A December 2021 study identified the share of high net worth (HNW) collectors worldwide who spent over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Overall, six percent of surveyed Gen Z and Millennial collectors reported having purchased digital art NFTs for more than one million U.S. dollars in 2021. In contrast, only one percent of interviewed Boomer collectors claimed the same that year.
Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation
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Art Basel, & UBS. (March 29, 2022). Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/
Art Basel, und UBS. "Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/
Art Basel, UBS. (2022). Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/
Art Basel, and UBS. "Share of High Net worth (Hnw) Collectors Spending over One Million U.S. Dollars on Non-fungible Tokens (Nfts) in 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/
Art Basel & UBS, Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Share of high net worth (HNW) collectors spending over one million U.S. dollars on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, by generation [Graph], Art Basel, & UBS, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299922/share-hnw-collectors-spending-over-one-million-dollars-on-nfts/