42 Trending Decentralized App Businesses [2024]

Updated: January 18th, 2023
Start A Decentralized App

Decentralized apps are digital applications that exist and run on the blockchain or peer-to-peer networks of computers instead of on single computers.

Before you build a decentralized app business, it helps to know your competition and trends ushering in the new wave of decentralized Apps. Remember that dApps aren’t an entirely new concept. The new shared trust mechanisms that are cryptographically secured make the modern decentralized apps stand out. The decentralized apps will be more involved in day-to-day living, reducing costs and eliminating third parties from many of our personal and business transactions. In addition, app developers can expect to create dApps with a heavy focus on the metaverse.

Looking for some examples of a decentralized app?

Interested in case studies of a successful decentralized app? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Uni Swap

A fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum

Website traffic: 16.1M/month

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2. Dapp.com

Dapp.com is a one-stop platform for the dapps you’ll love. Explore and enjoy thousands of ranked blockchain games, social network, tools & more built on Ethereum, EOS, STEEM, NEO & TRON.

Where they're located: South Australia, Australia

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Learn more about starting a decentralized app:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a decentralized app?
-> Pros and cons of a decentralized app

Need inspiration?

-> Other decentralized app success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a decentralized app

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4. LBRY

Meet LBRY, a content sharing and publishing platform that is decentralized and owned by its users.

Website traffic: 550K/month

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5. DTube

DTube is a community powered video sharing platform where users vote on videos to reward creators, curators, influencers and viewers in cryptocurrency

Website traffic: 800K/month

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6. Unstoppable Domains

Make your crypto currency payments simple and build censorship resistant websites. Purchase your blockchain domains today!

Where they're located: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Website traffic: 1.88M/month

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7. DappReview

Dapp.review delivers the most accurate Dapp data, user insights and market analytics on blockchains including 4300+ Dapps on Ethereum, Tron, EOS, NEO, IOST, Steem, Hive, CHILIZ, ICON, WAX, TOMO, WAVES, ONT, LOOM, SUNNETWORK, ZILLIQA, WICC, NAS

Website traffic: 120K/month

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8. Decentralized Cloud Storage — Storj

Decentralized cloud storage that is automatically encrypted, easily implemented, highly performant, exceptionally economical, and ridiculously resilient.

Website traffic: 490K/month

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9. Decentraland

Create, explore and trade in the first-ever virtual world owned by its users.

Website traffic: 850K/month

10. Blockstack

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 80K/month

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11. Dapp University

Become An In-Demand Blockchain Master

Website traffic: 230K/month

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12. Bisq

Bisq is an open-source desktop application that allows you to buy and sell bitcoins in exchange for national currencies, or alternative cryptocurrencies.

Website traffic: 320K/month

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13. Blockchain Game Dapp Development Company

GamesDApp, a top-notch Blockchain Game Development Company, furnishing absolute gaming platform over ETH EOS TRON DAPP network with advanced functionalities to secure in-game digital asset transactions.

Where they're located: La Cautiva, Córdoba, Argentina

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14. home

The Golem Project creates the first global market for idle computer power.

Website traffic: 70K/month

15. Apps

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16. tachyon

The most popular decentralized VPN based on blockchain technology. Tachyon VPN is the first Dapp released by Tachyon Protocol(IPX token) which serves over one million global users.

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 60K/month

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Where they're located: Tampa, Florida, USA

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18. XPrivate Chat- Decentralized Chatting Platform

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19. friendica – A Decentralized Social Network

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20. BettorEdge

BettorEdge is focused on giving the edge back to the Bettor. Whether it's the Super Bowl or your favorite team this weekend, you can bet socially with friends or the market all with no cost to you!

Where they're located: Minneapolis, MN, USA
How much did it cost to start: $30K
Current team size: 3

21. ArcBlock Platform for Blockchains and Decentralized Apps

Build custom blockchains and dApps on ArcBlock's Developer Platform

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22. SocialX

The SocialX ecosystem takes the social media experience to the next level. SocialX is a community-driven social media platform allowing users to publish photo and video content (and get rewarded for it).

Where they're located: Tampa, Florida, USA

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23. Hive Dapps: Decentralised Apps on Hive

Decentralised Apps on Hive

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24. MotaCoin

MotaCoin is a decentralized, trustless, Cryptographically secured payment system for the marijuana industry.

Designed for high adoption. Implemented with speed.

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA

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25. Glamster

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26. Mobius

Mobius makes it easy to integrate fast and free mobile payments into apps and businesses.

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27. Huobi Ar

Where they're located: La Cautiva, Córdoba, Argentina

28. Dreamr

Introducing the DREAMR platform, the first social media platform designed for dream manifestation. Declare your dream and start building your tribe today!

Where they're located: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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29. Maintenx

Where they're located: Tampa, Florida, USA

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30. ETHDenver 2020

Join the leading minds in the Web3 space for a weekend-long community gathering dedicated to playing with blockchains and #BUIDLing with PegaBufficorns!

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

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31. GovBlocks

GovBlocks is a distributed decision making platform that leverages blockchain technology to enable businesses to deploy & operate their own distributed networks

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA

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32. Home

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33. Global Blockchain Summit

The Global Blockchain Summit is a gathering of experts from around the country sharing knowledge, tips, trends and insights about Blockchain, a breakthrough technology that enables the trusted digital registration & exchange of just about anything

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA

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34. Sparkster

Sparkster's No Code Platform and Decentralized Cloud empower you to create your future.

35. SAFE Network

An open source, decentralized data storage and communications network that replaces data centers and servers with the spare computing resources of its users.

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36. Indicio Tech

A self-sovereign identity focused, professional services firm, using distributed ledger technology to deliver decentralized identity results.

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA

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37. Dmex.app

First Decentralized Margin Trading Platform with up to 100x leverage. Trade your favourite assets with full safety of your funds.

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38. Newfang

The secure, reliable and easy to use decentralized cloud storage platform.

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39. Decentralized

Where they're located: La Cautiva, Córdoba, Argentina

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40. Atidium

Atidium is a Payments & Budget Management Decentralized App Leveraging the Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and AI Technologies.

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41. MOV

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