Virtual Influencer News

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The Launchpad to Success for the Avatar Economy — You're Invited

Kyra, India’s First Virtual Influencer, Has Over 100,000 Followers

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NFTs Are Now Becoming Social Media Stars

Kami is the First Virtual Influencer with Down Syndrome

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Teflon Sega Performs 2nd Virtual Concert in the Metaverse With Wave

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This Virtual Influencer Is Sharing Ukraine’s War Stories

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Amazon Hires Virtual Influencers To Promote New Show: Upload

Calvin Klein Partners with Virtual Influencer Katii

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Welcoming 27 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

LVMH Creates Virtual Ambassador for the 2022 Innovation Award

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Leading VTuber Kizuna AI Confirms Anime Project Debut

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Why PUMA Chose Virtual Influencers to Advertise Their New Kosmo Rider Shoe

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Hugo Boss Hires Virtual Influencers to Promote Their Rebrand

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Superplastic’s Guggimon and Dayzee Form NFT Partnerships With Paris Hilton and Gucci

Alibaba Creates Virtual Influencer ‘Dong Dong’ for the Beijing Olympics

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CEO James Jacobs on Ziva Dynamics’ Acquisition by Unity and Bringing Lifelike Virtual Humans to Everyone

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Imma Stars as the Unexpected ‘Face’ in Doublet’s Fall 2022 Collection

Both Instagram and TikTok are Experimenting With Avatars

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CEO Timmu Tõke on ‘Ready Player Me’ Raising $13M to Expand their Universal Avatar Platform for the Metaverse

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“Belle” Film Builds Hype Using a Virtual Influencer Double

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FNMeka Launches Intricate “Creator Pen” Challenge, Vowing to Build a Virtual Influencer For the Winner

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China's Top Virtual Influencers on Social Media

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Jennifer Aniston Launches Virtual Pet ‘Clydeo’

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Kizuna AI Announces Indefinite Break from Streaming to Sell NFTs Instead

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Welcoming 29 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

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Roblox Game ‘Splash’ Raises $20M to Grow Virtual Celebrity Kai and More

Prada Creates Virtual Muse Named Candy

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FNMeka and RTFKT Studios Drop NFTs with TikTok

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What is Holoearth? Hololive’s Ambitious Plan to Bridge VTubers to the Metaverse

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Virtual Transhuman Ruby 9100M Talks About Her New Adidas Collaboration

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Brud, Creators of Miquela, Have Been Acquired by Dapper Labs

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Huawei Just Hired a Virtual Human Employee Named Yunsheng

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Thailand's First Virtual Influencer is Here: AI Ailynn

2020 Paralympics Partner With Virtual Influencer Imma Gram

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Celebrities Serena Williams, The D’Amelios, and More Are Creating Virtual Characters

Illustration by Riot Games

Riot Games Revives Pentakill's Music Career with Virtual Concert Experience

Brud, Creators of Virtual Human Lil Miquela, Announce a New Direction

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Riot Games Launches Virtual Record Label, Expands the Riot Universe

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Official: India Moves to Regulate Virtual Influencers

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Six Olympians Were Reimagined as Virtual Humans for Massive SK-II Activation

Snapchat Commits to the Metaverse With Launch of 3D Bitmojis

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Welcoming 42 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

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Charli and Dixie D'Amelio Just Launched Two Virtual Influencers: Squeaky and Roy

Illustration by Gamers Grade

What Epic Games' ArtStation Acquisition Means For The Community

Who is Samsung Sam? Why Everyone is Excited for a Virtual Human that Doesn't Exist Yet

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Love, Death, Robots... and Virtual Humans

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Epic Games to Pour $1 Billion Into Metaverse Development, Crushing Traditional Social Networks

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Welcoming 22 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

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Amazon Music Sponsors Justin Bieber To Go Virtual For a Day

OTEC Launches Virtual Animals on YouTube to Give Endangered Species a Voice

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First Look: Virtual Influencer Maker Superplastic Raises $6M Led By GV, Launches Dayzee & Staxx

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Riot Games Takes Claim to Virtual Influencer Seraphine

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Welcoming 26 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

These Brands Are Creating Humans—You Can, Too

Illustration by Cam Chan

Inside Look: First Drafts of Now-Deceased Virtual Influencer "Kei Wells" aka @ThatGirlDad

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Virtual Influencers Speak Out in Response to the Murder of George Floyd

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Welcoming 17 Newfound Virtual Influencers to VirtualHumans.org

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Virtual Influencers React to Life With Coronavirus

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What Happened to Virtual Influencer Kei Wells?

CBS Tooning Out The News

Steven Colbert Introduces "Tooning Out The News" With Virtual Host James Smartwood

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Virtual Influencer Lil Miquela’s New Breakup Single “Speak Up”: A Breakdown

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Shadows Interactive to Launch "Banoopies" Toy Line Using Virtual Characters