Asia's metaverse is still thriving, from digital cities to gaming

By Ryohtaroh Satoh, Jaewon Kim, Ramon Royandoyan, Nikkei staff writers, David Cotriss

Several studies conducted last year found that Asia is expected to lead metaverse investment in the coming years due to demography -- most of the world's young people live in Asia -- and technology. The leaders in rolling out 5G, which has the bandwidths necessary for 3D immersive environments, are China and South Korea.

Deloitte estimated in a study published last November that the metaverse could add up to $1.4 trillion to Asia's GDP by 2035.