TON NFTs and Games Growth
TON Game Landscape
The ease of access and convenience of playing games on Telegram has played a significant role in the rapid growth of its gaming ecosystem. Games like Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, and Catizen have gained popularity among Telegram's 900 million users, making the platform an increasingly important place for web3 game development studios.
Earlier Hamster Kombat introduced NFTs, allowing players to buy, sell and trade unique items. (November 2024)
NFT marketplace launch - Spring 2025
Helika has seen significant growth in the Telegram gaming ecosystem, with some games reaching 100,000 players in just one month.
Helika's data shows a change in player behavior in Telegram games. For example, the average session duration has increased from 2.8 minutes to 6.7 minutes, indicating longer player interactions. In addition, player retention rates appear to be improving as the platform now offers a more diverse and engaging gaming experience.
September saw more than 3 million active wallets across just nine games, including Catizen, GAMEE, Cat Gold Miner and more.
This graph shows the daily number of unique wallets transmitting NFT, whether it's to send to a friend, purchase, or use in-game. The data shows that gamers on Telegram are not just creating wallets, but also actively interacting with NFT, indicating an active level of interaction.
We see a similar situation in the NFTScan, amount of new NFTs within 1 year.
While most web3 gamers tend to be from regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin America, the majority of Telegram players reside in Europe. This indicates that the platform's user base may have a distinct demographic profile and regional differences in how players use games on Telegram.
Helika has gained a deep understanding of the Telegram gaming ecosystem through its Telegram Gaming Accelerator (TGA) in partnership with Notcoin. The TGA has received several hundred submissions for games across a wide variety of genres, including simulators, puzzlers, platformers, and shooters. This diversity suggests that developers see potential in offering more engaging and immersive games that go beyond quick and easy games.
IntoTheBlock experts have noted a significant increase in the number of whales in Notcoin (NOT) over the past month and especially over the past week, pointing to significant accumulation of the token by large wallets.
Top 5 TON NFT Collections
Top 5 TON NFT Collections in the last 30 days
Distribution among marketplaces by volume
By wallets, however, we see almost the opposite distribution. Getgems is the leader here
It is confidently among the top 10 blockchains in terms of trading volumes, ahead of Arbitrum, Flow, Blast
