How pricing works, and why the EarthGrid economy is built to reward early owners and long-term investors.
The smallest tiles start at $1. Larger tiles are discounted compared to buying every tiny parcel one-by-one, but every single tile is capped at $100,000 so the game stays fun and accessible. Below is the full pricing curve, the revenue model, and what that means for investors.
Total addressable market
$1.4B
if every smallest parcel sold at base price
Primary revenue so far
$0.00
real, paid tile sales
Resale volume
$0.00
player-to-player trades
Platform commission earned
$0.00
5% of every resale
Why the numbers look like this: EarthGrid has ~1,402,000,000 rooftop-scale parcels. The base price is $1 per parcel, so the theoretical primary market cap is $1.4B. In practice, most players buy larger, discounted tiles — which means primary revenue is lower per parcel, but the game is far more accessible and the secondary market becomes the real engine.
Tile prices
The full pricing curve
Each bigger tile covers roughly seven smaller tiles, but we apply a bundle discount so zoomed-out claims are worth buying. Premium tiles are priced higher for dense city centres and landmarks.
Premium tiles start at $5.00 at the smallest size and use the same discounted scale. The $100,000 cap applies to every single tile, so even the largest global parcel never exceeds $100,000.
Bundle discount
Why bigger tiles are cheaper per parcel
A pure 7x multiplier per zoom level would make continents cost billions. Instead, we use a game-friendly curve that rewards bulk buyers without breaking the game.
Old 7x curve
Not investor-friendly
A whole-Earth tile would cost $13 trillion. No one pays that.
New discounted curve
Built for the game
The whole Earth is capped at $100,000. Larger tiles are worth buying, but no single tile is out of reach.
What this means for players
You can buy a whole country for a few hundred dollars, a city for under $100, or a single rooftop for $1. The cap keeps the economy liquid and the game social. The map always shows the exact price before you buy.
Investor economics
Where the money comes from
EarthGrid is a digital real estate economy. Revenue is not a one-time sale — it compounds from primary sales, resale commissions, credit packs and featured boosts.
$1.4B
Primary tile sales
The base market: ~1.4 billion rooftop parcels at $1 each. Larger tiles use the discounted curve, so realised primary revenue is a fraction of the theoretical cap.
5%
Resale commission
Every time a player resells a tile, the platform keeps a commission. This is recurring revenue that grows as the market matures and prices rise.
Variable
Credit packs
Optional in-game balance for fast repeat claims. Players buy packs with real money. Unused balance stays on the platform.
$4.99
Featured boosts
A one-time $4.99 fee pins a resale listing to the top of the marketplace for 7 days. Pure margin.
The secondary market is the real engine
Once a tile is sold once, it can be resold infinitely. Every resale generates a 5% commission. If a $1,000 tile changes hands ten times, the platform earns $1,000 × 5% × 10 = $500 in commission alone — far more than the original sale price. As the game grows, high-traffic locations (city centres, stadiums, landmarks) will trade repeatedly.
Landmark / premium tiles
Premium tiles come from real Mapbox POI data — Eiffel Tower, Times Square, local stadiums, famous cafés. They cost $5 at the smallest size and are the most likely to appreciate and trade. Investors should think of them as the high-value real estate of the platform.
Simple investor scenario
Imagine EarthGrid sells 10 million tiles at an average of $5 each. That is $50M in primary revenue. If those tiles resell twice per year at an average price of $20 with a 5% commission, the platform generates $20M per year in recurring commission. That is the model: land sells once, then trades forever.
Year 1 primary sales
$50M
Year 2 resale commission
$20M
Total 2-year revenue
$70M
Ways to pay
Crypto first, credits if you want them
Pay with crypto
ETH, SOL, USDC or USDT on Ethereum, Base, Polygon or Solana, sent straight from your MetaMask or Phantom wallet. Ownership transfers once the transfer confirms on-chain.
Credit packs
Optional balance for fast repeat claims — no checkout step per tile. Packs available from $10.00.
Open the credit storeFeatured boost
$4.99 pins one of your resale listings to the top of the marketplace for 7 days.
Selling is up to you
List any tile you own at any price. EarthGrid takes a 5% commission on resales; the rest goes to you. There are no listing fees and no subscription to sell. The buyer can pay with crypto or your credit balance, and ownership transfers automatically.
See what's for saleLive economy
Current state of the market
These numbers update in real time as players claim, list and trade tiles.
Tiles claimed
0
0.0000000% of all parcels
Active listings
0
tiles for sale right now
Land value claimed
$0.00
primary + resale value
Platform commission earned
$0.00
5% of every resale
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