How the Grass Network Builds a Model That Benefits Everyone
Every day, millions of people pay for internet they’re not fully using. The Grass network has created a system that turns this idle resource into an opportunity. Grass operates on the simple principle of creating incentives for users that fuel network growth. In practice, this means that when you choose to share your unused internet with the Grass network, you earn Grass Points.
Joining the Grass community isn’t just about collecting individual rewards, however. It’s also about collectively building a more equitable internet. Every individual user strengthens the network, every Grass Point represents real value, and every participant helps create an internet where everyone benefits.
This alignment of incentives isn’t an accident. It’s the foundation of the Grass ecosystem.
Understanding the Foundation: What Is Grass?
New to the Grass internet? You’re probably wondering, “What is Grass?” At its core, Grass is a network that transforms your unused internet connection into a valuable resource.
Think of it like this: You’re already paying for a certain amount of internet bandwidth each month, but most of the time you’re only using a fraction of what’s available. While you work, scroll through social media, or check your email, you’re not using your internet’s full capacity.
Grass lets you put your extra internet to work. The process is simple. You download the Grass app (now available on desktop and Android phones), create an account, and let it run in the background.
The Grass network then uses your excess internet connection to help verified institutions access public web data. Grass customers use this connection for tasks like checking regional prices, viewing local ads from different locations, or training AI systems. Importantly, Grass does not have access to your personal data or browsing history. (You can learn how much Grass prioritizes your privacy by viewing the Grass privacy policy.)
When you provide your unused bandwidth to Grass, you earn Grass Points. The more internet you contribute, the more points you accumulate. Your connection becomes part of a decentralized infrastructure that serves a real purpose while creating value that flows back to you.
Direct Incentives for Grass Users
When it comes to directive incentives for Grass users, it’s all about earning Grass Points. Every hour your connection contributes to the Grass internet, you can earn points that represent your stake in the ecosystem.
These points aren’t just arbitrary. Grass Points serve as a key factor in determining your eligibility for Grass Tokens, which are distributed through periodic airdrops to network participants. In fact, in October 2024, Grass distributed over 100 million tokens to more than two million users with a real-world value of USD $200 million1.
<H3>You May Be Giving Away Your Internet for Free
The beauty of the Grass system becomes clear when you consider the alternative. Right now, countless apps and services quietly take the unused internet of their customers without offering anything in return. Screen savers, price comparison apps, and other companies profit from your internet connection while you get nothing.
Grass turns this dynamic around, making sure that the value created by your internet goes directly back to you.
Increase Your Grass Points with Referrals
Sharing your unused internet with the Grass network is just the beginning of how you can participate in the Grass ecosystem. When you sign up for Grass, you’ll receive your own unique referral link that you can share with like-minded friends and family members.
The Grass Referral Program amplifies your points-earning potential. When your referrals join the Grass network, you earn a 20% points bonus based on their contribution. (Don’t worry—you aren’t taking Grass Points away from your friends. They earn their full amount of points based on how much internet they share. Your earnings are a completely separate bonus.)
The bonuses don’t stop there. You can actually earn even more Grass Points when your referrals recruit people to the network, and even when their referrals bring people into the fold. This creates a compounding effect where helping others join Grass directly benefits you.
It all comes back to the idea that if you’re contributing to growing the Grass network, you should share in the increased value you create.
How User Incentives Drive Network Growth and Vision
As tempting as it is to laser focus on building a Grass Points empire, users should know that the Grass network represents more than just a rewards program. It truly is a fundamental shift toward user ownership of internet infrastructure.
When you earn Grass Points, you’re not just getting rewarded for sharing your unused internet. You’re also gaining a stake in a decentralized system that puts network ownership directly in your hands (and in the hands of your fellow Grass users).
As more people across the world contribute their Grass bandwidth to the cause, the network becomes more valuable, more geographically diverse, and more resilient. This increased value benefits everyone in the ecosystem, creating a cycle of growth and shared prosperity.
How Grass Is Changing the Old Internet Dynamic
The traditional internet infrastructure of the past decades concentrates wealth and control in the hands of a few tech giants. Users give up their personal data but receive no ownership or meaningful reward.
Grass works on a completely different model that aligns user incentives with network growth. In the Grass ecosystem, every participant becomes a co-owner of the infrastructure they help build (without ever giving up their personal data!). When millions of people share Grass internet connections, they collectively build something that belongs to them, not distant corporations.
Why Everyone Wins with Grass
What makes Grass fundamentally different from traditional internet companies is the simple truth that the network’s success is your success. While other companies extract value from your unused internet without sharing the rewards, Grass has built an ecosystem where every participant wins.
When you earn Grass Points by sharing your extra internet, you’re also strengthening the entire Grass network. As the network grows stronger and more valuable, that increased value flows directly back to you through Grass Points and Grass Token distributions.
This alignment gives users like you genuine power. Instead of being passive consumers, you become an active stakeholder in the Grass network.
Put your idle connection to work and start participating in the Grass network? Download Grass today!
1 As per the average token price for the 30 days directly following the allocation of tokens to Grass users (Oct 28 - Nov 27).