$59.6B
Global art market sales in 2025
The market grew 5% from 2024.
Art Basel & UBS, published 2026, reporting 2025View sourceReference page
Art market statistics: 2026
A current, sourced snapshot of the art market, gallery sales, online buying, and arts participation in the United States.
Last updated August 14, 2026. Figures retain the reporting year used by each source.
At a glance
Figures worth keeping close.
The art world is often discussed in broad impressions. These figures bring the conversation back to named sources and specific reporting years, from the size of the market to the scale of arts participation in everyday life.
Each statistic links directly to the organization that reported it. This page will be refreshed when a major source releases updated data.
Market and participation
2026 art statistics
All figures are presented with their original reporting year and source.
44%
U.S. share of global art market sales in 2025
The U.S. market was valued at $26.0 billion.
Art Basel & UBS, published 2026, reporting 2025View source$34.8B
Dealer sales worldwide in 2025
Dealer sales accounted for 58% of the market by value.
Art Basel & UBS, published 2026, reporting 2025View source$9.2B
Online art and antiques sales in 2025
Online sales represented 15% of the market by value.
Art Basel & UBS, published 2026, reporting 2025View source45%
Women artists represented by surveyed galleries in 2025
Their work accounted for 37% of gallery sales by value in the survey.
Art Basel & UBS, published 2026, reporting 2025View source$1.17T
U.S. arts and cultural output in 2023
Arts and cultural production contributed 4.2% of U.S. gross domestic product.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, published 2025, reporting 2023View source5.4M
U.S. jobs supported by arts and cultural production in 2023
The figure covers paid employment across the arts and cultural economy.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, published 2025, reporting 2023View source18%
U.S. adults who visited an art museum or gallery in 2022
The national survey measures attendance during the preceding 12 months.
National Endowment for the Arts, published 2023, reporting 2022View source48%
U.S. adults who attended an in-person arts event in 2022
The measure includes performances, art fairs, festivals, and other arts activities.
National Endowment for the Arts, published 2023, reporting 2022View sourceMethodology and sources
How to read this page.
This is a reference page, not a survey of Studio Dorothea Ney customers or sales. The market figures come from the Art Basel and UBS annual report. The U.S. economic figures come from the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis. The attendance figures come from the National Endowment for the Arts’ national survey.
Sources use different scopes and reporting periods. The reporting year is shown beside every statistic so figures can be quoted with their proper context.
- Art Basel & UBS, The Art Market 2026, published 2026, reporting 2025.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arts and Cultural Production Account, U.S. and States, 2023, published 2025.
- National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Participation Patterns in 2022, published 2023.
Cite this page
Studio Dorothea Ney, “Art Market Statistics: 2026,” updated August 14, 2026. Link to the individual statistic where possible.
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