According to BlockBeats news on July 20, MEET48, the world's first AI-Agent focused on the entertainment sector in Web3.0 and AIUGC creator and fan economy ecosystem community, announced the countdown results for the first WEB3.0 Global Idol Annual Popularity Selection (The 1st Web3.0 All-Community Annual Idol Popularity Audition & Ceremony, abbreviated as WIPA) with 2 weeks remaining.

As of 2 weeks before WIPA, a total of over 36.05 million IDOL has been collected, accounting for 0.75% of the total IDOL supply, setting a historical record in the Web3 entertainment sector. According to MEET48's official news, the IDOL consumed by the time WIPA announces the final results is expected to exceed 2% of the total IDOL supply. According to data from DappRadar, MEET48's active Dapp has reached 147,150 on-chain transactions in the past 30 days, with the number of active user addresses (UAW) reaching 65,740.

WIPA is the world's first pioneering attempt to introduce blockchain mechanisms into the idol selection system, formed through a global strategic partnership between MEET48 and China's large youth girl group SNH48 GROUP. The final voting will officially close on August 2, 2025, at 4:00 UTC, and the final results will be announced live at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena in Hong Kong, China.

Previously, MEET48 officially announced the completion of its token round financing, receiving investments from numerous professional institutions and individuals, including YZi Labs, co-founder of Fosun Group Liang Xinjun, Hash Global, HashKey Capital, Animoca, and others. The BNB Chain Foundation also officially announced the purchase of $25,000 worth of MEET48 official token IDOL.