Global business definition of the metaverse 2022

Published by
J. Clement,
Apr 13, 2022
According to a March 2022 survey of companies from selected countries that have already invested in the metaverse, over a third of businesses defined the metaverse as a virtual world. Additionally, Facebook's rebrand as Meta Platforms at the end of 2021 has also had an effect as 20.63 percent of survey respondents claimed that the metaverse was "Facebook's new name".

Definition of the metaverse according to companies worldwide that have already invested in the metaverse as of March 2022

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Release date

April 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

February 24 to March 1, 2022

Number of respondents

200 respondents

Special properties

companies that have already invested in the metaverse; wider industry metrics may vary

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What's your definition of the metaverse?"

According to the source, "the surveyed companies came from Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. We specifically targeted employed individuals above the age of 25 that occupied C-level positions such as executives, presidents, CEOs, board members, and senior management. The responses are anonymous."

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