Ice Open Network Online+ Sees 25% User Growth In January

Ice Open Network’s Online+ social platform recorded a sharp increase in activity in January, according to exclusive data shared with BSCNews. The figures show that Online+ reached 289,000 monthly active users (MAU) during the month, up more than 25% from roughly 230,000 in December.

The data offers a rare look at user behavior on a recently launched decentralized social application, at a time when digital asset markets are experiencing a sharp decline and early-year usage trends are slowing.

January user metrics show sustained momentum

Online+ launched in late 2025 as part of the Ice Open Network ecosystem. In January, the app recorded the following impressive metrics:

• 289,000 monthly active users
• A month-on-month MAU increase of over 25%
• 1.76 million total unique wallets since launch
• 210,000 new wallets added in January, following 330,000 in December

The January figures build on a strong end to 2025, when the platform passed 1.5 million registered users within its first three months. The pace of new wallet creation slowed slightly after December but remained high for a product still in its early lifecycle.

The growth is notable given two external factors: a quiet crypto market and the traditionally slow start to the calendar year for consumer apps.

Engagement levels compare with large social platforms

Beyond the user numbers, Ice Open Network emphasized engagement as a core performance signal. Average session length on Online+ in January was approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. This was marginally lower than mid-December peaks, which coincided with frequent product updates, but still above eight minutes per session.

By comparison, reported average session times on TikTok typically range from seven to nine minutes. The team also noted scale similarities with decentralized social competitors, noting that January MAU levels were broadly comparable to Farcaster's reported December figures.

Speaking on the impressive metric in terms of engagement, the core team was quick to express its progress in a recent statement with BSCNews: 

“We closed 2025 strong — over 1.5M registered Online+ users in just three months since launch and nearly a quarter million monthly active users. January didn’t disappoint either — 11% more wallets, 25% more active users. But while our whole team absolutely revels in these figures, they’re vanity metrics compared with what really matters: engagement. Our users spend close to 10 minutes per session actively interacting with the app — a level of engagement typically seen on the largest social media platforms, achieved on a fully decentralized platform that only recently launched. This tells us we’ve already nailed it, before our monetization features are even live.”

The team concluded, noting that this is just the beginning, with Tokenized Communities and PUMPit set to go live on BNB Chain, signaling further engagement. 

“I’ll leave you to imagine what our numbers are going to look like when Tokenized Communities and PUMPit roll out on BNB Chain.”

How Online+ fits into Ice Open Network’s architecture

Ice Open Network was launched in 2023 as a mobile-first crypto project built on a “tap-to-mine” model. In late 2025, it transitioned into a Proof-of-Stake Layer-1 blockchain, forked from the Telegram Open Network architecture, with added multi-threaded transaction processing.

The network is designed to support decentralized identity, social interaction, and data storage. Online+ is a consumer-facing application that brings these components together, combining encrypted messaging, multi-chain wallets, and social feeds into a single interface.

The broader ION stack includes ION ID for user-owned digital identities, ION Connect for decentralized social functionality, and ION Vault for encrypted storage. Online+ is the primary testing ground for how these systems operate at scale with non-technical users.

Tokenized Communities and PUMPit on the roadmap

The next phase of Online+ development centers on two features already announced by the team: Tokenized Communities and PUMPit.

Tokenized Communities will allow creators and groups to issue tokens tied to profiles or community activity. PUMPit is a browser extension designed to enable tokenization of social posts, with initial deployment planned on BNB Chain.

These features are intended to integrate with Ice Open Network’s native token, $ION, which is used for transaction fees, staking, governance, and in-app incentives. 

Conclusion

January’s Online+ data shows that ION has sustained user growth beyond its launch phase while maintaining high engagement levels. The combination of rising monthly active users, steady wallet creation, and session times approaching those of established social platforms suggests that the product is resonating with its early audience. 

As Tokenized Communities and PUMPit move closer to release, Online+ remains a central indicator of how the protocol’s decentralized infrastructure performs in real-world use.