Amid the hype around crypto games, Telegram's popularity continues to grow. Pavel Durov said that the number of active users of the messenger has already exceeded 950 million per month.
"This is compared to 900 million in the spring. On the way to one billion!" he wrote.
This dynamic is explained by clicker games that offer to earn cryptocurrency by "tapping" on the screen. It all started with the Notcoin project, which attracted airdrop users.
In mid-May, the coin still appeared on centralized exchanges, and in June, the user base of the application exceeded 40 million people.
The highest demand for Notcoin was observed in Russia, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, the USA, Germany and Iran. However, users from the latter were not given the opportunity to withdraw funds.
https://forklog.com/news/notcoin-otkazhetsya-ot-idei-igry-klikeraIn the wake of the popularity of Notcoin, another game with similar mechanics appeared — Hamster Kombat.
Durov supported Tapalka by announcing the release of its HMSTR token on the TON blockchain. The Bybit exchange has opened a coin premarket, and the developers have promised to conduct a second airdrop.
In June, Hamster Kombat's user base reached 100 million users. According to Durov, 4-5 million new players join the project every day, which has made it "the fastest growing digital service in the world."
These clickers were followed by other imitators, including Yescoin, TapSwap, Catizen, PixelTap, W-Coin and Musk Empire.
Some of these games have even started collaborating with each other. For example, PixelTap and Musk Empire offered benefits for Notcoin holders.
Recall that in July, the developers of Notcoin entered into a partnership with the 1inch DeFi platform and the Sequoia-supported Sign certification protocol to create a startup accelerator for Telegram and TON.