The decentralized wireless network Helium recorded strong operational growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 while expanding beyond the United States for the first time.
According to a report from Messari, the network partnered with Mambo WiFi to introduce carrier offload services in Brazil, adding more than 40,000 access points and opening an international waitlist for additional countries.
Helium expanded its telecom strategy by allowing carriers to send some of their data to community hotspots. The network recorded over 2 million for the first time, with a peak of 2.5 million on December 20.
Source: Messari
Data offloaded by carriers rose by 60.7% to 4,388 terabytes, and the average number of daily users rose by 32.4% to 1.6 million. Mobile subscribers rose to about 595,800, and the number of hotspots rose by 5.6% to about 35,700 devices.
Source: Messari
Helium Price Drops Despite Strong Network Activity
Despite the network’s growth, the price of Helium’s native token, HNT, declined in Q4. The token’s market value declined by 43.9%, reducing from $453.9 million to $254.7 million, with the price declining from $2.44 to $1.37.
Source: Messari
The decline, the report stated, was not related to network activity, as the number of daily users and Data Credit usage increased.
The decline, rather, correlated with the overall decline in the crypto market, as it declined by 23.7% in Q4. By the end of Q4, HNT ranked 136th, having declined from the 128th position in Q3.
Data credits remained significant in the Helium network’s economy. Each Data Credit is worth $0.00001. It is used for the transfer of data over the network and for the deployment of new hotspots.
By the end of Q4 2025, the cumulative value of the burned data credits reached $11.4 million. Daily expenditure increased by 83.6%, rising from $30,920 to $56,760. This was accounted for by the mobile network’s 99.8%.
Source: Messari
Also Read: Helium Partners with AT&T to Expand Decentralized Wireless Coverage in America
Carrier Partnerships Drive Network Traffic Growth
Helium started working with big telecoms in June 2024. This helped telecoms route customer traffic through the Helium network. Some of the telecoms that utilized the network included Movistar, AT&T, Google Orion, and Wefi.
In Q4 of 2025 alone, the network offloaded 4,388 terabytes of carrier traffic. Since the launch, the network has offloaded 9,839 terabytes of data.
Source: Messari
There was also an increase in paid traffic. Daily mobile paid traffic averaged 52.9% QoQ growth, reaching 49.6 terabytes. Total paid traffic had reached 13,069 terabytes.
Helium Mobile gained more users in Q4. Daily signups averaged 11.1% more, reaching 1,815, resulting in 595,800 total signups, which is 29.1% more than the previous quarter.
Source: Messari
Helium Mobile offers four plans, including 1 GB for free, an unlimited option for $30, and the option to save money with Cloud Points.
Network growth also continues, with the total number of mobile hotspots reaching 121,138 at the end of Q4, including 35,595 Helium devices, along with over 85,500 third-party hotspots.
Also Read: Helium Network Surges 138.5% in Data Offloading as Hotspots Top 380K
