From AR Rahman’s new project to Kamal Haasan’s NFT - how celebrities are embracing metaverse

Nov 21, 2022

By: Rahul Verma

Celebverse

Many celebrities have joined the Metaverse and are gearing up to set up their brand in the virtual world. Here, check out the list of celebrities that are embracing the Metaverse.

Credit: Instagram

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton has created an island inside the game Roblox called ‘Paris World.’ In this world, visitors can see a digital replica of her Beverly Hills estate along with a dog mansion. Visitors can stroll along a boardwalk, or take jet ski rides around the island. For visitors, all of the activities in the game come with a certain cost.

Credit: Instagram

Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg rebuilt his mansion in The Sandbox, which is another metaverse platform, where he’s given several concerts. Also, he’s building ‘Snoopverse,’ an expansion of his digital world that will include tickets to Q&As and private parties.

Credit: Instagram

Jake Paul

A boxer and entrepreneur, Jake Paul has invested in the metaverse, Blocktopia. Paul also owns digital land in the world. Recently, he gave away a piece of his land, which is valued about $100,000.

Credit: Instagram

Sara Sampaio

Former Victoria’s Secret model Sara Sampaio bought a virtual private island on the Sandbox platform for 25 Ethereum, which was $71,445 at the time.

Credit: Instagram

Shawn Mendes

A Canadian singer, Shawn Mendes had great success at an early age. Now, he’s making a way in the metaverse by joining forces with Genie, an avatar tech company, to create digital wearables.

Credit: Instagram

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga released a music pack for Beat Saber, a VR rhythm game set in the metaverse.

Credit: Instagram

Kamal Haasan

Actor, director and producer Kamal Haasan has launched his NFTs on Fantico's metaverse.

Credit: Instagram

AR Rahman

Indian music composer, singer, and songwriter, AR Rahman entered the web3 world with his metaverse project ‘Katraar’. Though details about the project have not yet been released, Rahman launched the project through a video on Twitter.

Credit: Instagram

Daler Mehndi

Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi has bought virtual land on the Indian Metaverse platform PartyNite. He has named the property ‘Balle Balle Land.’

Credit: Instagram

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 2.6 billion in the week ending May 10: RBI