According to Cointelegraph, artificial intelligence activity on blockchains has experienced a substantial increase since the beginning of 2025, driven by heightened funding and user engagement with this emerging technology. Blockchain analytics platform DappRadar reports that AI-related onchain activity has surged by 86% this year, with approximately 4.5 million daily unique active wallets participating in AI decentralized applications (DApps).
The rise in daily users has expanded AI app market share from 9% at the start of the year to 19%, closely trailing blockchain gaming, which holds a 20% share. DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas emphasizes that the growth of AI is not merely a result of hype but signifies a fundamental shift in user interaction with decentralized applications. AI agents are increasingly serving as a new onchain interface layer, whether through DeFi copilots, social agents, or autonomous gaming assistants.
In May, DappRadar predicted that AI agent usage, which involves programs capable of autonomously executing blockchain actions like trading, would soon surpass gaming, a sector that has traditionally dominated the DApp ecosystem. The report highlights that AI agent funding has risen by over 9% in 2025, with $1.39 billion raised by AI agent projects, marking a 9.4% increase compared to 2024. Although this figure is still lower than the funding received by companies like OpenAI, it is noteworthy that AI agent funding now rivals or exceeds other Web3 verticals such as blockchain gaming.
Gherghelas suggests that investors in the Web3 space increasingly view AI agents as a new primitive capable of reshaping user interactions with protocols, navigating DApps, and even automating personal financial strategies. She anticipates that 2025 could be the first year AI agents attract more capital than any other Web3 vertical.
DappRadar's data from January to June reveals that most AI DApp users are located in Europe, accounting for 26% of all interactions. The largest share of users, at 33%, comes from unspecified regions and users utilizing VPNs or other anonymized sources. Asia closely follows Europe with just under 22% of users, while North America accounts for 15.8%. Gherghelas notes that the global distribution of AI users indicates that AI agents are not a localized phenomenon, with diverse demand spanning continents. Whether managing trades in Asia, representing users in Europe, or interacting with players in North America, AI agents are increasingly becoming a cross-continental presence.