Solana’s DePIN sector maintained strong operational activity in April 2026 as revenue stabilized above $2.5 million, according to Syndica’s latest Solana DePIN Deep Dive report.
The report tracked major Solana-based DePIN protocols, including Helium, Render, Hivemapper, UpRock, NATIX, XNET, and GEODNET. Collectively, these projects generated $2.8 million in April revenue, holding near March’s $2.9M after several months of rapid expansion.
Revenue Stabilizes While Rewards Continue to Decline
Although revenue remained resilient, deployer rewards continued to weaken. In April 2026, Solana DePIN protocols collectively distributed $1.8 million in rewards, representing a 14% decline from March.
The decline suggests protocols may be shifting toward more efficient network participation models as operators adjust to changing market conditions and lower incentive payouts. Despite softer rewards, overall protocol usage remained elevated across several sectors, particularly wireless infrastructure.
Wireless Networks Continue to Dominate Activity
Wireless-focused DePIN projects remained the largest contributors to network usage across the Solana ecosystem. In April 2026, Dabba Network, Helium Mobile, and XNET collectively delivered 44,000 terabytes of offloaded data. While this marked a slight 2% decline from March’s all-time high of 45,000 terabytes, activity still stood at 17 times the level from April 2025.
Helium Mobile continued to lead the sector. The protocol generated $2.3 million in April revenue, representing an 8% decline from March’s all-time high but still the second-strongest month in its history. Cumulative Helium Mobile revenue since January 2025 has now surpassed $20 million.
Network usage also remained strong. Average daily offload held steady at 111 terabytes while average daily subscribers climbed to a new record of 2.9 million users. The stable offload rate despite subscriber growth suggests that average usage per user remained consistent as the network expanded.
Dabba Network also maintained strong activity despite slowing deployment growth. The protocol consumed 40,000 terabytes of data during April, only 5% below March’s level. Cumulative network consumption surpassed 205,000 terabytes. However, new deployments slowed to 2,000 as attention shifted toward the $DBT token generation event.
XNET also continued posting operational growth. The network delivered 164 terabytes of offloaded data in April, up 9% from March and marking its third consecutive monthly all-time high. Cumulative XNET offload crossed 1,098 terabytes during the month, surpassing the 1 petabyte milestone.
Mapping and Location Protocols Show Mixed Trends
Mapping-focused DePIN projects recorded uneven performance during April. Hivemapper processed 4 million mapping events and 10 million kilometers mapped during the month. These figures represented declines of 20% and 9%, respectively, compared to March. Notably, NATIX resumed token burns after pausing buy-and-burn activity for two months.
Elsewhere in the location infrastructure sector, Onocoy recorded accelerating growth. The protocol added 341 new minerstations during April, representing a 13% increase from March and its strongest expansion month since late 2025.
Wingbits launched its $WINGS token on April 22. By the end of April, cumulative claims reached 11.3 million $WINGS.
Ambios maintained elevated operating activity, captured 27 million new streams in April, holding close to March’s record levels.
Compute and AI Protocols Continue to Expand
Compute, AI, and data-focused DePIN projects delivered mixed but generally improving results in April. Nosana showed signs of stabilization after several months of declining activity, while UpRock reached a new all-time high in revenue.
Render also continued recovering from earlier weakness. The protocol generated $221,000 in burn-based revenue during April, up 26% from March and marking the second consecutive month of gains following February’s low. April also marked the first time Render's revenue exceeded $200,000 since September, 2025.
Syndica’s report also showed that DePIN growth continues shifting between sectors rather than slowing uniformly across the ecosystem. Wireless networks remain the dominant revenue drivers, while compute and AI protocols increasingly attract attention through GPU integrations and infrastructure partnerships.
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