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Global art market sales in 2025
Global art-market sales rose 4% from 2024, returning to growth after two years of declines.
Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, global sales2025 market data, published 2026Reference for collectors
Art market and collecting statistics.
A current, source-linked view of the art market, online buying, and the wider arts economy. Last updated September 10, 2026.
Art collecting is personal, but it also takes place within a living market. These figures offer useful context for collectors, writers, and anyone following the role original art plays in the United States and beyond.
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U.S. art market sales in 2025
The United States remained the largest art market, accounting for 44% of global sales by value.
Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, global sales2025 market data, published 202641.5M
Art market transactions in 2025
Transaction volume increased 2% year over year across the global art market.
Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, global sales2025 market data, published 2026$9.2B
Online art sales in 2025
Online-only sales represented 15% of the global art market, above their 2019 share of 9%.
Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, global sales2025 market data, published 202640%
Dealer online sales made to new buyers
Dealers reported that two in five online sales by value in 2025 were made to new buyers.
Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026, dealers2025 market data, published 2026$1.2T
U.S. arts and cultural economic contribution
Arts and cultural industries accounted for 4.2% of U.S. gross domestic product and nearly 5.4 million payroll jobs.
National Endowment for the Arts and Bureau of Economic Analysis2023 dataMethodology and sources
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This page uses published market research from the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report, alongside national arts-economy figures from the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Every statistic above links to its named source and includes the reporting period.
Market reports describe the broader landscape, not the value or future performance of any individual artwork. Collectors should use them as context, then spend time with the work itself.
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Dawud Shabazz Art LLC. “Art Market and Collecting Statistics.” Updated September 10, 2026. https://dawudshabazzart.com/art-market-statistics.