total sales of NFTs on Nifty Gateway added up to nearly 51 million U.S. dollars.
Global auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips increased remarkably in 2021 over the previous year, according to ArtTactic. Combined sales of the three auction houses in the category of Post-War and Contemporary Art amounted to roughly 4.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, rising by nearly 36 percent from 2020. Meanwhile, auction sales in the non-fungible token (NFT) segment reached over 185 million U.S. dollars that year. As of April 2021, Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million 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 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Public auction market share worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
Leading auction houses
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- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by fine art auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Christie's 2006-2022
- 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 2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales made online through Heritage Auctions 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of Heritage Auctions sales made online vs. offline 2017-2021
NFT auction sales
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Auction house websites
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- 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
- 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 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 country
Fine art auctions
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- Premium Statistic Number of fine art lots sold at leading auction houses worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Market share of fine art auction revenue worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global fine art auction revenue distribution 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Auction revenue distribution of contemporary art worldwide 2000-2020, by medium
Leading artists at auction sales
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- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Basic Statistic Global contemporary artists with the highest auction sales 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading artists born after 1980 globally 2020-2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, 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 2022
- Premium Statistic Most valuable Michael Jordan items sold at auctions worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Sotheby's auctions of wines and spirits worldwide 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Christie's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2019-2021
Further related statistics
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- Most expensive artworks by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan sold by Christie's 2022
- Revenue of Sotheby's worldwide 2006-2019
- Most expensive paintings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada as of August 2021
- Most expensive drawings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most expensive prints sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most expensive sculptures sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most valuable Canadian works of art sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Share of auction houses online 2005 and 2018
- Most expensive watercolors sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Sotheby's: distribution of lots sold online vs offline 2018
- Sotheby's: distribution of new bidders online vs offline 2018
- Global auction sales in the first half of 2018 and 2019, by category
- Art market distribution in China 2018, by city
- Global auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips H1 2018-H1 2021
- Importance of art fairs for contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands 2017
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Statistics
- Most expensive artworks by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan sold by Christie's 2022
- Revenue of Sotheby's worldwide 2006-2019
- Most expensive paintings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada as of August 2021
- Most expensive drawings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most expensive prints sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most expensive sculptures sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Most valuable Canadian works of art sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Share of auction houses online 2005 and 2018
- Most expensive watercolors sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Sotheby's: distribution of lots sold online vs offline 2018
- Sotheby's: distribution of new bidders online vs offline 2018
- Global auction sales in the first half of 2018 and 2019, by category
- Art market distribution in China 2018, by city
- Global auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips H1 2018-H1 2021
- Importance of art fairs for contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands 2017
ArtTactic. (March 9, 2022). Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/
ArtTactic. "Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/
ArtTactic. (2022). Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/
ArtTactic. "Combined Auction Sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips Worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/
ArtTactic, Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Combined auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], ArtTactic, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1255133/auction-houses-global-sales-by-category/