USER NUMBERS VS. EVENTS
Here you can find the previous and most recent figures on the number of new users on Sorare compared to key events. We take a look at the development of the player base since 2020 and how it has changed in conjunction with significant milestones such as the expansion of license agreements and the introduction of the cash wallet.
At the beginning of 2023, Sorare reached another important milestone with the licensing of the Premier League from England. Finally, in September 2023, the cash wallet was introduced and the game can now be played entirely without cryptocurrency. It can be seen that the introduction of the cash wallet provided a brief upswing for Sorare despite the general NFT bear market.
The summer of 2022 was marked by the addition of the Italian Serie A league and the French Ligue 1 as well as the licensing of second division teams. The Croatian HNL league was also added in full. The many licenses and thus the many new player cards on the market, coupled with the declining number of new users, ensured that the value of player cards fell massively.
In 2021, the Eredivise from the Netherlands, most clubs from the Argentinian Superliga Argentina de Futbol and some teams from the Mexican Liga MX followed in January. In August 2021, Sorare finally made its breakthrough in German-speaking countries with the entry of the Austrian Bundesliga, the German Bundesliga and FC Sion from the Swiss Super League. Other leagues such as LaLiga and the Turkish Spor Toto Süper Lig were also added. It can be said that Sorare reached its first temporary peak in late summer 2021 thanks to the many licenses and the general hype surrounding NFTs. Many Sorare investors also came on board.
Sorare was founded and developed in Paris in 2018 by Nicolas Julia and Adrien Montfort. In spring 2019, the first player cards from the Belgian league (Jupiler Pro League) were added to the blockchain-based platform. In January 2020, three more teams from the Portuguese Primeira Liga were added (Benfica Lisbon, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto). From June 2020, the Korean K1 League, the American Major Soccer League (MLS), the Japanese J1 League and the Russian Premier League followed in turn. This was followed at the end of 2020 by a sharp rise in user numbers, which continued until March 2021.