Odaily Planet Daily News According to a joint survey report by Nikkei Asia and research company Cyber ​​Creative Institute, since 2016, US and South Korean companies have submitted more than 75% of the global total number of patent applications for metaverse, VR and AR. Among them, US companies accounted for 57% of the world's top 20 metaverse patent applications, South Korean companies ranked second with 19%, Chinese companies ranked third with 12%, and Japanese companies followed closely with 8%.