$59.6B
Global art market sales in 2025
Worldwide art and antiques sales rose 4% year over year, returning to growth after two years of decline.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 ↗Reference
Art Collecting & U.S. Art Market Statistics
A concise reference for writers, collectors, students, and anyone following the market for original art.
Last updated July 15, 2026
At A Glance
A market shaped by in-person relationships, with a strong local appetite for art.
These figures put the art market in context: global sales returned to growth in 2025, the United States remained its largest market, and Massachusetts adults reported acquiring art at a rate above the national figure in the latest federal survey.
The data below uses the source date alongside each statistic. Market figures reflect 2025 activity; participation figures come from the most recent nationwide survey, conducted in 2022.
44%
Share of global sales held by the U.S.
The United States remained the largest market, with $26 billion in sales in 2025, up 5% from 2024.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 ↗$34.8B
Dealer and gallery sales worldwide in 2025
Dealer sales grew 2% and represented 58% of the global art market by value.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 ↗$9.2B
Online art sales worldwide in 2025
Online sales represented 15% of global market value and were down 11% from the year before.
Source: Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 ↗17.7%
U.S. adults who visited an art museum or gallery
This is the reported share for the 12 months ending in July 2022, down from 23.7% in 2017.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Participation Patterns in 2022 ↗12%
U.S. adults who acquired a piece of art
The 2022 survey asked about paintings, drawings, sculpture, pottery, and other visual art acquired in the prior 12 months.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Participation Patterns in 2022 ↗21%
Massachusetts adults who acquired a piece of art
Massachusetts reported a higher rate than the 12% national figure in the July 2022 survey.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, 50 States of Arts Participation: 2022 ↗38%
Massachusetts adults who consumed arts programming by podcast or video
This includes arts-related audio or video programming in the 12 months ending in July 2022, compared with 27% nationally.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, 50 States of Arts Participation: 2022 ↗Method & Sources
How to read these figures.
This page brings together the latest Art Basel and UBS global market report with federal U.S. arts-participation research. The figures are not estimates by Douglas H. Caves Sr. Art Studio, and they should be read in the context of each source’s method and reporting period.
- Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2026 ↗Published March 2026. Reports on the global art and antiques market in 2025.
- National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Participation Patterns in 2022 ↗Published October 2023. National survey results for the 12 months ending in July 2022.
- National Endowment for the Arts, 50 States of Arts Participation: 2022 ↗Published September 2024. State-level results from the July 2022 survey.
Cite This Page
Douglas H. Caves Sr. Art Studio. “Art Collecting & U.S. Art Market Statistics.” Updated July 15, 2026. https://dhcaves.com/art-market-statistics
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