It’s hard to make friends in the metaverse.

According to data from DappRadar, Ethereum-based VR world Decentraland, one of the biggest names in the metaverse ecosystem with a valuation of over $1 billion, has only 38 active users during a 24-hour period. While its competitor, Sandbox has an average of 522 active users during the same period, data from DappRadar suggests.

Even though both companies are valued at more than billions of dollars, their VR worlds aren’t teeming with users. However, the platforms argue that this data does not provide a complete picture of the situation.

Refuting DappRadar’s claim, Decentraland stated that the term “active users” refers to unique blockchain wallet addresses that interact with the platform. According to the explanation provided by CoinDesk, this…