Collector Reference
Art Market Statistics for Collectors: 2026
Current figures on the global art market, galleries, auctions, and collecting channels. Every statistic is linked to its original source.
Last updated September 9, 2026. Figures describe 2025 activity unless noted otherwise.
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Art markets are made of many different decisions, from a first encounter with an artist to a gallery visit, an online inquiry, or an auction bid. These figures offer context, not a promise of value or future performance. They are here to support more informed conversations about original art and the ways people discover it.
2025 activity
Global art-market sales in 2025
Sales rose 4% year over year, marking a return to growth after two years of decline.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, global market2025 activity
Art-market transactions in 2025
Transaction volume rose 2% year over year, showing a market with broad activity as well as headline sales.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, global market2025 activity
U.S. art-market sales in 2025
The United States accounted for 44% of global sales by value, with sales up 5% from 2024.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, global market2025 activity
Dealer-sector sales in 2025
Global dealer sales increased 2%, while 42% of dealers reported higher sales than the year before.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, dealers2025 activity
Artists represented by galleries who were women
Women accounted for 45% of artists represented across surveyed galleries and 37% of dealer sales by value in 2025.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, dealers2025 activity
Dealer turnover from art fairs
Art-fair sales reached their highest share of dealer turnover since 2022, up 4 percentage points from 2024.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, dealers2025 activity
Global online art sales in 2025
Online sales fell to their lowest level since 2019. Dealer digital-only sales accounted for 16% of dealer turnover.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, global market and dealers2025 activity
Auction-market sales in 2025
Combined public and private auction sales rose 6% year over year, while sales above $10 million rose 30%.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, auctions2025 activity
Dealers expecting sales to improve in 2026
This expectation was 10 percentage points higher than a year earlier. It is a sentiment measure, not a sales forecast.
Source: Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026, outlookMethodology and Sources
How to use this page.
This is a curated reference, not an original market survey. It draws on the 2026 edition of the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report, authored by Arts Economics, which reports on 2025 market activity. Figures are kept with the source’s own definitions and should be read in that context.
We will refresh this page when the next annual report is available, or sooner when a core source publishes material new data. The section links above are intended to stay stable so individual figures can be referenced directly.
Suggested citation: Kairee Cardoso Art, “Art Market Statistics for Collectors: 2026,” accessed September 9, 2026, https://kaireescanvas.com/art-market-statistics.
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