By now, you’ve heard a lot about the metaverse.

While it may take years before the metaverse goes mainstream, if it can eventually deliver on its potential, its impact on the world, and on investors could be significant.

Better, according to analysts at Emergen Research, the metaverse market could be worth up to $828.95 billion by 2028.  Even analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence says it could reach $800 billion by 2024.  In short, we could be looking at a massive game-changing market here.

Plus, with big tech pouring money into the metaverse, some say the market could eventually be worth trillions.  According to Goldman Sachs, we could be looking at an $8 trillion opportunity.  

“We look at the digital economy today, which is roughly about 20%, 25% of the global economy … We see the digital economy continuing to grow, and on top of that we see a virtual economy that will grow within and alongside this digital economy,” noted the firm.

So, how can we profit from that – and collect dividends?  Here are three ideas.

Microsoft (MSFT)

Dividend Yield: 0.8%

Annual Dividend: $2.48

Microsoft wants to be a top leader in the metaverse market.

It’s part of the reason it said it’s acquiring Activision Blizzard in an all-cash $68.7 billion deal.

In fact, “Acquiring Activision will help jump start MSFT’s broader gaming endeavors and ultimately its move into the metaverse with gaming the first monetization piece of the metaverse in our opinion,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said, as quoted by CNN.

With it, it could change the way companies meet, collaborate, and interact using avatars, or even holograms.  In addition, Meta Platforms is working with Microsoft to integrate its Workplace app with Microsoft Teams to create a “streamlined flow of remote work-related communication between businesses,” says The Street.

Plus, “the company is adapting its signature software products to create a more corporate version of the metaverse — a concept promoted by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg that promises to let users live, work and play within interconnected virtual worlds,” says Bloomberg.