{"id":20621,"date":"2025-01-24T15:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ton-reports-surge-in-wallets-and-developer-earnings-from-mini-apps\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:38:55","slug":"ton-reports-surge-in-wallets-and-developer-earnings-from-mini-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ton-reports-surge-in-wallets-and-developer-earnings-from-mini-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"TON Reports Surge in Wallets and Developer Earnings from Mini-Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2024, The Open Network (TON) saw the creation of 36.2 million cryptocurrency wallets\u201455 times the previous YOY<\/span> figure. The total number of Toncoin holders surpassed 100 million, according to a report<\/a> by the ecosystem’s developers. <\/p>\n

Statistics indicate that up to 40 million user wallets and smart contracts showed monthly activity.<\/p>\n

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Data: Dune Analytics<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In June 2024, TON surpassed Base, BNB Chain, and other blockchains in the number of active addresses and nearly daily outperformed Ethereum in daily figures (averaging 1.8 million wallets).<\/p>\n

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Data: Dune Analytics<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Developers attributed the growth in the user base to three factors: the launch of USDt on TON<\/a>, the expansion of the TON DeFi ecosystem, and the rising popularity of social games as a user acquisition model. <\/p>\n

Eight months after launch, the net turnover of USDt-TON exceeded $1.2 billion, with 3.5 million wallets conducting 26 million transactions totaling $39.6 billion.<\/a> <\/p>\n

TVL<\/span> increased from $13.5 million to $776 million at its peak, driven by significant inflows from other networks, the report states. Transfer volumes ranged from $5 billion to $10 billion. <\/p>\n

The Open League’s 2024 incentive program ran eight seasons, distributing over $26 million among more than 240 projects.<\/p>\n

Web3 games emerged as one of the most popular categories of mini-apps on Telegram. The Notcoin airdrop<\/a> worth over $2.2 billion ranked among the top five largest last year.<\/p>\n

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Data: Decrypt<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Subsequent token distributions from DOGS<\/a>, Catizen<\/a>, Hamster Kombat<\/a>, Major, and other projects collectively reached hundreds of millions of players, considering wallets on centralized exchanges.<\/p>\n

More than 1.19 million users purchased in-game currency Telegram Stars<\/a> worth $63 million. Over 1,700 mini-app developers and content creators withdrew $55 million through the platform.<\/p>\n

The largest investors in the TON ecosystem in 2024 included: <\/p>\n