Toncoin (TON)-based play-to-earn (P2E) game BANANA reached over eight million users within four weeks from its launch.
According to a Sept. 4 announcement, BANANA also sees up to one million daily active users, 1.8 million cumulative linked accounts and 73 million completed in-game tasks. The game attracted one million users within the first 72 hours of activity and continued to grow since then.
The game features simple mechanics, with players collecting Bananas with different attributes at different rarity ratings to earn PEEL points and trading those for rewards. Those rewards can be up to 500 USDT, making BANANA a P2E title.
BANANA leverages the CARV Protocol to power its experience. CARV is a modular data layer that allows for user data ownership to enable them to own, control, and monetize their gaming data. Leo Li, CGO of CARV said:
“Reaching 8 million users is a testament to the power of engaging, incentive-aligned games on TON. [...] We are not just celebrating numbers but pioneering a new standard for data empowerment in the gaming world. Our goal is to create a transparent and fair data ecosystem that benefits both business partners and the gaming community, and BANANA is leading the charge.”
BANANA’s adoption is part of a broader trend of adoption of Toncoin-based games. Other games on the platform such as Hamster Kombat and Notcoin are also seeing significant adoption.
Observers reported at the end of August that Hamster Kombat has claimed to have reached 300 million users. Nairametrics also reported three months ago that at the time Notcoin had already distributed $1.5 in rewards and hit 40 million users. Li concluded:
“The combination of Telegram’s reach and the engaging gameplay of TON-based mini games like BANANA is opening new frontiers in user engagement. [...] With millions of Telegram users already interacting with mini-apps, we’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible.
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