On October 14, 2021, auction house Sotheby's launched the so-called Sotheby's Metaverse, a digital art platform focusing on non-fungible token (NFT) sales of digital art and collectibles. A few days after the launch, the platform announced its first NFT sale - "Natively Digital 1.2" - based on 53 works from a selection of well-known NFT collectors. As of April 2022, an NFT included in the platform's inaugural sale - "Pepenopoulos" from the Rare Pepe series - was the most expensive lot sold on Sotheby's Metaverse, fetching 3.65 million U.S. dollars. "Bored Ape Yacht Club #8817", from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection by the Yuga Labs, recorded the second-highest figure to date, being purchased for over 3.4 million U.S. dollars.
Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Auction market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Public auction market share worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide H1 2022
Leading auction houses
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- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2022, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Fine art auction revenue of selected leading auction houses 2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Christie's 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by location
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
Online auction sales
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- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales volume share at art auctions in selected global countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Heritage Auctions worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of Heritage Auctions sales made online vs. offline 2017-2022
NFT auction sales
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- Premium Statistic Key information on public auctions of art-related NFTs worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Leading NFT artists worldwide 2022, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Sales of NFTs on Christie's 3.0 worldwide 2023, by auction
- Premium Statistic Most expensive NFTs sold on Christie's 3.0 worldwide 2023, by price realized
Auction house websites
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- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2023, by market
- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Total visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Basic Statistic Share of visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2023, by market
Fine art auctions
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- Premium Statistic Revenue at fine art and NFT auctions worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Global fine art auction revenue distribution 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue 2022
- Premium Statistic Auction revenue distribution of contemporary art worldwide 2000-2020, by medium
Leading artists at fine art auctions
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- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2022, by auction revenue
- Basic Statistic Global contemporary artists with the highest auction sales 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading ultra-contemporary artists H1 2022, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2022, by auction revenue
Other auction categories
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- Basic Statistic Most valuable sports trading cards sold at auctions worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Most valuable sneakers sold at auctions worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Most valuable Michael Jordan items sold at auctions worldwide 2023
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Christie's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Sotheby's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2013-2022
Further related statistics
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- Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2022
- Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2015-2022
- Most expensive NFTs sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide 2022, by price realized
- Global art market value 2007-2022
- Volume of transactions in the art market worldwide 2007-2022
- Total visits to digital art market website superrare.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Share of visits to digital art market superrare.com worldwide 2023, by country
- Global art market share 2022, by country
- Sales value of the art market in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Global art market share in the UK and EU 27 2016-2022
- NFT sales value in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days April 2023
- NFT sales in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days April 2023, by type
- Estimated value of the online art market worldwide 2013-2022
- Sales value of the art market in France 2015-2022
- Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2022
- Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2022
- Key information on the NFT trading activity of Art Blocks worldwide 2023
- Leading NFT artists worldwide 2022, by auction revenue
- Sales value at Sotheby's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2013-2022
- Art professionals' opinions on threats to the art market's reputation globally 2021
- Art collectors' opinions on threats to the art market's reputation globally June 2021
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Sotheby’s Metaverse. (April 4, 2022). Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/
Sotheby’s Metaverse. "Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/
Sotheby’s Metaverse. (2022). Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/
Sotheby’s Metaverse. "Most Expensive Non-fungible Tokens (Nfts) Sold on Sotheby's Metaverse Worldwide as of April 2022, by Price Realized (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/
Sotheby’s Metaverse, Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/ (last visited May 28, 2023)
Most expensive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sold on Sotheby's Metaverse worldwide as of April 2022, by price realized (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Sotheby’s Metaverse, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235929/sotheby-s-metaverse-most-expensive-nfts-sold-worldwide/