Hamster Kombat has 200 million players clicking their screens. But the game raises intriguing questions about play-to-earn gaming, growth hacking and universal basic income.
According to data from Hamster Kombat's official Telegram channel in early June, user engagement in the game averaged over 20 minutes per day, as measured by Google Analytics. This metric continues to increase.If you multiply this 20 minute metric by 100 million users, the total is 2 billion minutes per day as of early June 2024. Less than 30 days later, the game has doubled its player base to 200 million users.
Investments and Daily Combo: Strategic players can engage in investments and the “Daily Combo.” Think of it as navigating a digital stock market with hamsters. Who would have thought your financial journey would start with a virtual hamster? Renowned computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Professor Geoffrey Hinton endorses the concept of UBI during an interview on BBC Newsnight. Source: BBC), a concept where “the government pays all individuals a set salary regardless of their means.” However many governments are simply not ready to implement a UBI system, and a United Kingdom government spokesperson was quoted saying there were “no plans to introduce a universal basic income" due to the enormous costs involved.