AI crypto app users surge 86% in 2025 as funding tops 2024 total
AI activity on blockchains has surged by 86% since January, with AI agent projects raising $1.39 billion, a 9.4% increase over 2024.
Artificial intelligence (AI) activity on blockchains has surged by 86% since the start of 2025, with an estimated 4.5 million daily unique active wallets engaging with AI decentralized apps (DApps), according to a report by blockchain analytics platform DappRadar.
AI Closing In on Web3 Dominance
The boost in daily users has increased AI app market share from 9% at the start of the year to 19%, just behind blockchain gaming at 20%. DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas noted that this growth reflects a "structural change" in how users interact with decentralized applications, driven by AI agents like DeFi copilots, social agents, and autonomous gaming assistants.
Funding for AI Agent Projects Rises 9.4%
So far in 2025, $1.39 billion has been raised by AI agent projects, a 9.4% increase compared to all of 2024. While this trails behind traditional AI funding (e.g., OpenAI), Gherghelas highlighted that AI agent funding now rivals or exceeds other Web3 verticals like blockchain gaming. She predicts 2025 could be the first year AI agents attract more capital than any other Web3 sector.
Global Adoption of AI DApps
DappRadar data from January to June 2025 reveals that:
- Europe leads with 26% of AI DApp interactions.
- Unspecified regions/VPN users account for 33%.
- Asia follows with 22%, while North America contributes 15.8%.
Gherghelas emphasized that AI agents are "not a localized phenomenon," with demand spanning DeFi, social, and gaming applications worldwide.
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