Avatar
An avatar is the body a person occupies inside a virtual world — the thing others see, that carries their identity within that world and, occasionally, beyond it. It is the unit of presence, and the primary object people spend money on in every platform that has a working economy.
The most reliable revenue in the category
Across Roblox, Fortnite and VRChat, spending on how you appear consistently outperforms spending on what you own. Wearables and cosmetics are the one virtual-goods category that has never needed an investment thesis to sell, because the purchase is social rather than speculative.
Portability
Avatars are the asset people most want to carry between worlds and among the hardest to move, because a receiving platform gains nothing from admitting a body it did not sell. What travels more readily is the identity behind the avatar rather than its geometry.
See also
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Metaverse Group, The Register, REG-021 “Avatar”, as at 2026-08-28. https://metaversegroup.com/encyclopedia/avatar/
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