Metaplex is a Solana digital asset, NFT, and token launch protocol that underpins the vast majority of token and NFT creation on Solana. Metaplex's Twitter Score is 281 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,220 (top 0.5%) among 493,607 tracked accounts.
Metaplex was co-founded by Stephen Hess, Bartosz Lipinski, Austin Federa, and Nikhil Kumar. The protocol is affiliated with the Metaplex Foundation, Metaplex DAO, and Metaplex Global Ltd. According to the project, 99% of Solana tokens and NFTs are created using Metaplex, with more than $10 billion in total transaction value facilitated across the protocol.
Metaplex raised $46 million in a strategic funding round in January 2022. A portion of protocol fees, specifically 50%, are converted to $MPLX and contributed to the Metaplex DAO treasury, tying token economics directly to protocol usage. Metaplex has 114,464 followers as of October 2026 on X and has published 21,199 posts. Metaplex has been mentioned by 894 accounts a total of 2,933 times.
Metaplex's portfolio includes Nomadz, Dust Labs, IslandDAO and FAENORA Series.
Who follows Metaplex on X?
The accounts that follow Metaplex include 930 founders, 209 angel investors, 627 influencers and 23 VCs. Among them are Solana, Toly, Ansem, Laura Shin, Kyle Samani and Threadguy.