With a lot of hype surrounding irreplaceable tokens, many celebrities have "imitated" the Boring Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Bored Apes is the most numerous NFT collection, followed by Mutant Apes and CryptoPunks. Many people believe that the influence of BAYC is greater than that of the CryptoPunk collection. Bored Ape Yacht Club hosted exclusive events for token holders, such as a private concert in New York City, including Lil Baby and The Strokes.

Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon recently joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Some of the distinguishing characteristics of Fallen Ape include blue background (12% of apes), navy striped T-shirt (3%), heart-shaped sunglasses (4%), cream fur (6%) and captain's hat (3%) . Jimmy Fallon partnered with the encryption application Moonpay to purchase his Ape for 46.6 ETH.

Singer and songwriter Post Malone recently acquired two Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for more than $700,000. His purchase is reflected in the music video he recently collaborated with The Weeknd. Post Malone currently uses his Bored Ape #961 as his avatar on Twitter. Some of the distinctive features of the post ape include zombie fur and cowboy hats.

Los Angeles Rams linebacker von Miller bought Bored Ape #4733 for 25 Ether. Some of the distinctive features of the Miller ape include white fur, robotic eyes and a cowboy hat. Miller also owns Ape #1432, which may have been transferred from NFL player Dez Bryant as a gift.

American rapper Dominique Armani Jones, known by most people as Lil Baby, owns both Mutant Ape and Bored Ape in his NFT collection. He shared his purchase behavior with his 5.8 million Twitter followers, and currently uses his Mutant Ape as his avatar on Twitter. Lil Baby bought his Bored Ape with 38 Ethereum, which is now estimated to be worth about 70 Ethereum, which is $300,000 at the time of writing.

The American DJ group The Chainsmokers was one of the first celebrities to add Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT to their collection. This boring cheetah fur was purchased for 55 ether, and the duo used it as their avatar on Twitter. At the time of writing, the artists purchased their Bored Ape for 55 Ethereum (approximately $225,000).

NBA Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry entered the Bored Ape Yacht Club with Ape #7990. He bought his Ape for 55 ETH. Notable features include blue fur, zombie eyes and a tweed suit. Curry currently uses his boring ape as his Twitter profile picture.

Venture capitalist and managing director of Boost VC Adam Draper bought Bored Ape #9132 and used it as his Twitter profile picture. He recently stated on Twitter that he wants to fund the founders who own Bored Apes to show his support for the community. Draper's Ape was purchased for 54 Ethereum, worth more than $200,000.

EDM artist Steve Aoki owns multiple NFTs, including CryptoPunk and Bored Ape Yacht Club. He also released his own NFT series and has been involved in the NFT community longer than most celebrity Ape owners. Aoki bought BAYC #8716 for 49 Ether. The distinctive features of Aomu Ape include eyes, lumberjack shirt and fisherman hat.

Danny, also known as @seedphrase on Twitter, recently purchased his first Bored Ape. Danny is an avid NFT collector, his collection is worth millions of dollars. Danny's claim to fame is his CryptoPunk, which is the rarest Punk in the entire series. As the only punk with 7 characteristics, Danny's NFT received a $20 million offer, but he refused. Because he bought a seven-attribute ape, he paid an extra price. Danny paid 100 Ethereum ($420,000) for his Boring Ape Yacht Club NFT.

Dallas Mavericks owner and respected billionaire Mark Cuban expressed his support for cryptocurrency, and he also recently entered the NFT. Cuba owns the Boring Ape Yacht Club #1597 as a gift to him. At the time of writing, the estimated value of Cuban apes is US$250,000. Some of the distinctive features of Cuban apes include cheetah fur, BAYC flip cap and Hawaiian shirt.

Timothy Zachery Mosley, also known as Timbaland, has joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club under the number Ape #590. The artist is an American musician, producer and songwriter. He recently partnered with BAYC to create a meta-festival production company "Ape In Productions". Timbaland bought his Ape for 74.69 Ethereum, which has exceeded $300,000 at the time of writing.

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, better known as Shaq, is a retired NBA star and celebrity influencer. Shaq also purchased the "biological" NFT, which he showed off to his more than 150,000 Twitter followers. O'Neill entered the Mutant Ape Yacht Club, which is the third series of Bored Ape Yacht Club after Bored Ape Kennel Club. He bought his Ape for 4.8 ETH, which is roughly equivalent to $20,000.

 NFL star and Denver Broncos wide receiver Dez Bryant took Bored Ape #2902 into the Bored Ape Yacht Club, which may have been transferred to him as a gift. This transaction occurred 5 months ago-at the time, the price of Apes was about 10 ETH. Today, Kobe's ape is worth about 60 ether, or about 250,000 US dollars. The distinctive features of Ape #2902 include cheetah fur, sunglasses and king crown.

EDM artist and DJ Marshmello are early adopters of NFT. He not only owns CryptoPunk and Bored Ape, but also released several NFT series for his fans. Marshmello bought a rare ape, which cost him about 75 ether. Notable features on his Ape include 3D glasses, multi-color grin and bone T-shirt.

Internet celebrities and YouTuber Logan Paul have been talking about his NFT series on Twitter. He owns multiple CryptoPunks, and he also imitates multiple Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. Paul bought his Ape with 34 ether, and it is estimated that the value of ether today is more than twice this amount. Notable features of Paul's Ape include DMT fur, 3D glasses and captain's cap.

Dimitri Leslie Roger, better known as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper with more than 8 million followers on Instagram. He uses his Ape as his Instagram and Twitter profile picture. Roger also owns a Mutant Ape, which he previously used as his avatar on social media. Notable features of Roger's Ape include black fur, crazy eyes and black hole T-shirts.

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