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The best-known bandwidth sharing app - install and earn passively as verified businesses route traffic through your connection. 20 dollar payout threshold.

2018founded
4.1our rating out of 5
60achievement points, Gold
How it works2 / 9

What you do on Honeygain

How the money is made: renting out assets

  1. List your space or item
  2. Guests book it
  3. Hand it over
  4. Paid after it starts

The best-known bandwidth sharing app - install and earn passively as verified businesses route traffic through your connection. 20 dollar payout threshold.

Founded 2018 · next to 4 other passive income apps

201520202025PacketStream: 2018Pawns.app: 2021EarnApp: 2021Grass: 2023Honeygain, 2018
Each dot is a platform of the same type, placed at its founding year.

Work and topics

Fees3 / 9

What Honeygain takes

Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does Honeygain take?

0%the cut Honeygain takes

Free to join

Every $100 you earnYou keep$100
Reaches you

From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →

Getting paid4 / 9

How the money reaches you

From sign-up to payout

  1. Sign upFree
  2. Start straight away
  3. Do the work
  4. Earnings clearWithin a few business days (typically 2-3)
  5. First payout30+ days

Time to your first payout

Day 010 days20 days30 daysHoneygain: 30+ days
Minimum payout20 USD

2 ways to withdraw

Who can join5 / 9

Can you join?

Yes, if you are 18 or older and live almost anywhere.

You need reliable internet. You can start straight after signing up. First payout: 30+ days.

What you need

  • 18 or olderMinimum age
  • Reliable internet
  • Free to joinSign-up cost
  • Instant sign-upHow sign-up works

Open in 194 of 200 countries and territories

OpenExcluded by name

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Real earnings6 / 9

What people actually earn

Paid to earners · All-time1M+ payouts completed

Honeygain says it has completed more than 1 million payouts to users since launch.

Source: honeygain.com ↗
People earning · All-time12M+ users

Honeygain says it has more than 12 million users worldwide sharing unused internet bandwidth through its app.

Source: honeygain.com ↗
Typical earnings · All-time$27 average payout

Honeygain reports an average payout of $27 per cash-out, which users reach only after building up earnings to the payout threshold.

Source: honeygain.com ↗
Good to know · All-time$20 minimum payout

Users must build up at least $20 in earnings before cashing out to PayPal, and lower minimums apply to crypto withdrawals.

Source: honeygain.com ↗
Rating and achievements7 / 9

How it scores

4.1out of 5

Strong on fees and proof of earnings. Weaker on getting paid.

FeesGetting paidAccessTrack recordProof of earnings
  • Fees5.0
  • Getting paid2.3
  • Access4.8
  • Track record3.5
  • Proof of earnings5.0
60/100 ptsGold
  • Verified earnings
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low cut
  • Top 10K website
  • Fully documented
Profile completeness8 / 9

How much we know

70%

We have 10 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.

What we have

  • What kind of platform it is
  • Year founded
  • Headquarters
  • Fees
  • Minimum payout
  • How fast you get paid
  • Withdrawal methods
  • Join requirements
  • Countries it accepts
  • Real earnings figures

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  • Plain-English overview
  • Payment protection
  • Review ratings
  • Wikipedia or reference page
  • Support channels
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