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Metaverse Statistics you should know in 2022

Metaverse Statistics

The name metaverse is a portmanteau of the word “Meta”, which means ‘Beyond’, and the word “Universe”, thus it means “beyond the universe”

$13 Trillion Metaverse Market

The metaverse market is forecasted to reach between $8 Trillion to $13 Trillion mark by 2030 (Source)

5 Billion Metaverse Users

It is estimated that by 2030 the users on Metaverse could grow to 5 billion unique internet users.

775 Million AR Users

Given the less-invasive user experience of Augmented Reality, we expect AR to acquire 700 million to 775 million user by 2030.

The Total Addressable Market (TAM) of VR/AR users is expected to be around 1 billion users by 2030.

1 Billion AR/VR Users

In 2030, we expect the total amount of VR/AR users to be 900 million to one billion.

$800 Billion

By 2024, Metaverse market size may rise up to $800 Billion, up from $47 billion in 2020, due to the push by the pandemic (Source)

$300 Billion AR/VR Market

Similarly,️ the global AR, VR, and MR market will make it up to $300 Billion by 2024 (Source)

A Trillion-dollar Market

The Metaverse will offer an opportunity for around a trillion-dollar revenue generation a year by impacting every industrial sector in one way or the other (Source)

AR/VR Spending to reach $72.8 billion

The worldwide spending on VR/AR, the fundamental technologies of the metaverse, is expected to reach $72.8 billion by 2024, up from $12 billion in 2020 (Source)

Why are people interested in joining the Metaverse?

As depicted in the graph above, 52% users worldwide want to or have joined the Metaverse for work related possibilities.
48% user stated they'd join the Metaverse for Art & Live Entertainment.
High return prospects in the future of Cryptocurrency and NFT lured 44% of the users to the Metaverse
32% were attracted by the immersive learning methods of the metaverse
Immersive gaming experience captured the imagination of 29% of the users
18% of the users tempted by the adult content

Reasons for joining the Metaverse according to internet users worldwide in 2021

Source: Statista

Web 3.0 joins the million dollar club

By June '21, the value spent on sales of Web 3.0 Metaverse items such as virtual land, goods, and services crossed the $200 million mark (Source)

Most Preferred NFT Blockchains by Brands

Ethereum holds the lion's share with 37% of brands preferring it for their NFT Blockchain projects.
Polygon, on the other hand, follows with a 16% share in the market as the most preferred NFT blockchain.
At the third place, stands WAX, a carbon-neutral blockchain with a 9% share.
Next most preferred blockchains in the line are - Tezos, Flow, and Palm, with each having a 7% share in terms of market preference
One of the most promising blockchains and the fastest growing one, Solana has racked up a 5% market preference share. The same preference percentage has been garnered by Immutable X.
The bottom three places have been occupied by Algorand, Eluvio, and Avalanche. Wherein, Algorand commands 3% share in the pie and the other two with 2% each.

Here is the break down of which Blockchain brands prefer for their NFT project

Ethereum - 37%
Polygon - 16%
WAX - 9%
Tezos - 7%
Flow - 7%
Palm - 7%
Solana - 5%
Immutable X - 5%
Algorand - 3%
Eluvio - 2%
Avalanche - 2% (Source)

$21 Billion European AR/VR Market

The European AR/VR market is estimated to reach $20.9 billion in 2025 from $2.8 billion in 2021 (Source)

48% want Metaverse for Art & NFTs

48% would join the metaverse for the art and live entertainment while another 44% would participate for Bitcoin and NFTs, found in a poll of 1000 respondents (Source)

$4 Billion Training Industry

Major investment for the commercial use cases in 2024 for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) is expected to be for training and industrial maintenance, estimated at $4.1 billion (Source)

37% want to use Metaverse for Creativity & Imagination

37% respondents of a survery said that they would like to be on Metaverse for creativity and imagination enhancement (Source)

$250 Billion AR/VR Market

The global market for AR, VR, and MR stood at $28 billion in 2021 and will reach $250 billion by 2028. (Source)

90% of users supported censorship

A poll conducted around full or restricted content censorship on Metaverse platforms resulted in 90% users agreeing on full or restricted censorship on suicide, animal abuse, hate speech, and harassment related topics.

Roblox Statistics - The Metaverse Platform

220 Million Monthly Active Users

Roblox has 220 million MAU(Monthly Active Users) as of April 2021. (Source)

50 Million Daily Active Users

The Roblox community has grown from 32.6 million daily active users to 50 million DAU(daily active users) in 2022 on platform.

First Roblox game to 1 Billion player visits was Meep City

Meep City was the first game on Roblox to cross the 1 billion mark in terms of player visits. The total visits to the game crossing well over 13.4 Billion.

17 to 24 year olds is the fastest growing demographic

Users in the age bracket between 17 to 24 years is reported to be the fastest growth audience on the Roblox platform.

26,953 user-created Metaverse experiences reached 100,000+ visits

26,953 user generated Roblox Metaverse experiences reached more than 100,000 visits from players.
Another 107,737 experiences reached more than 10,000 or more visits.

$568 Million Revenue in 2021

In Q4 of 2021, Roblox Corporation earned a total revenue of over 568 million U.S. dollars. (Source)

60 Billion Messages Exchanged

Around 60 billion messages are exchanged daily on Roblox. (Source)

10 billion hours in playing time

In the first quarter of 2021️, Roblox crossed over 10 billion hours in playing time.

5.8 billion virtual items were acquired on Roblox

5.8 billion virtual items were acquired.
More than 165 billion+ avatar updates were performed. And one in five daily active users updated their avatar on any given day.

9.5 Million Engaged developers

A total of around 9.5 million developers are working on the Roblox platform.

5.7 million Concurrent Users

During the all-time high usage, Roblox had 5.7 million concurrent users.