One of the highlights at the Hive Summit in Aachen was the presentation of Worldmappin, the largest travel community on Hive. Michael shared the journey of the project, which started as Steemit World Map in 2017, later became Pinmapple, and today has grown into Worldmappin. Thanks to a strong team, open source development, and support from the Hive community, the project is moving faster than ever.
Over the past year Worldmappin integrated with several Hive frontends, improved speed and usability, launched new challenges and introduced a delegation program. The map now has more than 145,000 travel pins and is growing every day. With a curation team reviewing close to 100 posts daily, only high quality travel stories are featured in the travel digest.
The project is more than a map. It is a hub for authentic travel experiences, hidden gems, and inspiration for future journeys. Features like leaderboards, challenges, and gamification keep the community active and engaged. The road ahead is full of plans, including redesigning the site, more gamification, better SEO, and tools for road trips and personal travel hubs.
Worldmappin is currently supported by Hive’s DHF for two years, but the long-term vision includes outside partnerships and new ways to sustain growth. The call at the summit was clear: the project has the potential to bring new users from the web2 world to Hive, and everyone is invited to contribute ideas and support.
