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 278 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,249 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 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 113,674 followers as of August 2026 on X and has published 20,769 posts. Metaplex has been mentioned by 793 accounts a total of 2,674 times.
Metaplex's portfolio includes Nomadz, Dust Labs, IslandDAO and FAENORA Series.
Who follows Metaplex on X?
The accounts that follow Metaplex include 915 founders, 207 angel investors, 616 influencers and 23 VCs. Among them are Solana, Toly, Ansem, Laura Shin, Kyle Samani and SBF.