total sales of the online art and antiques market worldwide amounted to roughly 11 billion U.S. dollars.
According to a global annual survey, the share of art buyers reporting having bought art and/or collectibles online declined in 2022 over the previous year, after growing sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, 78 percent of respondents said to have purchased art online in 2022. While this figure denoted a drop of seven percentage points from 2021, it remained significantly higher compared to pre-pandemic years. In 2022, Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022
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Overview
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Online art market
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- Premium Statistic Global online sales of the art and antiques market 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Growth rate of online sales in the art and antiques market worldwide 2014-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of global art buyers who bought art via online channels 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Sales value of art and collectibles NFTs worldwide 2019-2023
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Auctions
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2023
- Premium Statistic Revenue at fine art and NFT auctions worldwide 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Global fine art auction revenue distribution 2023, by sector
- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2023, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Post-War artists worldwide 2023, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading ultra-contemporary artists H1 2023, by auction revenue
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- Premium Statistic Leading fine art auction sales worldwide 2023, by price realized
Auction houses
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- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2023, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Fine art auction revenue of selected leading auction houses 2023
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Christie's 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2023
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2023
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2023
Art dealers
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- Premium Statistic Share of art dealer sales value worldwide 2020-2023, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of global art dealer sales 2023, by buyer type
- Premium Statistic Leading challenges for art dealers worldwide 2023-2024
- Premium Statistic Businesses in the art dealer industry in the U.S. 2013-2023
Art collectors
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- Premium Statistic Value of the UHNWI art and collectible wealth worldwide 2022-2026, by region
- Premium Statistic Share of affluent consumers buying art and collectibles worldwide Q4 2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Share of works held in HNW art collections globally H1 2023, by medium
- Premium Statistic Median expenditure of HNW collectors on art worldwide 2021-H1 2023, by market
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide H1 2023
- Premium Statistic Art buying preferences worldwide 2014-2022, by purchasing method
- Premium Statistic Art buyers' main motivations for purchasing art worldwide 2020-2023
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- Advantages of buying art online according to international buyers 2015
- Amount of money spent online by art buyers worldwide as of April 2014
- Amount of money spent online per art piece by art buyers worldwide 2016
- Sotheby's: distribution of lots sold online vs offline 2018
- Sotheby's: distribution of new bidders online vs offline 2018
- Most expensive drawings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Art market: number of employees in the dealer area
- Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide, by category 2000-2017
- Most expensive paintings sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2023
- Global art market: market share
- Art market: number of dealer businesses by country 2015
- Estimated value of the online art market worldwide 2013-2022
- Most valuable Canadian works of art sold at Heffel auction house in Canada 2021
- Art market: number of employees in the auction area
- Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of 2014
- Global buyer preference for product discovery via social media 2021, by generation
- Allocation of art as an investment of passion by HNWIs worldwide in 2013
- Asian contribution to the art market worldwide 2018-2023
- Art market distribution in China 2018, by city
- Most relevant art wealth management services to global art collectors 2023
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Hiscox. (April 25, 2023). Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/
Hiscox. "Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/
Hiscox. (2023). Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/
Hiscox. "Share of Art Buyers Who Bought Art And/or Collectibles Online in The past 12 Months Worldwide from 2014 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/
Hiscox, Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Share of art buyers who bought art and/or collectibles online in the past 12 months worldwide from 2014 to 2022 [Graph], Hiscox, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273204/art-buyers-who-have-bought-art-online-2013/