What will the Internet look like in the next 10 years: The metaverse concept

A visitor is pictured in front of an immersive art installation titled 'Machine Hallucinations ? Space: Metaverse' by media artist Refik Anadol. The Metaverse will serve as a sort of follow-up to the mobile Internet. — Reuters

The Internet will continue to evolve and will no longer seem as it does today. There will be a social infrastructure that outgrows the Internet and expands society beyond what it is now. The Metaverse, it appears, will be that creation, combining the Internet with the limitless possibilities of augmented and virtual reality technologies.

What is the metaverse and how will it replace the Internet?