2022: Gartner Predicts 25% of People Will Spend At Least One Hour Per Day in the Metaverse by 2026
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-07-gartner-predicts-25-percent-of-people-will-spend-at-least-one-hour-per-day-in-the-metaverse-by-2026
2025: Meta’s Reality Labs division has racked up more than $70 billion in losses since 2021. Zuckerberg is now preparing to slash Reality Labs’ budget by as much as 30%
https://fortune.com/2025/12/05/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-layoffs-cuts-facebook-rebrand/