350 million people already inhabit the metaverse, 43 digital worlds currently in existence.
Fortnite and Roblox games are the ones preferred by users.
A few months after the launch of the only metaverse concept by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, which was followed by similar announcements from other technological giants, this is the world map of the new virtual dimension with which we will be confronted in the world work and entertainment over the next three to five years.
It was developed by the Italian technology expert Vincenzo Cosenza, it returns with figures and analyzes the current situation and is part of an Observatory on the metaverse.
"We are still in an early stage of developing these worlds,
The map considers digital universes dedicated to the consumer world, dividing virtual worlds based on the access technology (browser / app and virtual reality devices) and the technology of the internal economy of the metaverse (blockchain or not).
At the moment the largest group is the one in which virtual worlds are most easily accessible, through a browser or by downloading an app for desktop or mobile device.
It includes a large variety of solutions, even those from many years ago, such as Active Worlds and Second Life.
Inside there are also applications designed for the little ones such as Gaia Online, Woozworld, Avakin Life, Roblox, Minecraft.
In addition, there are also games that have a social component such as Fortnite.