A guidebook to the metaverse

Technological and legal basics, potential for business, relevance to society.

In the tech scene, the metaverse is considered the future of the internet. Yet the term is still largely unknown in German business and society. To close this knowledge gap, Bitkom has published “A guidebook to the metaverse”, which provides an overview of of the metaverse: the concept, technologies, possibilities and business models as well as the relevance to society.

The guidebook introduces six theses on the metaverse before showing the current state of the technology. It then looks at the question of which actors and business models make up the metaverse and what use cases it offers. Another chapter discusses legal and tax issues. Furthermore, the relevance of the metaverse to society is discussed, such as the opportunities for digital participation and the challenges around accessibility. Finally, the authors provide their personal forecasts for the metaverse in five and ten years.

Die deutsche Version des Leitfadens ist hier verfügbar.