Contributing to Additional Creation and Enlargement within the Metaverse Media Market
Dentsu Inc. (President & CEO: Takeshi Sano; Head Workplace: Tokyo) introduced immediately the conclusion of an company settlement with NAVER Z Company (South Korea; co-CEOs: Kim Dae-wook, Kim Chang-wook) to be used of its metaverse app ZEPETO. Dentsu Inc. will use ZEPETO to assist shopper corporations talk with ZEPETO customers.
ZEPETO, one of the extensively used metaverse apps in Asia, has over 400 million1 customers globally, primarily comprising members of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The 3D avatar-based social media platform permits anybody to simply specific themselves and join with customers all over the world by using a wide range of make-up and dress-up options.

A survey2 performed by XRX STUDIO, which promotes initiatives associated to XR3 applied sciences throughout dentsu Japan, has discovered that 39.9% of Gen Z respondents have used a metaverse platform. This means that the metaverse is a crucial advertising channel for youthful generations.
Dentsu Inc. will use ZEPETO to help shopper advertising and promotional actions, together with collaboration between influencers and shopper corporations, in addition to holding occasions. Along with deepening collaboration with shopper and accomplice corporations, Dentsu Inc. will contribute to the creation and growth of the metaverse media market, which is positioned as a brand new type of social media.

Notes:
1. As of November 2023, in response to ZEPETO.
2. “Consciousness of the Metaverse Survey 2023,” performed by Dentsu Inc.
3. Normal time period for applied sciences reminiscent of digital actuality (VR), augmented actuality (AR), and blended actuality (MR) used to create new experiences via the fusion of the actual and digital worlds.
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