{"id":2498,"date":"2022-01-03T05:03:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T05:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=2498"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:48:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:48:37","slug":"chinas-metaverse-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/chinas-metaverse-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"1300 Companies in China File Virtual World Patent Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Interest in the Metaverse universe, introduced by Facebook at the end of the year, continues to skyrocket. Recent reports indicate that this virtual universe trend has reached unprecedented heights. Data from China reveals that over 1,300 companies have applied for trademark registration for their <strong>Metaverse investments<\/strong>, a massive increase from 130 applications just three months prior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Metaverse technology, which has captivated the world&#8217;s attention this year, is gradually finding its place in all aspects of life. This technology is so influential that Facebook changed its name to <strong>Meta<\/strong>. It has drawn the interest of numerous companies recently, pushing the number of firms investing in Metaverse to over a thousand in China alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest data reveals that <strong>more than 1,300<\/strong> companies, including industry giants like Tencent, Huawei, and Alibaba, have applied for trademarks for their <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/what-are-popular-metaverse-projects\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2494\">Metaverse<\/a><\/em><\/strong> investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Metaverse Investments Soar to $1.5 Billion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thousands-of-Companies-in-China-Are-Investing-in-Metaverse1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thousands-of-Companies-in-China-Are-Investing-in-Metaverse1-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thousands-of-Companies-in-China-Are-Investing-in-Metaverse1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Thousands-of-Companies-in-China-Are-Investing-in-Metaverse1-1-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports also reveal that Metaverse investments made during the final months of 2021 alone totaled $1.5 billion. The number of companies applying for <strong>trademark registration<\/strong> has now surged to over 1,360, signifying a tenfold increase in just three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tencent, which owns 48.4% of Epic Games, the voice of Fortnite, a prominent Metaverse example, is among the leading Chinese firms applying for trademarks. Information suggests that <strong>Tencent<\/strong> is a frontrunner in Metaverse investment, having applied for nearly 100 registrations. In addition, Xiaomi has invested in the virtual reality company Sky Limit Entertainment, Alibaba has set up its XR Lab initiative for Metaverse preparation, and ByteDance, TikTok&#8217;s parent company, has joined the race by acquiring VR glasses manufacturer Pico for $1.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/more-than-20-thousand-metaverse-lands-sold-in-turkey-here-are-virtual-land-prices-in-istanbul\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2491\">Metaverse<\/a><\/em><\/strong> investments, experiencing rapid growth and advancement, are not confined to <strong>China<\/strong>. In the West, tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Meta persistently evolve their virtual and augmented reality technologies, presenting new developments daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interest in the Metaverse universe, introduced by Facebook at the end of the year, continues to skyrocket. Recent reports indicate that this virtual universe trend has reached unprecedented heights. 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