Global distribution of post-war and contemporary art auction revenue 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 25, 2025

The United States accounted for the highest share of post-war and contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2024. That year, the U.S. alone generated 48 percent of the global auction sales value in this art segment. China was the second leading market in 2024, representing 17 percent of auction sales.

Geographical distribution of post-war and contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2024

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April 2025

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

The source defines post-war art as works by artists born between 1910 and 1945 and contemporary art as works by artists born after 1945.

Figures missing to/exceeding 100 are due to rounding.

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