8th Wall (@the8thwall) — Twitter Score 8 out of 1000

8th Wall is an open-source AR and interactive 3D development toolset founded by Erik Murphy-Chutorian that transitioned from a hosted commercial platform to a community-driven, MIT-licensed framework. 8th Wall's Twitter Score is 8.1 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #113,307 among 498,348 tracked accounts.

8th Wall was originally built as a browser-based engine for building XR and interactive 3D applications without requiring native app installs. Niantic acquired 8th Wall in March 2022, and the project subsequently operated under that umbrella before transitioning to its current structure. 8th Wall is now affiliated with Niantic Spatial, and its core framework, modules, and tools are available under the MIT License.

8th Wall raised an $8 million Series A led by Norwest Venture Partners in February 2018, with additional backing from The Venture Reality Fund, Shasta Ventures, Betaworks, SV Angel, Greylock, Sparkland Capital, and Third Kind. The original hosted platform was retired on February 28, 2026, after which the project continued as a community-led open-source toolset. 8th Wall has published 3,080 posts and has been mentioned by 32 accounts across 98 total mentions.

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8th Wall draws a technically oriented audience across the extended reality and developer communities. The accounts that follow 8th Wall include 48 founders, 5 angel investors, 11 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Udi Wertheimer, Shaan Puri, Chris Maddern, Claire Silver, Mike Maples, Jr and Mikko Ohtamaa.