Listen, my friend, you've probably noticed how a real wave of HYPE has risen around artificial intelligence and blockchain in recent months. But as it turns out, this is no longer just a fashion craze — it's a real movement, and the numbers speak for themselves.
According to the DappRadar analytical platform, the number of users of AI-based decentralized applications (dApps) has almost doubled since the beginning of 2025! Approximately 4.5 million unique wallets use these applications per day, which is a huge figure for the Web3 world. AI-related blockchain activity has increased by 86% overall, and funding for these projects has already exceeded $1.39 billion. By the way, this is 9.4% more than in the whole of 2024.
Now look, since the beginning of the year, AI applications have increased their share of the dApps market from 9% to 19%. They are already breathing down the backs of blockchain games, which so far occupy the first place with 20%. That is, in fact, AI has almost overtaken the most popular category in Web3. DappRadar even suggested that very soon AI agents — autonomous programs that can, for example, trade crypto or manage finances — will become the main force in this space.
It is also interesting that the number of users of AI applications is growing all over the world. Europe leads with 26% of all interactions, followed by Asia (22%), followed by North America (15.8%). Moreover, a third of all users come from anonymous sources or through a VPN. This indicates a truly global interest — people are connecting from different parts of the world.
DappRadar analyst Sarah Gergelas believes that we are witnessing not just a fashion trend, but real structural changes: AI is becoming a new way of interacting with Web3. And it seems that investors have already realized this — the volume of investments in AI agents competes or even outstrips other areas, such as games or DeFi.
So it turns out that AI is not just an addition to the blockchain — it can become a new standard in this ecosystem. And so I have a question for you.:
Would you trust an AI agent to manage your crypto transactions or personal finances in Web3?