The number of on-chain wallets on TON has exceeded 9 million, with mini-programs becoming the key to explosive growth.
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The number of on-chain wallets on TON has exceeded 9 million, with mini-programs becoming the key to explosive growth.
Undoubtedly, the new generation of crypto users will adopt TON as their entry point in the coming years.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: Stacy Muur
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This year, @ton_blockchain mini-apps have become a genuine phenomenon. Discover the complete story behind #TON's success: from its record-breaking ICO in 2018 to becoming a hub for mass adoption in 2024.
Originally created by Telegram in 2018, TON launched a record-setting ICO in 2019, raising $1.7 billion.
In 2020, the tide shifted—despite legal challenges from the SEC that ultimately went nowhere. What could have been disastrous for most Web3 projects instead made @ton_blockchain stronger.
In 2021, an open-source developer team (now the TON Foundation) rebuilt the ecosystem into its current form. $GRAM was rebranded as $TON and launched at $0.70.
In 2023, @ton_blockchain announced plans to bring 30% of Telegram’s users onto its network by 2028, targeting 500 million users.
The 2024 goal was around 3–4 million users. In reality, on-chain active wallets on TON have already surpassed 9 million.
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The key to TON's explosive growth? Telegram’s mini-apps.
With mini-apps, developers can create flexible interfaces that launch directly within Telegram, potentially replacing any website or web application.
Since their launch, thousands of mini-apps have been created. Key highlights include:
• @thenotcoin: 35 million users in 3 months
• @hamster_kombat: 150 million users, 46 million DAU
• @CatizenAI: 21 million users, 3 million DAU
• @tapswapai: 50 million users, 17 million DAU
• @Yescoin_Fam: 20 million users, 5 million DAU
No wonder the number of daily active addresses on @ton_blockchain has surpassed Ethereum. The Hamster Kombat craze is an extraordinary chapter in this remarkable story. Many of my Web2 friends—who previously had no interest in crypto—are now sharing referral links and posting their stats.
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Hamster Kombat has gained massive popularity on YouTube and Twitter, in addition to its Telegram following.
Its YouTube channel has amassed 23 million subscribers, while its Twitter account has grown to 8.1 million followers.
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Following the viral success of @thenotcoin's Telegram mini-app framework, hundreds of developers rushed to build their own tapper games on TON, creating a snowball effect. Users are actively exploring the ecosystem in search of the next promising app.
$TON incentives further fueled this momentum: by 2024, over $150 million worth of $TON had been distributed to communities and projects, with more than 8.94 million users sharing $9 million in rewards. As a result, $TON remains positive across all asset classes tracked by @MessariCrypto, a rare achievement in today’s market.
The real impact is that @ton_blockchain's growth isn't merely redistributing attention among existing Web3 users like other chains. Instead, it's attracting non-crypto users and bringing them into their first Web3 experience.
My Web3 journey began in 2016 with Steemit, a platform that rewarded content creators with cryptocurrency. There's no doubt that the next generation of crypto users will enter the space via #TON in the coming years. In my view, $TON history is being made.
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