Also, a 2021 HypeAuditor survey revealed that global engagement rates for virtual influencers with accounts of over 1 million followers is three times higher than their real-world counterparts.
aided along by a crackdown on data collection by Apple which impacted social ads on various platforms and ad blocking and cookie deprecation on the horizon
The pandemic accelerated the shift to new ways to connect, such as livestreams, VR communities and social spaces in online games like Roblox and Fortnite