Global sales in the art and antiques market increased by roughly **** percent in 2025 over the previous year, totaling **** billion U.S. dollars. Likewise, the sales volume in the art market worldwide reported an annual increase of *** percent in 2025.
The new normal of the online art market
With the onset of COVID-19, auction houses and art dealers strengthened their digital departments to cope with the lockdowns and closures enforced due to the pandemic. As a result of the digital boost, online sales of the art and antiques market worldwide skyrocketed in 2020 and remained way above pre-pandemic levels in the following years. Despite an annual decline, this trend continued in 2025, with online art sales exceeding **** billion U.S. dollars.
How big is the global art auction market?Â
In 2025, the total sales value at global auctions of art and antiques, including public and private sales, amounted to over ** billion U.S. dollars. While public sales increased over the previous year, private sales declined slightly, dropping to *** billion U.S. dollars.
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