According to the Forbes 2022 Blockchain 50 list, 54% of the top 50 companies have annual revenues of more than $10 billion, up from 64% the year before. Median annual revenue in 2022 was $18.9 billion, up from $39.5 billion the year before. In terms of revenue size, the global blockchain ranking includes seven companies with revenues of more than $100 billion, nine companies with revenues between $25 billion and $99.9 billion, 11 companies with revenues between $10 billion and $24.9 billion, 15 companies with revenues under $10 billion, and the remaining eight companies with revenues unknown. In terms of regional distribution, the United States has a total of 28 companies in the list of blockchain companies, ranking first in the number of enterprises in the world. It is followed by Seven companies from China, five from Asia excluding China, eight from Europe and 13 from the rest of the world.
Forbes columnist Dr. Philipp Sandner has published 10 predictions for blockchain, crypto assets, DeFi, and NFT in 2022. Specific as follows:
1. With bitcoin at $100,000, the crypto asset market is growing in breadth and depth;
2. Ethereum upgrades and remains the dominant smart contract platform;
3. Cryptocurrency investments become more sustainable;
4. Web3 infrastructure paves the way for the decentralization of the Internet;
5. NFT and blockchain-based games as a revenue stream;
6. The emergence of multi-linked worlds;
7. Greater legal clarity through regulation and through prohibitions;
8. The digital euro will still not exist as a large-scale stablecoin;
9. Adoption by institutional investors and large corporations is progressing;
10. DAO opened up a new way of social and economic coordination.