A May 2021 study analyzed art collectors who purchased art online in 2019 and 2020. According to the survey results, the share of collectors who used online channels to buy art increased from 64 percent to 84 percent between 2019 and 2020. Focusing only on people who started collecting in the last four years, 91 percent of respondents bought art online in 2020.
Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020
Characteristic
All art collectors
People who started collecting in the last four years
The source specifies that only individuals who subscribed to Artsy's emails and had an active account were eligible to participate in the survey.
The survey sample includes 765 participants who had bought art at least twice and had spent 10 thousand U.S. dollars on art in 2019, 2020, or were planning on spending that amount in 2021.
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Artsy. (June 30, 2021). Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/
Artsy. "Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/
Artsy. (2021). Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/
Artsy. "Share of Art Collectors Buying Art Online Worldwide in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/
Artsy, Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/ (last visited October 18, 2024)
Share of art collectors buying art online worldwide in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Artsy, June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269847/share-of-art-collectors-buying-art-online-worldwide/