IDLE COMPUTE.
MISSED EARNINGS.
Run a Popcorn node and earn from every stream your infrastructure delivers. No specialist hardware. No minimum commitment. No lock-in.
Life of Pi
Three things happen every time your node delivers a stream.
01
Your node receives a routing request.
The Popcorn network identifies your node as the optimal delivery point for a viewer stream — based on geography, latency, and your quality score.
02
Your node delivers the stream.
Video segments are routed through your bandwidth to the viewer. Delivery is verified and logged at the impression level.
03
You earn. Automatically.
Earnings accrue per gigabyte delivered. Paid weekly to your registered wallet. No invoicing, no chasing, no minimum threshold above $5.
See what your bandwidth could earn.
Earnings scale with your available bandwidth and your quality score. Higher uptime and lower latency mean a larger share of routing requests — and more streams delivered.
ESTIMATED MONTHLY DATA DELIVERED
54,075 GB / month
at 35% average network utilisation
ESTIMATED MONTHLY EARNINGS
$185 – $245 / month
range based on quality score
Early node operators receive a guaranteed $75/month minimum while the network reaches scale — regardless of traffic volume.
Earnings based on $0.004/GB delivery rate at 30–40% average network utilisation. Actual earnings depend on quality score, geographic demand, and available inventory. Bootstrap minimum of $75/month applies to the first 50 node operators during network scale-up. Results vary.
Higher quality. More streams. More earnings.
The network prioritises nodes that deliver reliably. Your quality score determines your share of routing requests.
- UPTIME · 40%
The percentage of time your node is reachable and responding. The most heavily weighted factor — a node that goes down loses routing priority immediately.
- LATENCY · 30%
Average delivery latency to served viewers. Nodes closer to viewers with faster response times earn more routing requests.
- THROUGHPUT · 20%
Sustained delivery rate during peak demand. Nodes that maintain consistent throughput under load are prioritised for high-traffic streams.
- TENURE · 10%
How long your node has been a reliable contributor. Established nodes with a clean history accrue trust and routing priority over time.
Turn your bandwidth into earnings.
Register a node in minutes. Start delivering streams. Get paid weekly.
No setup fee. No lock-in. Paid weekly to your wallet.