¹ Data refers to an annual study including an online survey distributed to the memberships of some of the main dealer associations worldwide (such as CINOA, ADAA, CPGA, SLAD, FEAGA) and national associations. In addition, Art Basel directly distributed a survey to individual galleries that participated in their shows in Basel, Miami Beach, Paris, and Hong Kong.
The source specified that the online survey included just under 1,650 responses in 2024, while the survey distributed by Art Basel during its shows that year was given to nearly 800 individual galleries.
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Leading challenges for art dealers worldwide 2024-2031
According to a global study of art dealers, political and economic volatility ranked as the main challenge in the art dealer market in 2025/26, as indicated by ** percent of the sample. Maintaining relationships with existing collectors followed in the list that year. While ** percent of surveyed art dealers mentioned that widening the geographical reach was among the biggest challenges in 2025/26, this share rose to ** percent when asked about the next five years.
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