Reimagine Anything
Using World Computer
A World Computer blockchain running
at webspeed
The Internet Computer (ICP) is a World Computer that provides a complete IT stack on which any online system or web3 service can be built in a fully decentralized form, 100% on-chain. ICP is the only blockchain with smart contracts that serve web experiences, create transactions on other chains, directly integrate with web2 APIs without oracles, and run 20,000x more efficiently. No centralized cloud. Simply powered by breakthrough Chain-key Cryptography.
Enabling True Web3
The Internet Computer completely flips the script and puts the control back into the hand of users. Real ownership is made possible by hosting services 100% on-chain. No AWS, no tracking, no gas fees, no bridges, no oracles.
Over 0.8 Billion blocks processed. 10x more than the nearest competitor.
On-chain efficiency comparison
Relative cost of storing data inside smart contracts measured in USD.
$79,000,000/ GB per year
$110,000/ GB per year
$5/ GB per year$79,000,000/ GB per year$110,000/ GB per year$5/ GB per yearDeFiMetaverseSocial MediaSocial NetworkingMulti-chain dappsEnterprise servicesR&D infrastructureFundraisingPublishingMessaging GamingNFTsfully on-chain
Featuring a few web3 project teams already reinventing the internet on the ICP blockchain.
DSCVR
Web3 alternative to Reddit with user governed Portals
140,000+ users
Distrikt
100% on-chain microblogging social media platform
110,000+ users
OpenChat
Decentralized alternative to WhatsApp
40,000+ users
Sonic
Swap-built end-to-end DeFi platform
$360,000+ TVL
Kinic
The world’s first web3 search engine
3,000,000+ searches
Cubetopia
Decentralized alternative to Minecraft with NFT worlds
13,200+ ICP volume
Plethora
3D platformer meets Web3 with NFT rewards
10,000+ users
Entrepot
ICP’s most popular NFT marketplace
1,000,000+ ICP volume
The next Gen
of DAOs
No centralized power.
No administrative overhead.
No legal headache.
Only Code.
Scalability & utility at low carbon cost
Massive cost savings, environmental protection and high performance. The Internet Computer’s advanced architecture and cryptography runs smart contract software with breakthrough levels of efficiency. Even with conservative estimations, energy consumption is still substantially lower than competing blockchains.
ICP Sustainability reportGet the gist on Medium
A comparison of the energy consumption per transaction between blockchains
Blockchain's largest
R&D operation
Team members
270+Publications
1564Citations
86,347Patents
191The DFINITY Foundation is committed to realizing the most disruptive vision in tech: the adoption of public blockchain as a single technology stack that hosts all of humanity’s systems and services.
Extend Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchains
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Check out how it works
Be a pioneer of Web3
Start a DAO, create a token, build dapps and host assets with the full stack entirely on-chain.
BUILD REAL WEB3Dev Forum
Engage with the ICP community to shape future features, propose new ideas, and ask questions.
Dev Docs
Get to know the concepts, architecture and technical breakthroughs that enable the ICP. Plus step-by-step guides on how to stake your tokens, and more.
Sample Code
From a simple DEX, to on-chain encrypted storage, NFT minting, and a basic DAO, learn how to build on the Internet Computer.
Motoko Playground
Play around with Motoko, the native language of the Internet Computer, right in the browser without having to download the SDK.