Market Layer

Core Concept

A large number of companies are building the metaverse. These can be generally grouped into the following 7 conceptual categories:

• Experiences—what people do in the metaverse

• Discovery—how people find things to do.

• Creator Economy—how people make things in the metaverse.

• Spatial Computing—technology to render and interact with immersive space.

• Decentralization—open source, open standards and blockchain.

• Human Interface—hardware to access the metaverse.

• Infrastructure—enabling technology like networks, batteries, and semiconductors.

Further Exploration

• The Metaverse Value-Chain. Expands on the 7 layers identified above.

• Market Map of the Metaverse. Groups 200+ companies across these 7 layers of the metaverse (adds some specific comparisons of Roblox, Unity and Epic).