The Sandbox is a blockchain-based social gaming metaverse platform where players can play games, build worlds, and trade virtual assets using the SAND utility and governance token. The Sandbox's Twitter Score is 312 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,039 (top 0.5%) among 487,620 tracked accounts.
The Sandbox was originally founded as Pixowl and was later acquired by Animoca Brands in 2018 to launch a 3D blockchain-based vision. The platform was co-founded by Arthur Madrid, who serves as CEO, and Sébastien Borget, who serves as COO. The Sandbox is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and is also affiliated with The Sandbox DAO. Advisors to the project include Yat Siu, Alexis Bonte, Ed Fries, and Mikhael Naayem.
The Sandbox is built around a virtual world consisting of 166,464 individual land parcels on the blockchain. SAND is an ERC-20 token with a maximum supply of 3 billion, and the platform held a Binance Launchpad sale in August 2020. Marketplace transactions have since shifted to Polygon to reduce gas fees. The platform is also backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The Sandbox has published 20,510 posts on the platform and has 1,053,830 followers as of August 2026.
The Sandbox's portfolio includes Uniqly.io, Yuga Labs, Index Game, YUMON and Cualit.
Who follows The Sandbox on X?
The accounts that follow The Sandbox include 1,119 founders, 254 angel investors, 763 influencers and 54 VCs. Among them are Toly, Laura Shin, Ansem, Andrew Kang, Binance and Udi Wertheimer. The Sandbox has been mentioned by 2,349 accounts, with 13,302 total mentions.