An economy whereby opinion editors, artists, writers and influencers are able to monetize their online content. The tech industry originated the creator economy with software innovations and platforms that allow anyone to construct a product or publish an article. It is estimated that more than 50 million people are involved in the creator economy. See
economies,
content provider and
influencer.
A Web3 Creator Economy
Blockchains and decentralized finance have spawned a new version of the creator economy, whereby users can monetize the data they give away every day over the Internet (see
Cirus platform). See
crypto glossary.