The world is evolving faster than we ever imagined. Technology has gone from Web1.0 to Web2.0 and now to Web3.0, which is the token economy. Web 3.0 refers to a read, write and own internet, and it is pretty related to the Metaverse. Not the same thing. Web 3.0 is one of the technologies that enable the building of the Metaverse.

 

The 12 Metaverses we talk about in this article will be part of the future of the internet (or at least some of them 😂). Which ones do you think might be around 10 years from now?

 

 

 

By now, the whole world knows what the Metaverse is, and if you don’t or you’re just starting in this space, you can read. The Insane Future of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse to know more, or check these Metaverse courses.

 

The Metaverse, which I’m going to liken to the Universe, is a place where people can live, work, shop, and do a lot of things virtually through an avatar, and you don’t need to physically travel to do that. You will be able to gain access to thousands of virtual worlds from your bedroom.

 

The Metaverse is said to be the next evolution of the internet, and when Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021, there was a huge hype in the Web3 space regarding Metaverse lands.

 

This is why in this article, we will be looking deeply at the top 12 Metaverse lands that you can buy and ultimately invest in. Before we dive in, I’d like to say that this article is not financial advice, and it is based on personal research, so you should also do yours before you go ahead and spend any money.

 

Metaverse lands are similar to real-world lands, except for the small detail that they are virtual. The things you do on your physical land can, in many ways, also be replicated on your virtual land. Do you want to build a store, or do you want to host an event? Anything you imagine can be done on these lands.

 

These lands are usually divided into plots or parcels and are limited in supply by an immutable smart contract on the blockchain. Hence, more land cannot be minted out of thin air. This is what makes it so valuable: there’s digital scarcity. They are also traceable on the blockchain, so you don’t have to worry about waking up to find that your land is gone or something.

 

 

METAVERSE LAND USE CASES

 

 

I think it’s only proper we look at the importance of metaverse lands before going any further because, as my friend would say, “I need to know the value of what I’m spending my money on.”

 

Depending on the metaverse, you can do different things with your metaverse land. Here are some examples of what you can use your metaverse land for:

 

Build your house

 

 

What’s better than having one apartment? Having two! Especially if it’s in the metaverse. You can decide to sublet your house as an Airbnb and earn some amount of money on it. There are, in fact, metaverse real estate agents that help with this.

 

 

 

Put your business on there

 

If you’re a business/ brand owner, you can put your merchandise or product in your metaverse shop. Brands like Samsung and Forever 21 have their store on the metaverse. Asides from the fact that this helps with marketing, it also helps with sales

 

 

 

Build an art gallery

 

If you’re a digital artist and you want to make an exhibition of your artworks and NFTs, you can get a plot of land on the metaverse and build an art gallery. People can come to have a look and eventually buy. Here’s a list of Metaverse art galleries.

 

You can also organize events or parties on your land. For example, The Metaverse Fashion Week began on Decentraland, where top fashion brands like Estee Lauder and Forever 21 participated.

 

These are just a few of what you can choose to do with your metaverse land. The opportunities are endless.

 

Check this course if you want to learn how your business can benefit from the Metaverse.

 

 

 

 

TOP METAVERSE LANDS

 

Here are the TOP 12 Metaverse lands! (I left some of the best to the end!)

 

 

Decentraland

 

Decentraland is a decentralized game. It is basically a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) where the token holders manage the game. I like to call this the OG of the metaverse, being the first metaverse platform/ marketplace. You can buy or sell land on Decentraland by visiting the marketplace to check available land. The plots of land highlighted in blue are the ones for sale, and when you hover around them, you will see their price, who’s selling it, and how big the land is.

 

Land on Decentraland can be bought with MANA which is the native currency in Decentraland. This token can be purchased from any decentralized and centralized exchange.

 

The most affordable, aka smallest plots of land on Decentraland, sell for about 3.46 ETH, which is almost $11,000.

 

 

 

Somnium space

 

This is also an open and social VR world where you can play the game and buy digital land, homes, or buildings. Somnium cubes, or just ‘CUBES’ is the game’s currency that can be used to buy land, or you can use Ethereum to buy land as well. It was built on the Ethereum blockchain and you can build, buy or import NFTs within the game.

 

You can buy a land parcel in Somnium space through the Opensea marketplace. The sizes of the parcel or how close it is to certain landmarks determine the value of the land.

 

You can get a plot of land here for as low as 1.29 ETH, 1.3 ETH, and even 1.4 ETH which is approximately $2000, and you need to connect your Metamask wallet to make a purchase.

 

You can also do whatever you want with your land, and finally, you can also rent land in Somnium space from other users.

 

 

 

Voxels

 

Formerly known as Cryptovoxels, Voxels is one of the renowned metaverse platforms that is built on the Ethereum Blockchain network. There are real-life infrastructures such as roads, buildings, and so on in this metaverse. You can buy land parcels in Voxels and build them on your land or space. You can invite your friends over and do what you want with your land.

 

You can get a parcel of land on Cryptovoxels for around 0.5 ETH.

 

 

 

Sandbox

 

Sandbox is one of the biggest and most famous metaverses. It is a 3D gaming platform that is also developed on the Ethereum blockchain where users can create gaming characters and also buy virtual land. It is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and it has lots of users. You can host events and invite your friends to your part of Sandbox’s Metaverse by becoming a Land Owner. The native token of this metaverse is called SAND, which you can use to trade on Sandbox, and that also includes buying plots of land. Holders of this token can also participate in the governance of this metaverse. They can vote on important decisions regarding the platform.

 

Snoop Dogg is one of the many celebrities that endorsed Sandbox. He built a mansion with his land, and he also organizes concerts and events on Sandbox. You can literally do ANYTHING with your land.

 

The cheapest parcel costs about 1.30 ETH, which is around $2,049 at the time of writing this article.

 

 

 

Big Time

 

Big Time was built by the same founders of Decentraland, Fortnite, Call of Duty, and War of Warcraft. Big Time seems to have a big team. It’s a time travel game, and since you’re going to be traveling in time and space, why buy land? Exactly! Land would be useless, and that is what makes Big Time so interesting. The idea is to have a time machine and then grow your space inside the machine.

 

Time machines are portals that allow you to possess your own universe, and they can be modified to your ideal universe using SPACEs. So in Big Time, ‘land’ is going to be referred to as space. Each space is unique and limited.

 

This virtual real estate can be bought to be decorated or customized to your taste. You can have your collections in your space, and also have people over.

 

 

 

Buying space in Big Time requires buying the Big Time token, which isn’t buyable but earnable by the game players. So you need to play the game to earn the tokens. For an outsider that also wants to invest in Big Time, you can buy Space NFTs.

 

Otherside

 

 

The Otherside metaverse is developed by Yuga Labs, which is the same team behind Bored Ape Yacht Club. Because their other projects have been successful, they’ve proven without any doubt that this new venture would also be successful. Maybe because they have a shitload of money.

 

Rebember, Yuga Labs owns BIG IPs such as BAYC, MAYC, CryptoPunks, Kennel Club, Meebits AND the Otherside land — Otherdeeds!

 

Lands in the Otherside metaverse are referred to as Otherdeeds, and to gain access to this, you must first purchase the Otherdeed NFT in popular marketplaces such as OpenSea.

 

 

 

Upland

 

The Upland metaverse is a real estate game that is built on the EOS blockchain whereby players of the game can explore, trade properties, and also interact with other players.

 

Properties on Upland are mapped to the real world, and that is one feature that is pretty cool. The names of the cities in Upland are cities that we have in the real world. So think of it as a parallel metaverse. It reminds me of Spiderman and the Multiverse of Madness. Yes, I am a big Marvel fan.

 

To purchase a property on Upland, you must have enough UPX tokens. This is the token used within the Upland gaming ecosystem.

 

 

 

Pixelynx

 

Popularly known as the music metaverse, Pixelynx is a mindblowing metaverse that aims to bring music, blockchain, and gaming together. This is actually a big win for the music industry in my opinion.

 

Artists can create a community, release music, and interact with their fans. Also, fans can play with and engage with artists in this metaverse.

 

Artists will also be able to make concerts to potentially millions of people in Pyxelynx.

 

 

 

Star Atlas

 

Star Atlas is a play-to-earn metaverse game set in the year 2620 (just like my book 68 Days). Because of the concept of the game, which involves traveling within planets, spaceships are the major NFT asset.

 

This metaverse is built on the Solana Blockchain, and it has 2 tokens. The first is the ATLAS token, which is its in-game currency that can be used to trade in the marketplace. The second is the POLIS token which is the governance token.

 

 

 

Land parcels can be bought in primary markets through an auction or in secondary markets, probably from land owners that want to sell their land.

 

 

I’m really looking forward to this game!

 

 

Treeverse

 

This metaverse game is browser-based. The Founders Plot NFTs give you access to private homes in this metaverse and again, if you own one, you can customize your home to your ideal taste, invite your friends over, and display your artwork. Basically, just do anything you want on Treeverse.

 

Treeverse has 2 distinct ERC-20 tokens that are used in this metaverse: The SEED token and the ROOT token. The SEED token is used to buy items in the game and also rent land. The ROOT token, on the other hand, is used to vote on important decisions in Treeverse.

 

 

 

Illuvium

 

OMG I’m so excited about Illuvium! Illuvium is a very interesting metaverse game where players fight for ETH. In this 3D virtual world, players can explore and capture beasts called Illuvials. These Illuvials are available as NFTs that can be traded. They can use the captured Illuvials to combat other players for ETH.

 

 

 

You can own multiple plots of land and rent your land in Illuvium.

 

 

 

Illuvium has a gaming token — ILV - that serves as both an in-game token and also a governance token.

 

 

Bloktopia

 

The Blocktopia metaverse is a decentralized VR skyscraper with 21 floors, in honor of the 21 million Bitcoin maximum supply.

 

The Bloktopia metaverse is used for education, income, gaming, creativity, and everything you can imagine. Its native token is called BLOK and it is an ERC 20 token built on the polygon network. The token is required to trade in the metaverse. If you want to buy land or purchase goods and services in the metaverse, you need this token.

 

 

 

If you want to know more about these metaverses, you should definitely visit their site and read more about them.

 

METAVERSE PROPERTY AGENTS

 

Instead of buying a plot of land outrightly, you can decide to rent instead. If you want to host a party or have an art exhibition and you cannot afford to buy a piece of land, there are metaverse property agents such as Metaverse Group or Landworks. These property agents allow you to rent land on the metaverse for a day, week, or whenever, depending on your choice, instead of buying. We’ll probably talk more about this, maybe in another article.

 

A bright Metaverse future ahead?

 

 

 

To conclude, different things may influence the prices of these metaverse lands. Plots of land closer to landmarks may be more expensive, although you might be able to teleport from one place to another. Also, plots of land in very popular places such as fashion districts will get more expensive and may also be a good place in terms of evaluation of the land. This is because there will be fashion events and easy access to other fashion brands.

 

But also, choosing to buy land next to a celebrity or a popular person because you think the value will go up might not be a good move because what if the person moves? It just might not go the way you think.

 

I hope this has given you some form of insight into the top metaverse lands that there are. You can decide to buy for speculation or from an investment perspective, but remember that this is still uncharted waters, as it is an early-stage technology. Consequently, it is very volatile and the prices go up and down a lot. So do your research before choosing to venture into anything.

 

 

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