Top 20+ Different Types of NFTs
The world has been inundated with a barrage of news about NFTs over the last several years, especially with the rapid growth of the Metaverse, NFT artworks, and Virtual Ownership. However, there is still a large section of people who have no idea what NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are, and what they're all about.
In order to make it easier to understand, we created a simple table describing the Top 20+ Types of NFTs being used today.
Top 20+ Different Types of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)
| # | NFT Types | Subcategories | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PFPs (Avatars) | Digital Art | Digital artworks with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 2 | One-of-One Artwork (1/1) | Digital Art | Digital artworks with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 3 | Generative Art | Digital Art | Digital artworks with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 4 | Collectibles (Trading Cards) | Digital Art | Digital artworks with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 5 | Memorabilia NFT | Anything | Sports and Entertainment Memorbilia |
| 6 | Photography NFT | Digital Art | Digital photos with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 7 | Music NFT | Digital Media | Artists can sell percentage of ownership or distribute as regular music |
| 8 | Video and GIFs NFT | Digital Media | Digital video/gifs with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 9 | Gamified NFT (Video Games) | Metaverse | Digital Currency, Assets, and other NFTs |
| 10 | Virtual Fashion | Metaverse | Virtual Fashion for Avatars and Video Game Characters |
| 11 | Virtual Land | Metaverse | Virtual Land Ownership in Video Game or Metaverse |
| 12 | Event Ticket NFT | Community | NFT Tickets can have a fixed price to prevent scalping, or be sold at auction |
| 13 | Membership NFT (Community) | Community | Only allows access to certain features if NFT has valid license key |
| 14 | Domain Names | Domains | Crypto domains minted on a blockchain (over 500 extensions) |
| 15 | Fundraising NFT | Digital Currency | May sell NFTs in order to fund their projects |
| 16 | Memes NFT | Digital Media | Memes with public certificate of authenticity/ownership documents |
| 17 | Software License NFT | Legal Contract | Must have valid token, may transfer access rights, and may have time limit |
| 18 | Real World Asset (rwANFt) | Legal Contract | Virtual ownership of Physical Object |
| 19 | Identity | Legal ID | Individual Identification Certificates |
| 20 | Copyrights and Trademarks | Legal Ownership | Any copyrighted or trademarked work |
(Work in progress...)
