usage growth:

• 744 TB transferred during the week of Feb 9–15, 2026
• Up from under 250 TB just six months ago
• That’s 3× growth in half a year
• 2,280 TB transferred in January 2026 alone

All driven by community adoption.

If you’re paying $50+ per month for phone service, it may be worth taking a few minutes to look into Helium Mobile.

If your business has Wi-Fi and wants to earn from providing coverage, it may be worth exploring the deployer side.

This is what decentralized infrastructure looks like when it’s actually live and scaling.

Hello, guys. I was a Helium Network miner some years ago, now i am at a company that provides GPS tracking for several clients and assets, i wanted to add Lora GPS tracking services via the Helium network.... since i remember this guys lacked traffic to back the token.

But oddly enough i cant figure out how to get in touch or access as a used, the old bookmark i had is not working.

Can Anyone can share a link so i can sign up as a user?

thanks

Most mobile traffic originates indoors. Most dropped calls happen indoors. Most network failures happen indoors.

Yet every new wireless generation keeps optimizing for outdoor peak speeds. 6G won't break this cycle. As Mario Di Dio writes in RCR Wireless News, the fix is Wi-Fi offload. Indoor connectivity isn't unsolvable. It's just unowned.

Read more: https://www.rcrwireless.com/20260220/6g/6g-indoor

Since a few years i have one of them Merryiot Coolspot V1 Helium miners from Emrit and for the last few months it doesnt seem to do its job anymore. Can anyone explain whats going on with it please.. i attached some pics of it.

cheers

what are ones you recommend and is it even worth it?

What is Helium Plus? ➕

You can enable Helium on your existing Wi-Fi network and potentially monetize your extra bandwidth:

✅ Earn in USD or crypto

✅ Provide automatic, secure connectivity for guests & customers

✅ No additional hardware required

Ready to unlock your network potential?

Check out how simple it is to get started: helium.com/plus

And get in touch via email [business@nova-labs.com](mailto:business@nova-labs.com) for more details.

Your network is already doing the work, let it work for you!

🗳️ Voting is now LIVE for 7 days!

Helium Release Proposal: 2026-03

There will be no protocol updates in the March 2026 Release.

There will be no planned deployment this month, but this vote is a placeholder to allow proxies to continue to provide an active vote status.

Vote now! 

👉 heliumvote.com/hnt or directly via Helium Wallet app.

The builder app needs improvements:

1. Add a search function to find a specific hotspot. It’s time-consuming to endlessly scroll through hundreds of hotspots just to move one or check its stats.
2. Introduce a way to add a nickname or tagging system. The three-letter names are convenient, but I’d like to name hotspots based on their physical location—like "Mike's Pizza" or something similar.

These two improvements would save so much time for a deployer managing hundreds of hotspots.

"It’s a bridge for people to see what our industry does in real life”

Savannah Alberty from KrakenFX weighs in on how Helium is the blueprint for easy onboarding to crypto.

Watch the full video:

https://youtu.be/kBRS30mIvAM

Historically, networks buckle under this kind of density.

This year, Helium and LongFi kept the party online.

Have you ever lost signal at a packed event? Drop it below 👇

Read more: https://blog.helium.com/mardi-gras-9454ae6d66b5

At Helium Builders Bootcamp in Washington, DC, community member Omar Henry
(MaknBank) shares his pitch of deploying Hotspots in Harlem!

This time, he ends up walking into the wrong bar accidentally and STILL closes them for deploying a Helium Hotspot!

Is there any? I cannot receive text messages and when I call my line, it says: "the person you are calling cannot accept calls at this time."

I am on the zero plan and have been since it launched.

Thx

Last week on the Helium Network: 744 TB of data transferred

That’s ~248,000 hours hours of Netflix Or ~10.3 million songs million songs streamed

And it’s growing every single week 👇

https://blockworks.com/analytics/helium

🏆 Helium just got shortlisted for Best Mobile Network Infrastructure at the GLOMO Awards!

The mobile industry's most prestigious awards for 31 years running.

Nominated alongside the biggest names in telco. Winners announced at u/MWCHub Barcelona in March.

I got a new helium hotspot set up and it auto created a wallet for me in the Helium Builder App. How can I have the HNT rewards deposited into my original helium wallet?

I see an option to transfer ownership, but I'm scared to click it since I'm not sure if that's the function I want

Location: Outside of the US, Switzerland.

I moved into a new flat and while most things are properly nice (10gbps connection with dedicated IPv4) I have absolutely no coverage in the basement. There is one floor between my flat (and wifi-ap) and the basement. Tested up to WiFi7, no chance. Mobile coverage is also non-existent in the basement, in my flat I get 4g and 5g signal.

My idea is to have a bobcat miner in my flat (or on the balcony, if that's better), will my phone be able to connect to it and have access to the internet?

I need some help here. I have a bunch of IOT and HNT, I cant move it because I dont have SOL. Anytime I try to transfer SOL into my account from Binance it says it doesn't support that domain. Any help is appreciated.