Global online sales of the art and antiques market 2013-2024

Total online sales in the art and antiques market worldwide decreased by ** percent in 2024 over the previous year, totaling **** billion U.S. dollars. Despite the annual decline, the value of online transactions in the global art and antiques market remained significantly higher compared to the figures reported before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NFT art market

The figures on the online transactions in the global art and antiques market do not include the sales value of art and collectible NFTs worldwide. In 2023, global sales revenue of both collectibles and art-related non-fungible tokens experienced a sharp annual decline. When focusing on the NFT art segment, Chromie Squiggle by Snowfro, part of the Art Blocks platform, was the non-fungible token art collection with the highest market cap in 2024. 

What is the size of the global art market?

In 2024, sales in the global art market totaled almost ** billion U.S. dollars, experiencing a decline over the previous year. In contrast, the volume of transactions in the art market worldwide increased by around ***** percent over the same period, catching up with pre-pandemic levels.