The global sales value of art and collectibles non-fungible tokens (NFTs) experienced a huge increase in 2021 over the previous years, peaking at 11.16 billion U.S. dollars. Overall, NFT sales in the art segment amounted to 2.57 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, rising from around 20 million U.S. dollars in 2020. Meanwhile, NFT transactions in the collectibles segment generated nearly 8.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, growing sharply from roughly 10 million U.S. dollars in the previous year.
Total sales value of art and collectibles non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worldwide from 2019 to 2021
(in million U.S. dollars)
figures refer to the aggregated value of sales recorded on the Ethereum, Ronin, and Flow blockchains
Supplementary notes
The art and collectibles segments are defined as follows: Art: – Artistic NFTs and collections generated by artists or by generative art algorithms. Collections of type "10,000" were not considered as art but as collectibles. Collectibles: A project or asset whose primary function is to be collected. This can be avatars or profile pictures (PFP), planets, animals, or any type of digital object. By extension, these collectible assets can have several uses, including to be part of a community or to be used for video games.
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Art Basel, & UBS. (March 29, 2022). Total sales value of art and collectibles non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299636/sales-value-art-and-collectibles-nfts-worldwide/
Art Basel, und UBS. "Total sales value of art and collectibles non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299636/sales-value-art-and-collectibles-nfts-worldwide/
Art Basel, UBS. (2022). Total sales value of art and collectibles non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worldwide from 2019 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299636/sales-value-art-and-collectibles-nfts-worldwide/
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