But it seems like Meta is readjusting its expectations. According to the Wall Street Journal, Meta intends to achieve 280,000 monthly active Horizon Worlds users by the end of this year, rather than its earlier target of 500,000. While the firm claimed to have about 10,000 distinct worlds as of February, the WSJ notes that only around 9% of these virtual venues are frequented by more than 50 individuals and that most users leave the platform within one month.
A Meta spokesman told the WSJ that the company’s metaverse ambitions are a multiyear project that is constantly being improved. The Verge’s request for comment was met with silence from Meta.
