Meta Platforms says metaverse may contribute over $3 trillion to world GDP by 2031 By Investing.com

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By Sam Boughedda

In a press launch Friday, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:) stated the metaverse provides a “promising new enviornment of financial alternative” and will contribute greater than $3 trillion to world GDP by 2031.

“Early estimates point out that the financial contribution of the worldwide metaverse may very well be valued at greater than $3 trillion by 2031,” Meta Platforms head of fintech Edward Bowles wrote within the press launch.

Meta pointed to locations reminiscent of Dubai, Seoul, and Taiwan as areas advancing plans to make the most of the metaverse emergence, including that there are numerous alternatives in industries, together with training, coaching, and distant work. Meta additionally talked about extra alternatives for creators to make new types of artwork and leisure.

Bowles added that the 2 parts for making the metaverse an financial success are interoperability and portability, and they are going to be powered by the additional adoption of web3 applied sciences.

“Understandably, policymakers are giving appreciable consideration to the applying of blockchain know-how in monetary providers, whether or not within the type of stablecoins, cryptocurrencies or crypto exchanges, however you will need to acknowledge that blockchain additionally has in depth non-financial purposes that may be foundational to the metaverse economic system,” the corporate defined.

They added that “non-financial blockchain-based property,” like NFTs, are effectively positioned.

Meta additionally stated policymakers should set truthful guidelines for web3 applied sciences. They consider the principles ought to be to undertake a technology-neutral method, acknowledge that decentralized methods can play a task in unlocking new financial alternatives and welcome larger collaboration between the general public sector and metaverse trade.