According to a 2021 survey of art dealers and galleries worldwide, paintings made up the largest share of sales value in the art dealer market that year. Overall, the combined share of paintings and sculptures accounted for 73 percent of the total transactions' value. In contrast, film, video, and digital art sales represented only one percent of the overall revenue generated by art dealers.
Distribution of art dealers' sales value worldwide in 2021, by medium
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Statistics on Art market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Volume of transactions in the art market worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Global art market value 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Global art market share 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global art market share in the UK and EU 27 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
Online art market
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- Premium Statistic Global online sales of the art and antiques market 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value of art and collectibles NFTs worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic NFT sales in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days January 2023, by type
- Premium Statistic NFT sales value in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days January 2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly sales of NFTs on Nifty Gateway worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Online art platforms accepting cryptocurrencies for art sales worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Online art platforms planning to adopt blockchain technology worldwide 2019-2021
Auctions
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2021
- 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 Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Post-War artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading fine art auction sales worldwide 2021, by price realized
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 Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2022
Art dealers
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- Premium Statistic Share of art dealer sales value worldwide 2020-2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of global art dealer sales 2021, by buyer type
- Premium Statistic Leading business priorities for art dealers worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Businesses in the art dealer industry in the U.S. 2011-2021
Art collectors
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- Premium Statistic Value of the art and collectible wealth of UHNW individuals worldwide 2020-2025
- Premium Statistic Value of global UHNWI art and collectible wealth 2020-2025, by region
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' main motivations for buying art worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' opinions on most interesting art investment products worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' opinions on threats to the art market's reputation globally June 2021
Further related statistics
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- Leading Japanese artists based on domestic auction turnover Japan 2019
- Leading global artists based on domestic auction turnover Japan 2019
- Revenue of selected leading art dealers in the U.S. as of August 2013
- Art market distribution in China 2018, by city
- Share of art purchases among high net worth households in India - by source 2016
- Art market - transactions worldwide
- Art and antiques market sales in Great Britain 2014-2016
- Most successful deceased Chinese artists 2021, by sales* at public auctions
- Art market: number of employees in the dealer area
- Market share of China in the global art and antique market 2006-2016
- Share of auction houses online 2005 and 2018
- Art market - change in revenue value
- Art market: number of employees in the auction area
- Most collectible living artists worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales
- Art market: number of dealer businesses by country 2015
- Leading Canadian artists 2021, by auction revenue
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- Leading Japanese artists based on domestic auction turnover Japan 2019
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- Revenue of selected leading art dealers in the U.S. as of August 2013
- Art market distribution in China 2018, by city
- Share of art purchases among high net worth households in India - by source 2016
- Art market - transactions worldwide
- Art and antiques market sales in Great Britain 2014-2016
- Most successful deceased Chinese artists 2021, by sales* at public auctions
- Art market: number of employees in the dealer area
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- Share of auction houses online 2005 and 2018
- Art market - change in revenue value
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- Most collectible living artists worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales
- Art market: number of dealer businesses by country 2015
- Leading Canadian artists 2021, by auction revenue
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Art Basel, and UBS. "Distribution of Art Dealers' Sales Value Worldwide in 2021, by Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268376/distribution-of-art-dealers-sales-worldwide/
Art Basel & UBS, Distribution of art dealers' sales value worldwide in 2021, by medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268376/distribution-of-art-dealers-sales-worldwide/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Distribution of art dealers' sales value worldwide in 2021, by medium [Graph], Art Basel, & UBS, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268376/distribution-of-art-dealers-sales-worldwide/