The fomo referral program
Every fomo user has a referral link. What each side gets, what it is worth in money, and the limits fomo's Terms put on it.
In fomo's referral program, a new user who signs up with a code pays 0.45% instead of 0.50% on standard-rate trades, and the person who referred them earns 25% of their trading fees, taken out of the fee they already pay. A code must be applied before the first trade and can't be changed afterwards. fomo's Terms let it cut the share at any time.
Both sides at a glance
| The new user (referee) | The referrer | |
|---|---|---|
| Gets | 0.45% instead of 0.50% on standard-rate spot trades | 25% of the referee’s trading fees |
| Doesn’t get | Anything on fixed small Solana fees or the 0.05% major-token rate | A documented share of perps fees |
| Paid how | Lower fee on each trade | USDC into the fomo cash balance |
| How long | No end date stated | No end date stated; fomo can cut it “to zero” |
Every fomo user has a link: fomo.family/r/ followed by their username. The username is the code.
What the new user gets
“The person who signs up with your referral code receives a 10% discount on trading fees, bringing the standard rate from 0.50% down to 0.45% per trade.” fomo then limits it: “the 0.05% rate on lowered-fee tokens and the fixed amounts on small Solana trades stay the same.” So the discount is worth $0.50 per $1,000 traded at the standard rate, and nothing on a Solana trade under $190. Every code gives the same discount. Our referral code page has the full table.
What the referrer earns
“You earn 25% of their trading fees on every trade they make, on Solana and on EVM networks (Base, BNB Chain, Monad, Ethereum, Robinhood Chain, Arc, Elysium).” The share “comes out of the trading fee you already pay, so it doesn’t add anything on top”.
Computed from fomo’s published schedule:
| The referee trades | They pay fomo | The referrer earns |
|---|---|---|
| $100 on Solana (fixed fee) | $0.95 | $0.24 |
| $1,000 at the coded 0.45% | $4.50 | $1.125 |
| $1 million at 0.45% | $4,500 | $1,125 |
Payment mechanics differ by chain. Solana shares pay “inside your referral’s own trade”, but only once the referrer’s wallet has a USDC account; “shares on trades before then aren’t paid later”. EVM shares build up and are collected when the referrer opens fomo, “at most once every 12 hours”.
Perps. The referral article lists Solana and EVM networks only. We found nothing in fomo’s articles or Terms saying perps fees pay a referral share.
What the public data shows
DefiLlama records part of the referral payouts: the EVM share, which it calls supply-side revenue. In the 30 days to November 8, 2026 that came to 15.1% of fomo’s EVM fees. That is below the 25% headline, which fits many traders having no referrer. DefiLlama doesn’t see Solana referral shares at all. They are paid inside the user’s own trade and never reach fomo’s fee wallet, so no public figure covers them. These are measured numbers, dated, from DefiLlama’s API.
The rules that came with the October 2026 Terms
fomo’s Terms dated October 26, 2026 replaced a short referral section with detailed rules. The ones that matter most:
- One referrer, possibly for good. fomo “may limit an account to one referrer, treat an association as permanent”. The help centre adds that a recorded referrer can’t be changed.
- No promises on the share. “We may reduce any share to zero,” and “no grandfathering, fixed attribution period, or continued monetization is promised.”
- No self-referral and no multiple accounts. fomo’s own staff and contractors can’t take part.
- Limits on promotion. Without fomo’s written authorization, someone seeking referral rewards may not buy ads on fomo’s name or bid on it as a search keyword. They may not run a referral, coupon or promotional site that uses the name fomo in its domain, title or metadata. Paying someone to use a code is also out. fomo can disable the code and claw back rewards if it suspects a breach.
- Disclosure. Referrers must disclose referral compensation where the law requires it and must not make “misleading or unsupported claims about fees”.
JomoBench carries a fomo referral link of its own; what it is and what it pays us is on the disclosure page and under our code.
Edge cases from the help centre
- Your link didn’t attach. Contact support from inside the app and ask to be attached to the code you used.
- The referrer renames. “Links and codes carrying the old name stop working,” though past referrals stay credited.
- The referrer deletes their account. Their code is deleted and their referrals are no longer linked to them.
For creators and publishers with an audience, fomo runs a separate affiliate and creator program with “higher commission rates” and bonus tiers.
Questions people ask
How does the fomo referral program work?
You share your link, fomo.family/r/ followed by your username. Anyone who signs up through it and hasn't traded yet gets 0.45% instead of 0.50% on standard-rate trades, and you earn 25% of their trading fees on Solana and EVM networks, paid into your cash balance in USDC.
How much do you earn from a fomo referral?
25% of the fees your referral pays. At the 0.45% coded rate that is $1.125 per $1,000 they trade, or $1,125 per $1 million. On a $100 Solana trade, which pays a fixed $0.95, it is about $0.24.
Can I change my fomo referrer?
No. fomo says a referrer that is already recorded cannot be removed or changed, and a code can only be added before your first trade.
Sources
- fomo help centre: How referral codes and fee discounts work (read 2026-11-10)
- fomo help centre: Trading fees on fomo
- fomo Terms of Service §8.2 and §8.3 (last updated October 26, 2026), capture 2026-11-06
- DefiLlama API: fomo fees, revenue and supply-side revenue
- DefiLlama fomo fee adapter (what supply-side revenue counts)