Active Users of Metaverse Platforms Hit Bottom!

metaversewas one of the most sensational words of 2021. The term has become so popular that social media giant Facebook has updated its main brand name to Meta. Many companies joined the metaverse trend and created various spaces in the virtual world. However, according to the latest data, the metaverse seems to have lost a lot of its popularity.

Decentralized application platform DappRadar’s According to data, the number of active users in metaverse projects does not exceed a few hundred, despite the market value of billions of dollars today.

According to the data shared by the site Decantraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND) The number of active users on their platform is only around 500. Despite the fact that the market value of these projects is over $ 1 billion, the situation is making waves in the crypto community.

A crypto influencer’s tweet sums it up:

I started a Minecraft server thirty minutes ago and already has more users than decentraland

— Bitfinex’ed 🔥 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) October 9, 2022

“I’ve been playing on a Minecraft server for half an hour. And it has more users than Decentraland.”

Contrary to the situation that virtual open world platforms have fallen into, games like Alien Worlds have more than 200 thousand active users playing games instantly.

Why Are Sandbox and Decentraland Empty?

Contrary to other games, Sandbox and Decentraland projects are the subject of great debate as to why activity has declined. As the author of the news, I can say this about what caused this situation:

Axie Infinity and Alien Worlds In games like this, the element of competition is more prominent. However, the situation is different in open universe games such as Sandbox and Decentraland. On open universe platforms, users do not have to be active on a regular basis.